For people needing business clothes or wishing to take things that wrinkle, simply call down & borrow an iron and iron board from hotel housekeeping upon arrival and touch everything up real quick before you hang it in the closet. doesn't take much time and then you're set for the week.

Underhill, Great idea! especially since the hotels never seem to have enough hangers or the sort that I like to use.
What is this wrinkle releaser? Does it work on your face? LOL

Scarlett,

I've found 2 things that do work on your face (at least they have on mine)--L'Oreal Wrinkle de-Crease with Boswelox and Acupucture...really, my friends think I've had a facelift.

Thank you artlover..
As I travel (and age) I will gather all these creams and potions that I hear about and use them religiously..who knows, when I arrive at my desintation, I might look younger than when I left :)

For absolute wrinkle-free packing (well for everything but linen) I don't use pack-mates, plastic bags, rolling or folding.

I "bundle" my clothes. It is a fool proof way to pack. In fact, I teach 3-hour packing classes at the local community college and several regional libraries. 87 people showed up at my last class in early May. Unfortunately it is a pretty difficult system to describe w/o the handouts/in-person demo.

But in general it goes like this: You start w/ the longest garments (Dresses, slacks, night clothes, etc) and finish up w/ the shortest ones (tank tops, shells, shrugs, etc).

You lay each garmet over the open suitcase w/ the collar along one side and the hem hanging out the other side. You alternate directions of each garmet you add (you do this because the collars/shoulders/waistbands are thicker so by alternating you gain a lot of room in the suitcase). You end up w/ all garmets laying on top of each other sort of half in and half out of the case. Place underwear/scarves/hose etc on top of the pile and then wrap each garmet around this bundle in order. You end up w/ a sort of pillow of clothes. Nothing wrinkles because there are no creases - nothing is folded but are rather wrapped around a core of other clothes that cushion each other. This workd for any sort of garmet - even lines wool suits/jackets, etc.

It sounds really complicated and time consuming - but in fact it is a much faster way to pack/unpack than folding each garment.

Thanks for all the business clothing packing tips. LAwoman and janis, I am going to try both of your suggestions. I will pack my business casual as LAwoman suggested and my suits as janis suggested.

I am normally a roller, but I couldn't see that working with a suit.

I love to pack.....:)

I keep all dry cleaned clothes in the plastic bags too. I fold all small stuff..t shirts, shorts, and place then all along the bottom of the suitcase. I pack bathing suits in ziplock bags..it keeps them small (I usually bring 7-8 bathing suits) is why. I do put as much in ziplock bags as possible...you can squeeze the air out and it is very easy to pack and unpack. I also leave the hangers on the dry cleaned clothes, so unpacking is easy. I fold them as little as possible and they go on top of the folded items. I put shoes around the frame of the suitcase. Also the tighter you pack the less wrinkles you will have...always use the elastic belts in the suitcase too. It will keep the clothes tight and prevent them from moving.

I never pack any liquids or beauty products...they go in my carry on bags.

If you travel often, a good investment is a wardrober suitcase. It is made to hang all your clothes, then it folds and zips. It is not large and you can pack tons and it never gets heavy. It is amazing! I now pack all my clothes on hangers, in the plastic bags in this suitcase. They are always perfect. One of the best things I ever bought.

Do the airlines ever have a problem with the plastic bags or Pack Mates if your bag has to be searched?

I don't think they have a problem with clothes packed in the plastic bags because you can see everything .. I think many people use plastic bags of some sort now.
I know having underwear in a bag makes me think no one else is handling them LOL

No, I think it works especially WELL for security. I used large zip locks for almost everything in my carry-on tote. Security was able to simply dump everything out and see at a glance what all I had, yet it was easy for me to tuck everything neatly back into the case once OK'd.

After a security guard man-handled my toothbrush, I started wrapping everything personal in clear plastic bags. He took my toothbrush out of its little case and ran his fingers over it! Bleeech!! I picked it up and tossed it in the trash.

EEK, seaurchin that is so disgusting!! I am quite sure that would have put me right over the edge. What is wrong with people, he just did that on purpose
i would think. Gross.

I know! Instead of making a scene I just tossed it out right in front of him. Then I went to the LAX store and paid a mini fortune for a new one!

Wow, so many great tips! I really loved Janis' idea, but I don't know if I can give up my tried and true...
One more mega time-saver, if you travel a lot...put one "packlist" on your computer (I use Excel, and sort by the type of item being packed) This way, you just have to open the old packlist and update for the number of nights, etc, and you don't have to come up with a whole new list each trip; it even reminds you of wardrobe items you might have forgotten you own...also, it solves the problem of lost items! I've used this system for at least 10 years, and it's wonderful!