How to Safely Pack Gifts for Holiday Travel

If you're traveling to see family or friends this holiday season, chances are you'll be bringing along a few gifts. This means there are boxes to protect and at least one oddly shaped item that just doesn't want to cooperate.

As you pack for upcoming holiday travel, complete with gifts, think about how you want to safely pack them. How you sort and protect them matters. Here are a few tips to help ensure everything arrives in one piece.

Keep Small, Breakable Gifts Close 

A framed family photo and a handmade mug belong in a bag that never leaves your side. A carry on backpack keeps them under the seat in front of you. If your pack has a padded laptop sleeve, use it as a cushioned spot for a flat and fragile gift.

Hold off on the wrapping paper, though. TSA recommends leaving gifts unwrapped in case an officer needs to look inside. Tuck a small roll of wrapping paper and some tape into a front pocket or get wrapping supplies at your destination.

Put Bulky Gifts with Your Sweaters

Once the delicate items have a home, the bigger gifts need one, too. Clothes work well as padding, so place larger or boxed gifts in the center of a travel duffel bag with a shoe compartment and fill the gaps around them with sweaters, socks, and other clothes.

A separate shoe compartment or packing cube is especially handy for holiday season trips. You can use it for dirty shoes that may have tramped through slush. It's a way to keep everything else nice and clean!

What About Coming Home with Gifts?

Sure, you might be bringing along gifts, but what about the gifts you'll bring home? Take a similar approach when you're headed back. Keep those valuable or delicate gifts close by in a carry on backpack again. Wrap other gifts in sweaters or other thick clothing.

You'll also want to put extra thought into how you pack in the first place. You might consider folding up a duffel bag and storing it in your carry on luggage with rugged wheels. This gives you another bag you can use for any gifts you've been tasked with bringing home.

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