Traveller shares her sneaky ‘disguised pillow’ hack to avoid excess baggage charges on a plane – and ANYONE can do it
- An Australian travel enthusiast has shared a hack to avoid extra baggage fees
- Louisa, founder of Kooshy Kids, disguised her extra clothing as a carry-on pillow
- In a video posted to Instagram, the thrifty mum packs clothes into a pillowcase
- She folds clothes into piles, wraps them in a blanket then slips into pillowcases
Kooshy Kids founder Louisa demonstrated a handy trick for packing clothes that won’t fit
An Australian travel enthusiast has shared a clever hack to hide extra luggage on a plane and avoid excess baggage charges.
In a video to popular Instagram account, Kooshy Kids founder Louisa demonstrated the handy trick for taking clothes that won’t fit into your suitcase by packing them into a pillowcase.
Kooshy Kids specialises in kids travel good and entertainment and offers useful tips and tricks to make family holidays stress-free.
In the now-viral clip, Louisa disguises excess clothing as a carry-on pillow and said you will need two pillowcase and a small blanket.
She starts by folding the extra clothing into three neat, compact piles and wrapping them tightly in the blanket so she has a package about the size of her pillowcase.
Louisa then slips the pillowcase over the blanket-wrapped clothes and, for added security, slides the second pillowcase over the top in the opposite direction.
Louisa starts by folding the extra clothing into three neat, compact piles and wrapping them tightly in the blanket then slips two pillowcases over the package in opposite directions
Many viewers were quick to praise the ‘game-changing’ hack.
‘Stop that’s pure genius!’ one woman wrote.
‘All our travels and we haven’t thought of this! So much better than wearing a million layers,’ said another.
In the now-viral clip, many viewers called the clever trick ‘genius’
This isn’t the first time seasoned travellers have shared the pillowcase trick.
Previously, Marie Fe shared a video on Instagram of her stuffing a pillowcase with excess clothes she couldn’t fit in her suitcase.
Marie and her Australian boyfriend Jake Snow are known for sharing images of their travel adventures online and have a grown a strong Instagram following of more than 1.1 million people.
The hack was dubbed as the ‘best trick ever’ by other social media users online.
This isn’t the first time seasoned travellers have shared the pillowcase trick. Marie Fe (right) and her Australian boyfriend Jake Snow (left) are known for sharing images of their travel adventures online and have grown a strong Instagram following of more than 1.1 million people
Marie shared a video on Instagram and stuffed a pillowcase with excess clothes she couldn’t fit in her suitcase
In the short clip, Marie can be seen filling the empty pillowcase with clothes, then walks through the airport and onto the plane.
Although the pillowcase was filled with clothes, it looked comfortable enough for Marie to rest her head on during the flight.
The clever hack can be used to save luggage space and would help avoid filling your suitcase over the maximum carrying limit.
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