{"id":57619,"date":"2016-07-11T14:21:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=57619"},"modified":"2021-09-25T13:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T18:54:22","slug":"how-to-pack-for-a-one-week-business-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/featured\/how-to-pack-for-a-one-week-business-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pack for a One-Week Business Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Packing for a week-long business trip can be an intimidating task. You want to ensure you bring enough clothes that you’ll have appropriate outfits for all the different events, meetings, and activities you’ll be attending. Yet you also want to conserve space and not end up schlepping too much. Plus, you want everything you bring to arrive safely with minimal wrinkling and damage.<\/p>\n

Below, I’ll walk you through how to address these concerns and more, so that the next time you need to pack your bags for a business trip, you’ll know exactly what you need to bring, and how to fold, pack, and carry it all efficiently.<\/p>\n

Choose Your Weapon: Taking the Right Bag<\/h3>\n

\u201cOne trip, one bag\u201d is a good rule at any scale.<\/p>\n

In the case of a business trip, it\u2019s probably a necessity. Most of the time you\u2019ll be flying, limiting you to one big bag plus a carry-on and a \u201cpersonal item.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can get a little extra mileage out of the carry-on items, but the bulk of your clothing has to fit in one checked bag.<\/p>\n

For the week-long trip you have three basic bag options:<\/p>\n

Bag Option #1: The Hanger Bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hanger bag is a wide, flat bag with an internal strap for hangers. It\u2019s designed so that you can store several suits and shirts on their hangers, then fold them in half and buckle or zip the whole thing closed.<\/p>\n

The advantage of the hanger bag is that it\u2019s a lot easier on your clothes. Apart from a loose, gentle doubling-over at the middle, the suits and shirts aren\u2019t getting folded. There\u2019s less pressure on the places where you tucked sleeves or collars in, meaning less wrinkles when you get to your final destination.<\/p>\n

The disadvantage is storage space. Clothes on hangers take up more space than clothes folded up and tucked into a suitcase. Even a big hanger bag isn\u2019t going to hold much beyond two suits and three or four shirts, and they tend to be short on space for other items as well, like shoes and Dopp kits.<\/p>\n