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Thank you to Travel Clever for sponsoring this post about our favorite packing tip.
When we set off to travel for half the year, I imagined a fairy tale like existence. Like we would float in and out of our house, hop on planes and land in beautiful locations. The last part has turned out to be true. We have been to some amazingly beautiful locations, but the rest of it hasn’t been as carefree as I thought it would be. Travel takes work, but there is one tip I have learned that has really helped to make packing and traveling itself so much easier!
Ready for our favorite packing tip?
It is quite easy… use the right travel accessories and make sure they all match. We learned this back when we started traveling. Back then, we had mismatched accessories that we just pieced together. I was even using a cosmetics bag to hold our passports. The worst part was that nobody could remember who’s was who’s so we wasted so much time finding everything and sorting it before we even started packing. That has totally changed.
Now everyone in the family has different colored travel accessories and we practically just grab them and go! We are heading out again in the morning, so I took some pictures to show you how easy it is to pack now.
Starting with our toiletry bags. I know that the blue/black one is Pete’s so as he uses everything in the morning, he adds it to his bag. That takes just a couple seconds to pack since he is just putting it into the bad instead of back on the counter.
Pete also keeps all of our passports, but we all have other important documents with us like boarding passes and wallets, so it is important for us to have a dedicated place to keep them all when we are on the go. I struggled for awhile to find the best solution for us, and then we found Travel Clever and their selection of Passport Holder Wallet and Bags. For Pete, the wallet was perfect. The girls and I all like the bags.
Being organized every step of the way on our travels makes the experience even better!
Travel Clever has accessories in a bunch of different colors so that everyone in the family can have a different one. The red/wine colored one is my favorite. You can see it in the video below. The thing we liked most about Travel Clever was that all of their products are very well made, are a good value for the price, and they look good too!
Another tip we dismissed in the past that we were told a few times in the past was about compression socks. I’ve been feeling sore muscles the past few times we flew, and I just accepted it as an after effect from chasing after Emmy in the airport and carrying her bag everywhere. But I am ready to start using compression socks from Travel Clever for some relief.
I love that Travel Clever makes so many travel products so that we can save time and money buying them all together.
Travel Clever sent us a huge box filled with some of their awesome products which we talk about more in this video:
I can’t wait to incorporate even more of their accessories into our travels!
I don’t travel as much as I would like to. My Mom travels frequently and has always told me that it’s key to be organized.
Having compartments for different things can be annoying to pack but you are grateful once you arrive. These look like great products.
Luggage seriously makes all the difference! I swear, extra compartments have been a lifesaver. I have pockets for old clothes, pockets for old clothes that I’d wear again, and pockets for new clothes. That way my stuff doesn’t get all smelly while traveling!
This is a great tip! Thanks for the post.
That bag is awesome! I must have one. I’ve always had trouble packing up my small items. I can’t wait to try this.
Great tips! Traveling can be so very hectic. The more organized the better.
These sound like amazing products to help to stay organized when traveling!! I love the passport holder, what a great way to keep everything in one place.
It’s nice to have some gear that makes traveling easier on the family! The red passport organizer wallet looks great and will be super handy.
This sounds so cool. I will show my husband he loves things like this. I just love to stay organized.
I have never heard of Travel Celever. I like anything that helps me stay more organized.
My husband and I have pouches for paperwork and then ones for essentials such as shampoo and such. Makes life so much easier!
That is a really great tip, to use matching luggage and accessories for each person. The Travel Clever is really cool, too!!
Anything with many compartments is a win for me! Totally love the concept of the Travel Clever!
We NEED some packages like this to stay organized. I wouldn’t say our stuff is everywhere but more organization never hurts.
I love these products! It’s important that you’re organized when you travel so that you know where to find things when needed! I make sure I have everything classified as well.
My stuff is always all over the place when traveling. It would be nice to have some organization !
Great tips! Travelling can be hectic, especially with kids! I’ll have to remember some of these on my next trip
Travel clever looks very handy. Hold everything you need!
It is always easier to travel when you are organized. I will have to check out Travel Clever for my next trip. The passport organizer would be perfect for me.
I have never heard of this company! I really need to get a few of these to make my packing a lot easier!
I would love to have these for traveling!! Traveling with three kids adds all sorts of craziness to trying to stay organized!!
We’re always mixing up our stuff when traveling. I love these. They would help keep us so organized!
Having compartments for different things is a great idea! I love the passport bag! Having everything organized is a must, especially when you have to go through customs! These look like great products. Thank you for sharing it!
Wow! So many awesome handy travel accessories! I love anything that makes travel easier.
Loving that passport holder looks trudy and with a great size. Sometimes when traveling we just need to have the passports handy and this coudl be a good solution.
I had never heard of Travel Clever before this post. They really have some great travel products that I need to check out before my husband and I go on vacation next time.
As a flight attendant, I swear by compression socks/leggings. I wear compression tights every day that I work!
That looks amazing. I love how it can keep you organized. Thanks for sharing.
These look like great products. I really like the passport organizer. It’s great that they come in different colors.
Love all those bags. I also travel a lot both for work and with my family of 6 and it is so important to be organized especially when you are away from home.
This bag is cool. I like placing all our travel docs and other important stuff in one small bag. This is perfect.
That bag looks amazing! And all those stuff sounds great! Travel Clever sounds like they have amazing travel accessories!
Npw that would be awesome to have especially when you travel a lot like you guys. Awesome unboxing.
Your post couldn’t have come at a better time! We are leaving for Mexico next week and I am dreading the packing. These are excellent tips, thank you for sharing!
That’s an awesome tip! Color coded bags are the key! 😀 Thanks for sharing this! Sounds like Travel Clever is a great help for hassle-free travels!
I like the bags.. Very handy and well organize. Must have all the travelers.. Thanks for sharing..
Great idea love the bags. It’s so hard to know what to take.
These are fantastic packing tips! Travelling can quickly become stressful when you are unorganized so having one of these bags would really help.
You guys are very organized! We put everything in Ziploc bags. We’ve had a few…lotion explosions…so we’ve learned our lesson 🙂
Wow how awesome. I wouldn’t ever think to do something like this and I lose everything so this is something really ideal for us.
It is great to find tools that make travel easier and more organized. It certainly takes some of the stress out of the matter.
These are great tips! I am hoping to do more travelling in the future and am trying to gather the necessary accessories and organizational ideas now to make it easier when the time comes!
This kit is perfect for my husband as he travels most of the time.. Thanks for the idea.
We are planning a trip and this post could not have come at a better time! I love products and tips that take help me stay organized and take the stress out of traveling! Thanks for the resource!
I can’t live without my travel packs. Any kind of organizational items really do help make travel so much easier.
This is such a great way to stay organized!! It’s so important to keep track of everything especially when you travel! I was in Italy this summer and I was constantly checking to make sure I had my passport, license, etc everywhere I went!
I haven’t traveled in a very long time. I think keeping your travel documents and passports together is super important. It would make it easier at the airport or for customs.
I really like the tip to have your bags look the same when traveling. It does make it so much easier.
I have not traveled as much as I would like to have in the last year. I will take this tip to heart for next year though.
This is a clever idea to match colors to people traveling in your family.
Also, this looks like a nifty little bag.