What is the best way to pack a suit in a suitcase?
I am soon taking a trip where I can't bring a garmet bag but i must bring a suit.
The One Bag site has great info for packing clothes, wrinkle-free, in travel bags.
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I've heard good things about SPACEPAKs, which use some sort of compression dealie. I think they were featured on Uncrate, too.
This site Has a pretty good description of how not only to pack a suit, but everything else as well.
Fold the suit to match the dimensions of the bottom of the suitcase and use socks, t-shirts and underwear as packing material (ignore the pun).
Heavy stuff goes in first, then the suit, then the light stuff. Wear your heaviest shoes and pack your lighter pair.
Best tip I've gotten with this is to (after drycleaners if applicable) keep the suit in the plastic slip provided. Then make sure to secure the suit against something flat. And with your dress shoes, stuff them with business socks to keep the shape.
The One Bag site has great info for packing clothes, wrinkle-free, in travel bags.
Since people are mentioning bags I'll add this. Ran across it recently at Moores, it's not a garment bag per say but it is. Looked pretty effective for packing everything and a couple suits. It's called SkyRoll
My favorite method for packing dress clothes is the rolling method. I lay all my shirts on top of each other, fold the sleeves over the torso of the shirt, then roll from the bottom up to the collars without rolling the collars. It's too easy for things to shift and put an odd crease in a collar.
As for pants, same method. Lay the pants out on top of each other, then roll from the bottoms up.
I've packed a month's worth of dress clothing (though obviously not 30 of everything) into a medium sized suitcase.