Packing lightly will give you small freedoms that you may not realize!

You can bypass baggage claim. I’ve spent enough time waiting around the baggage claim, hoping that my bag would come, until I decided it wasn’t worth it. The big energies surrounding the baggage claim carousel is just too much. I want to get this party started or be on my way home already. Nothing feels better than having your carry-on with you and cruising right out of the airport.

You can switch locations without feeling overwhelmed. I see this often in travel Facebook groups. When a traveler asks questions about how split time between multiple locations, there are always a handful that remind them “how difficult it is to pack everything up mid-trip”. The opposite is true for light packers. You can switch up your location with ease, because you haven’t essentially moved in to your space as if you were going to live there for an extended period of time.

In a hurry or running behind? No worries! If you are on a time crunch and need to hustle to the rental car shuttle before they take off, or can’t get a taxi and need to pick a bus instead, you won’t be weighed down or slowed down by your belongings. It leads to more flexibility in your transportation methods, especially if things don’t go as originally planned. We’ve all been there! We’ve been there a lot lately, ha!

The airline can’t loose your luggage and your favorite things! This has become a much larger problem over the past few years. Some have found different ways to track their luggage using air tags. This is great, but it doesn’t mean you will get your luggage in a timely manner or at all. Losing it on the way home may be slightly easier to deal with but still irritating. Losing your stuff at the beginning of your trip could put a really bitter taste in your mouth and damper your plans especially if you brought some of your favorite clothing! That alone is worth carry-on for us.