Packing to go away in the UK

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We regularly go away in the UK. We bought a roof box a couple of years ago due to the huge amount of stuff that 3 year old twins need.

we’ve always packed clothes in a suitcase, never occurred me to do anything different.

A colleague recently asked if we just put clothes in a bin bag and put them in the roof box.

at first I was like erm no we pack them like normal people but the more I think about it the more I think it may actually be a genius idea

YANBU - life’s too short go with clothes in a bin bag

YABU - you are insane, stick to a suitcase

We don’t pack into bin bags, but we do pack into soft, unstructured duffle bags that we put into the roof box. These are fairly modest in size to make them easier to pack into the roof box in between other items. Dirty laundry gets thrown into bin bags in the roof box for the return journey, then straight into the washing machine when we get home.

We use blue IKEA bags. 1 per person. Can be squished into boot v easily.

Suitcases are for planes and trains.

it depends where I’m going - if I’m going to my parents where there’s hanging space in the wardrobe I’ll often take clothes on hangers and just lie them on the back seat of the car then throw undies etc into a smaller bag. But generally I’d pack a hold-all / suitcase. If I’m travelling in the car then stuff like shoes and coats just gets thrown in the boot rather than packed in bags. I often use one of the big supermarket bags for life to bring dirty laundry home in the car.

We use soft bags for clothes, but they go in the car boot and lighter items go in the roof box. So body boards, buckets and spades, pillows, shoes, etc. It was mainly a pushchair when dc were smaller.

Bin bags often give clothes a weird smell (in my opinion) and they all get scrunched up etc. A soft bag works much better though than a hard suitcase for the car

Soft bags for roof box and inside car.

If I had 3 year old twins I’d go somewhere with a washing machine and take half the amount of clothes.

I take the hanging clothes out of the wardrobe and wrap a rubber band around the hanger hook, pop a hole in the bottom of a recycling bag and put the hangers through the hole.

Save hanging up when we get there and come home.

Never found a smell as always unpacked within 24 hours

I would use something with a handle such as duffle bags or even large, bags for life! Bin bags would be difficult to carry and everything would get mixed up IMO.

Hotels/flights would use suitcases.
Camping/holiday cottage zip up bags (pictured)/ikea bags/rucksacks. Dirties come home in bin bags, they're not for clean clothes.

Oops. Picture:

Blue ikea bags or shopping bags for life

IKEA blue bags all the way when we're in the car. Easier to pack in car and lighter than cases and holdalls.

We use zip up laundry bags as they stack easily in the car boot.

Yes, use laundry bags. IKEA bag is great for the beach.

IKEA bags here too

I feel like dick, packed suitcases and barely got them in the car. Next time I'll do bin bags for sure, especially since we just put in a wardrobe when here anyway

You need packing cubes. We just bundle them in the car.

We've been using vac bags for a number of years for going away in the UK - absolute game changer! Half the space (same weight though, obviously) so you can either take more or have more space for other luggage. Pack them in a soft bag and vac as you go to make best use of space!

If I packed in a bin bag, I’d probably throw the clothes away by accident!

We use IKEA blue bags and use for swimming and beach when there too.

www.clearstock.co.uk/avon-jumbo-under-bed-storage-red-star-print

My friend buys these from Avon and say they are brilliant and not too expensive. We are contemplating a roof box for all
The stuff we take everywhere!

Yep I also ikea blue bag our clothes - family of 6 and it all fits just in the roof box that way!

I used to pack for five DCs and two adults in two laundry baskets plus a duffle. Laundry baskets are handy because when you get home the clothes are ready to throw straight into the washing machine.

Bin bags would smell 'plasticky' . Soft bags