Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
2 and 1 per person, or total? If you're taking that many bags times 4 people, you're definitely overpacking. Try packing an empty sturdy canvas duffle (LL Bean makes great ones) and use it as a dirty clothes bag during the trip. That gives you a convenient way to haul the clothes to the laundry and back, and then you can use to haul home clothes and stuff your purchases into the suitcase.
Total. The duffle bag idea sounds excellent, though. It would have to be something you can attach to the suitcase, though, so I wouldn't have to carry it.
Originally Posted by
CDTraveler
Do you take out 1 item at a time, put it away and then take out another single item?
I take everything out of the suitcase, lay them on the floor, then grab a few things at a time (somewhat trying to grab things that sit in the same general area of the house), go put them away, then come back and grab the next few items.