How to pack everything: smart organization tips for travel backpacks

Introduction
Travel backpacks are a must-have companion for many people when traveling, but how to use this backpack efficiently and avoid wasting space has become a very important skill. Reasonable storage not only allows you to carry more items, but also improves your travel experience and allows you to quickly find items when you need them.

1. From small items to large items: sort them into categories
Storing small items
Small items such as headphones, power banks, skin care products, and medicines are easy to get lost in a backpack or mixed with other items, increasing the time to find them. To avoid these problems, you can use transparent storage bags or small bags with zippers to put these small items in different categories. The advantage of transparent bags is that you can see the items inside at a glance, avoiding the time of opening multiple bags.
The recommended approach is:
Electronic accessories: Put headphones, data cables, power banks, etc. into a small bag.
Medicines and skin care products: Use travel-specific compressed bottles or small bottles to separate skin care products and medicines and put them in a separate bag to avoid leakage.
Electronic devices and accessories
Electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and notebooks, are indispensable for modern travel. To prevent them from being damaged or lost during travel, you can use special electronic product storage bags or lining bags to classify and store these electronic accessories.
Suggestions:
Store separately: Put batteries, chargers, headphones and other electronic accessories into different small bags.
Protective storage: For devices that are easily bumped, such as tablets and laptops, it is best to use padded compartment bags to protect them and avoid collisions with other items in the backpack.

2. Make clever use of the backpack's multifunctional pockets
External pockets
Travel backpacks usually have multiple external pockets to store some items that you may need to access at any time. For example, water bottles, maps, sunglasses, passports, tickets, etc. Reasonable use of external pockets can reduce the trouble of constantly flipping through the main bag.
Suggestions:
Put commonly used items (such as water bottles, umbrellas, tissues, masks) in the outer pockets so that they can be easily accessed during travel.
Important documents (passports, air tickets, wallets, etc.) can be placed in anti-theft pockets, which are usually located on the back of the backpack, which is convenient for anti-theft and easy to access.
Front compartment and side pockets
The front compartment and side pockets are the more practical parts of the backpack, suitable for storing small items. For example, you can put food, wet wipes, hand cream and other items here. Especially on a train or plane, these items can be taken out quickly to avoid searching in the backpack.
Tips:
Snacks and drinks can be placed in the side pockets for easy access.
If you have frequently used items such as headphones, glasses or notebooks, you can put them in the front compartment for easy access.

3. Use compression bags or folding storage bags
Compression bags
Compression bags are a great helper for packing travel clothes. Especially on long trips, the reduction in the volume of clothes can free up more space. Compression bags are suitable for storing heavy clothes (such as winter coats, down jackets, sweaters, etc.). It can reduce the volume of clothes and allow you to easily accommodate more items.
Suggestions:
When choosing compression bags, choose high-quality sealed bags to prevent air from re-entering and causing clothes to swell.
It is best not to put too many clothes in compression bags. Put a maximum of three to four pieces of clothing in each bag to avoid over-compression.
Folding storage bags
Folding storage bags help you organize your clothes into modular packages, keep your backpack tidy, and make it easy to quickly take out the items you need. You can use storage bags of different colors or styles according to the type of clothing (such as pants, T-shirts, underwear).
Suggestions:
Store clothes in different foldable bags according to their types, such as putting underwear, socks, pants, etc. in different bags.
The size of the storage bag can be flexibly adjusted according to the number and volume of clothes.

4. Use backpack lining and inner pockets
Dividers
Many high-quality travel backpacks have built-in dividers, which are well designed and can be used to store electronic products, clothes, shoes, etc. Reasonable use of these inner pockets and dividers allows you to place each item in an orderly manner and avoid piles and chaos.
Suggestions:
Put laptops or electronic products in dedicated inner pockets to prevent damage.
Items that need more protection, such as cameras and camera lenses, can be placed in padded bags to prevent bumps.
Zipper bags and waterproof bags
When traveling, you often need to bring liquid items (such as shampoo, shower gel, etc.). To avoid liquid leakage, it is best to put these items in waterproof bags. In addition, the zipper bag in the backpack can also be used to store valuables (such as cash, credit cards) to prevent loss or theft.
Suggestions:
To avoid liquid leakage, use special travel bottles and waterproof zipper bags to store liquid items in categories.
Important documents such as passports, ID cards, wallets, etc. can be placed in zipper bags with locks to avoid loss.

5. Reasonable placement of shoes and heavy objects
Shoe bag storage
In order to prevent shoes from dirtying other items, it is very necessary to use a special shoe bag. Many modern travel backpacks have independent shoe compartments that can store shoes separately from other items. If there is no such compartment, you can use a waterproof bag to store shoes separately.
Suggestions:
Put the shoes in a breathable and waterproof bag to prevent odor from emitting into the backpack.
If you are hiking or traveling long distances, you can separate spare shoes or sports shoes from commonly used shoes to keep them tidy.
Heavy objects should be placed at the bottom of the backpack. Heavy objects should be placed at the bottom of the backpack to help balance the center of gravity of the backpack and reduce the pressure when carrying it. Heavy objects such as books, laptops, cameras, etc. should be placed at the bottom of the backpack first, so that they are more comfortable to carry and not easy to tilt.
Suggestions:
Distribute the heavy objects as evenly as possible at the bottom of the backpack to avoid making one side of the backpack too heavy.
The bottom compartment can be used to isolate hard objects from other items to reduce the risk of damage.

6. Protection and organization of electronic products
Laptops and tablets
Many travel backpacks have dedicated electronic product compartments, which provide additional protection for electronic devices. For valuable equipment such as laptops, tablets, etc., you can choose a thickly padded compartment bag for additional protection.
Recommendation:
Use waterproof and shockproof inner pockets or dedicated laptop bags to protect your equipment.
For devices that are prone to slipping or being hit, you can put them in a hard shell protective case to avoid accidental damage.
Headphones and power
The cables of electronic accessories such as chargers and headphones are easy to get tangled. You can use a special cable storage bag to organize them. This not only avoids entanglement, but also allows you to find the accessories you need more efficiently.
Recommendation:
Use an adjustable cable organizer or small bag to organize headphones and charging cables.
Put these small accessories in the outer pocket for easy access at any time.