Exclusive: The Guides share their 'genius' packing tips and the items they always travel with
Travelling is all fun and games until you remember you need to pack your bags.
Between trying to fit under the weight limit, planning outfits and considering the weather packing can be a minefield to navigate.
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Luckily, the Travel Guides have done it once or twice (or 40) times before and have shared all of their top packing tips – which you can watch in the video at the top of this article.
Longtime jetsetters Kevin and Janetta swear by "compartmentalising things" so you don't waste time "fiddling around through things".
Matt demonstrated a few of his packing hacks. Nine
Matt and Brett don't exactly see eye to eye when it comes to packing.
Matt has a very strict routine while Brett has a more carefree approach and admitted now he just does "whatever Matt tells him to do".
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According to Matt, the key to neat packing is to fold individual items and store them in zip lock bags.
"That shirt will not need ironing when you get to your destination," he said.
He is so passionate about his packing technique that he gave a demonstration – which you can watch above.
Dorian and Teng were keen to hear Kev's cheeky packing tip for carry ons. Nine
Kev, Dorian and Teng also had a few sneaky tricks to share when it came to carry on luggage.
"Always pack extra clothes, undies, T-shirts, shorts in your backpack because you could lose your luggage," Dorian said.
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And Kev agreed that you should stuff as much as humanly possible into your carry on bag even if it means going over the allowed weight – but he had a solution for that too.
"When you've got carry on you make that sucker look as light as possible, like you've got to lift it with one finger in front of the staff because then they won't weigh it," he said.
"That's genius," Teng said of the cheeky hack.
Jono had some more sensible advice regarding carry on luggage. Nine
Jono Fren was more of a stickler for the rules and suggested buying a digital scale so you always know how much your bag weighs before check-in.
Watch the video at the top of this article to hear more of the Guides' packing tips.
Travel Guides airs on Wednesdays at 7.30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.