I have been traveling with just a carry-on and a personal item on most trips for about a decade. I find that packing light makes everything easier–from the journey through the airport, hopping from location to location, and everything in between, I truly think it’s the best way to travel.
One thing that many people feel hesitant about is that their carry-on or personal item will be too heavy, because they’ve packed so much inside. In turn, they fear that there will be issues with actually getting these bags around, especially for those with joint or back problems.
Now, another thing that I know all too well is both of those issues. With a few bulging discs in my low back as well as a chronic hypermobility condition, it’s never a good thing for my body to be lugging around heavy items. There are a few key things that I do to make sure that my body stays as pain free as possible while still packing within a small surface area.
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Choose a personal item with a luggage sleeve
My Antler Carry-On is my go-to personal item to pair with a carry-on.Melissa Cabey
One of the biggest game-changing purchases I’ve made is choosing a personal item that has a luggage sleeve. For those who are unfamiliar, that is a mechanism that usually attaches to the backside of a tote, backpack, or even large purse. It allows you to slip the bag over top of your luggage’s extendable handle. Then, the bag sits comfortably right on top of your carry-on, allowing the two bags to practically become one.
When I am using a bag that does this, I practically never have to physically carry it on my shoulder or my back. It’s easy to glide the carry-on with the personal item secured on top–whether that be through the airport or through the streets of a city. I’ve truly done it all, and truly, it takes so much pressure off of my back when doing so.
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Make sure your carry-on has a four-wheel spinner
My Quince carry-on rolls smoothly across nearly any type of surface, thanks to its four-wheel spinners.Now, there is one way that my first tip could backfire for you, and that’s if you have a carry-on that has two wheels instead of a four-wheel spinner. With four wheels, it allows the luggage to easily glide across the ground, spinning in all directions. This makes it easy to maneuver the bag through tight corridors, windy streets, or uneven surfaces.
When you secure your personal item on top of the carry-on, that adds weight, making it more difficult to pull. With four wheels, however, you don’t need to worry about pulling. The carry-on and personal item will easily glide next to you, as long as you maintain a solid grip on the handle. You won’t even notice a weight difference between the carry-on being pushed solo versus with the personal item added on top.
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Be strategic about where you place things within both bags
Now that you have both of the ideal bags picked out, you need to focus on how you actually place your belongings inside. First and foremost, any items that you might need during actual transport should go in your personal item. There’s nothing worse than having to hunch over, unzipping your carry-on, and sifting through your items to find something. Instead, place items like chargers, medications, and snacks in easy to reach pockets in your personal item.
When you’re moving around with the personal item perched right on top of your carry-on, you won’t have to swing the personal item off of your bag to get something. Instead, the top of the bag should be easily accessible without having to twist or maneuver your body in any uncomfortable ways.
For the carry-on bag itself, I highly recommend packing your bag so the heaviest items are at the bottom of the carry-on, distributed across both halves, towards the wheels. This way, the weight will be distributed in a way that allows the bag to glide much easier across the floor. If you pack with your heaviest items on just one side of the carry-on, you will deal with the carry-on toppling over as you try to roll it. For people with an iffy back or bad joints, that could be a recipe for disaster.
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