Neater way to bring clothes in.
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Neater way to bring clothes in.
Get some jumbo zip lock bags, fold your button down shirt with a folded up t-shirt or foam pad inside to get rid of the sharp creases. Then right before you leave, push the air out, close it, and go.
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Originally Posted by slvoid
Get some jumbo zip lock bags, fold your button down shirt with a folded up t-shirt or foam pad inside to get rid of the sharp creases. Then right before you leave, push the air out, close it, and go.
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I use the Downy wrinkle relaxer. My clothes are always super wrinkled, but look straight from the dry cleaner after I use it. I just keep it at the office.
I do like the folding around a foam insert though...that's brilliant
I do like the folding around a foam insert though...that's brilliant
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Always try to roll instead of fold. Also,you could always keep one of those travel steamers at work.
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I fold the shirt, pants, etc. over one another and stuff em in a grocery bag. I also keep spare shoes at the desk.
Then again, my office has a ridiculously loose dress code, so I don't really have to worry about this. I'd look better off than the fat dude in sandals, a tank top and sweatshorts, regardless.
Then again, my office has a ridiculously loose dress code, so I don't really have to worry about this. I'd look better off than the fat dude in sandals, a tank top and sweatshorts, regardless.
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This morning I totally crumpled my silk short-sleeve shirt into a ball w/ my shorts and underwear, jammed it into the pannier and piled on apples and other watchamahoozits. It's just a different kind of setting here, what can I say.
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The Ziploc-bag vacuum! Brilliant.
I've actually just this week devised a way to keep the dress shirt relatively unwrinkled: lay it down face-up to fold it; place a plastic deli bag over the chest; fold inwards. (This is the opposite of what they do at the gap, so the buttons are hidden by the sleeves. But if there are wrinkles, they're not on the chest.)
I've actually just this week devised a way to keep the dress shirt relatively unwrinkled: lay it down face-up to fold it; place a plastic deli bag over the chest; fold inwards. (This is the opposite of what they do at the gap, so the buttons are hidden by the sleeves. But if there are wrinkles, they're not on the chest.)
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I use this bag.
https://www.twowheelgear.com/
It's not the cheapest, but it does it's job well (although I wish it were a little longer for my shirts.) I hate ironing, so I just use two sets of shirts. I keep one set at work while the other is at the laundry mat getting cleaned and ironed. When I bring one load there, I pick up the other. It's right on the way to work and works great.
Chris
PS I also use the following item:
https://www.eaglecreek.com/accessories/packing_folders/
for the more casual days. It works great as well.
https://www.twowheelgear.com/
It's not the cheapest, but it does it's job well (although I wish it were a little longer for my shirts.) I hate ironing, so I just use two sets of shirts. I keep one set at work while the other is at the laundry mat getting cleaned and ironed. When I bring one load there, I pick up the other. It's right on the way to work and works great.
Chris
PS I also use the following item:
https://www.eaglecreek.com/accessories/packing_folders/
for the more casual days. It works great as well.
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Funny that this thread is back up top. I just tossed my Ziploc Big bag. It works great when it's raining, but it's just too big for shirt, pants, underwear. But I like that compression bag that Trek930 links to. Comes in a good size, and it seems to be waterproof. Any experience with that? Do you think that it helps prevent wrinkles?





