The One Packing Trick That Frees Up Half Your Suitcase (Try It This Summer)

You've been folding wrong your entire life.

If you always end up sitting on your suitcase to zip it shut, this one's for you. There's a single packing trick that reliably frees up around half your space, and once you try it you won't go back.

Stop folding and start rolling. Lay each item flat, fold it once lengthways, then roll it tight from one end. Rolled clothes take up less room, slot into gaps, and crease far less than a stack of flat folds pressing down on each other.

Then take it one step further and roll by outfit, not by type. Roll a top, bottoms and socks together into one little bundle. When you arrive, you grab one roll and you're dressed, instead of digging through the whole case for a matching pair.

Fill your shoes with socks and chargers so no space is wasted, and keep one flat outfit on top for the moment you land. Do this and you'll fit a week of clothes where you used to cram four days. Your zip will thank you.