hiyer1

I just bought a waterproof backpack that's basically one HUGE compartment...there's no way my office clothes will stay unwrinkled in there.

How do you guys keep your clothes neatly folded? Is there some sort of frame I can fold my shirt around? Or a lightweight rigid shirt box that won't get crushed?

mgw189

Use a piece of cardboard to fold them around then put them in a bag that will fit them more tightly? or a small piece of mdf or hdf if you can find it

niccig

I've found that rolling my clothes actually works better than folding them. They don't wrinkle much if they're rolled carefully, and take up WAY less room. I have a little bag that's about 10"x12" (about the size of a large cosmetic bag), and I can fit a pair of jeans, tank top, shirt, socks and underwear. My clothes are on the small side (I'm only 5'1"), but it seems like a plastic grocery bag would be plenty of room. It also comes to mind that mailing/t-shirt tubes might make good transport containers for rolled clothes. Hmm.....

lostarchitect 

I just look wrinkly. Adds to my bad boy image.

idc

I pack a week's worth at a time so things are pretty tight in there and they won't slide around as much.

woodway

Don't fold, roll.

Lay out your pants with the cuff closest to you. Flat, no wrinkles.

Now lay your shirt on top and get it flat and smoothed out. NO WRINKLES. Fold the arms across and then down and then fold the shirt in thirds so it's the same width as the pants. Be careful, no wrinkles.

Lay your undergarments on top, again folded to be the same width as the pants and shirt.

Place your socks at the cuff of the pants and start rolling around them. You don't need to roll super tight, but the bundle should not be loose either.

When you get to your destination, unroll and voila!, everything will come out relatively wrinkle-free.

St. Urho

I use an Eagle Creek Folder. My paramedic uniforms arrive at work still nicely pressed and wrinkle free. It keeps them separated from everything else in my bag, too.

Indigo Mule

Roll, baby, roll. But choose the fold lines carefully, because you will tend to have creases there. (For instance, carefully fold the pants vertically along the center front crease line, and then roll.) Alternately, you could embrace the Dutch/Danish strategy, ditch the backpack, slow it way down, and commute while wearing your work clothes.

highonpez

Rolling is my strategy as well.

Mult47

I fold my trousers in half, spread a towel on top and then roll. The hand towel helps keep the trousers from forming wrinkles from the rolling. Same with the shirt.

MK313

I roll mine, but I also keep a bottle of Downy Wrinkle Releaser at work, just in case I get a wrinkle in there.

Geeeyejo

I have rolled slacks in the past but now keep them at work and bring home to launder when necessary. As for shirts, I '"borrowed" one of the clear plastic boxes with lids that my wife uses for her shoes - about the size of a show box and readily available at Kmart, Wallmart or even some larger supermarkets. I fold the shirt as it would be when newly packaged - trying not to crease too heavily and then place in the box. I recently switched to a Medium ALICE military pack that is rather large so the box fits in nicely along with a rain coat, tool kit, attached canteen, etc, etc (yes I commute with a 20lb pack!)

UberGeek

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Jamoni

My commute now is so short that I just ride in my street clothes.
When I commuted to my fancy job, I would wrap them around a cardboard form, pants first, then shirt. Then I'd put them in a plastic shopping bag and tie the top.
Kept them wrinkle-light, and kept them dry, to boot.

tdreyer1

Chalk up another vote for rolling. I use an empty scotch tin (not the bottle, the cardboard outer container) as the core that I roll my clothes around.

ratell

I use one of these also. Works very well.

CACycling

+1 on rolling

Doconabike

I also use the Eagle Creek folders. Every Sunday night I load up two folders with shirts and pants and then use the clothes from them during the week. The Eagle Creek folders keep everything organized and neatly folded.

sam21fire

I also have a small travel iron and small ironing board (very cheaply made) that I keep in the office for touch ups as needed.

boatrider

I find it hard to roll without wrinkles- when I fly I roll, when it's just commuting, I lay everything out the night before, and pack it the morning I leave- I button the shirt all the way, and fold it as a new, and line up the cuffs of the pants, and fold a couple of times. They're in the pack for an hour or so, not much damage done. I like being able to commute, and look pretty crisp.

DIFFO

Roll baby roll. Folding is for losers

trevor_ash

Great thread!! I was wondering about this.

Sundance89

Even though I roll as well for cycle commuting in my pannier, I "favorited" this video because I've never seen this packing technique before, particularly the larger shirts and pants on top. Very good for other travel.

Cyclist0383

+1

My wife uses one of these and shows up to work with crisply pressed clothing.

Easy Peasy

Wrinkle free clothes like travel clothes if feasible.