Tuesday Travel Tip: Bring Empty Plastic Bags

As much as I'd like to save the world, I always travel with a 2-3 empty plastic bags of various sizes: an extra quart ziplock, gallon ziplock and larger plastic bag from a store. They come in handy when

• it's time to pack and something is wet 
• your bag is overpacked and something needs to come out for it to fit in the overhead compartment
• a zipper breaks on another bag and things come spilling out 
• a previously packed liquid suddenly becomes a potential spill or develops a leak
• you want to organize things within a larger bag
• you opened a bag of something (pretzels, bobby pins, etc.) and you want to prevent the contents from spilling all over your larger bag or vehicle
• you find a treasure that is slightly dirty and you don't want to get the sand or dirt on everything else
• your MacGyver-esque friend can fashion something interesting out of the bag to save the day

 All of these scenarios have happened to me. Plastic bags are infinitely useful.

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