{"id":8867,"date":"2010-01-20T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T22:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=8867"},"modified":"2010-05-10T00:41:03","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T08:41:03","slug":"10-tips-for-packing-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/living\/travel\/10-tips-for-packing-light","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips for Packing Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGadling’s<\/em> come up with a few tips to help you avoid those pesky baggage fees.<\/p>\n

While some of them are obvious (chuck the unwieldy\/heavy tote for a light-weight roll-on like the Eagle Creek HC2 Hovercraft<\/a> Upright 22), Gadling’s<\/em> list also included a few tricks of the trade that you may not have known.<\/p>\n

For example, did you know that shipping with UPS or FedEx can actually be cheaper than dealing with a baggage fee? <\/a>And if contact solution and hair gel are the only things preventing you from carrying-on, then why not ship them ahead so they’re waiting for you on arrival? Plus, at least you’ll get tracking – have you ever tried to find a lost bag at an airport? That baby could be in Istanbul by now and you’d never know.<\/p>\n

Other tips include investing in a multi-pocketed Scottevest <\/a>(pictured above) and rethinking your choice of technology. \u00c2\u00a0Check out the full list if you’re serious about avoiding those baggage fees – and in this day and age of greedy penny-pinching airlines, who isn’t?<\/p>\n

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