{"id":2457,"date":"2026-06-25T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T07:00:16","slug":"7-mistakes-that-keep-you-from-packing-light-one-bag-travel-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457","title":{"rendered":"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to travel with just one bag? In this video, I&#8217;m sharing the 7 biggest mistakes that keep people from packing light and the exact strategies I use to fit everything I need into a single backpack. From choosing the right bag and building a capsule wardrobe to avoiding &#8220;just in case&#8221; items, these tips can help you pack lighter, stay organized, and travel with less stress.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re trying to travel with a carry-on or even just a personal item, these one-bag travel tips will help you pack smarter for your next trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f Travel Gear Mentioned \u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Tomtoc Navigator-T66 travel backpack<br \/>\n\u20ea\u2192 Amazon: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4e3SQXO<br \/>\n\u2192 Tomtoc Website:  https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QvWtg4<br \/>\nDiscount Code: LWT66TOG (5% off)<\/p>\n<p>Tomtoc Light-T02 Packing Cubes<br \/>\n\u2192 Amazon: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4v5JGAd<br \/>\n\u2192 Tomtoc Website:  https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QvWtg4<br \/>\nDiscount Code: LWT02TOG (5% off)<\/p>\n<p>Watch Next \u2764\ufe0f<br \/>\n13 Ways to Fold Clothes for Travel to SAVE SPACE (Tutorial)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"13 Ways to Fold Clothes for Travel to SAVE SPACE (Tutorial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FsJ7N86etAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How I get cheap flights:<br \/>\n\u2708\ufe0f Try Daily Drop Pro: https:\/\/pro.dailydrop.com\/register?via=the-travel-coaches<\/p>\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f SUBSCRIBE HERE (it&#8217;s Free):<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/@thetravelcoaches?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;DISCLAIMER&#8221;<br \/>\nThis video description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of those product links, I will receive a small commission. This is one way you can support this channel at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n<p>Other related videos you will enjoy! \u2764\ufe0f<br \/>\nHow to Plan Your Trip With Google MY MAPS \u239cGoogle Maps Tutorial<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Plan Your Trip With Google MY MAPS \u239cGoogle Maps Tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TR14gb60JQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nHow to Fold Clothes for Travel to SAVE SPACE (Tutorial)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Fold Clothes for Travel to SAVE SPACE (Tutorial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WLeJIbUumtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nSocial links:<br \/>\n\u2764 Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thetravelcoaches\/<br \/>\n\u2764 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ianandmegthetravelcoaches\/<br \/>\n\u2764 Youtube: https:\/\/youtube.com\/@thetravelcoaches<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nContents of this video:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n01:19 &#8211;  Mistake 1 Weight Matters<br \/>\n03:17 &#8211; Mistake 2 Choosing the Wrong Bag<br \/>\n07:40 &#8211; Mistake 3 Bringing Too Many Clothes<br \/>\n09:52 &#8211; Mistake 4 Packing Directly Into Your Bag<br \/>\n11:28 &#8211; Mistake 5 Packing Until Your Bag Is Full<br \/>\n14:24 &#8211; Mistake 6 Treating Certain Items Like They Don&#8217;t Count Count<br \/>\n17:02 &#8211; Mistake 7 Packing &#8220;Just In Case Items&#8221;<br \/>\n18:44 &#8211; Bonus <\/p>\n<p>Advertiser Disclosure: This site is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. The content in this video is accurate as of the posting date. Some of the offers mentioned may no longer be available.<\/p>\n<p>#onebagtravel #packingtips #traveltips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to travel with just one bag? In this video, I&#8217;m sharing the 7 biggest mistakes that keep people from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips) - Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Want to travel with just one bag? In this video, I&#8217;m sharing the 7 biggest mistakes that keep people from [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-25T07:00:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ytb_thumb-68.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/\",\"name\":\"Travel\",\"description\":\"Discover How To Travel Efficiently!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ytb_thumb-68.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ytb_thumb-68.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457\",\"name\":\"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips) - Travel\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-25T07:00:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-25T07:00:16+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips)\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips) - Travel","og_description":"Want to travel with just one bag? In this video, I&#8217;m sharing the 7 biggest mistakes that keep people from [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457","og_site_name":"Travel","article_published_time":"2026-06-25T07:00:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":360,"url":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ytb_thumb-68.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/","name":"Travel","description":"Discover How To Travel Efficiently!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ytb_thumb-68.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ytb_thumb-68.jpg","width":480,"height":360},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#webpage","url":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457","name":"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips) - Travel","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2026-06-25T07:00:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-25T07:00:16+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=2457#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"7 Mistakes That Keep You From Packing Light! (One-Bag Travel Tips)"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}