Heading away this weekend fellas? Whether it be travelling by plane, train or car, what is guaranteed is that you’ll be stuffed for space and what it is you can take. We learnt all to well this weekend when we jetted off to Dublin.

We’re going to share a few simple things to consider when packing for a weekend away that will make it easier for you, but ultimately, keeping you looking fly.

First things first, prepare yourself by getting hold of a decent sized bag that’s also lightweight to take as carry-on. Sounds super obvious, right? But let’s face it with only 5kg–10kg (depending on which airline) you need to make sure that your bag doesn’t weigh too much before you get any of your luggage in to it.

Pick items of clothing that you can mix and match throughout the trip, there’s nothing simpler than being able to look at a few items and know that each and everyone of them can pieced together with one another. We took a versatile pair of Chelsea boots (to travel in, wear in the day and night), a Harrington jacket (day wear), a collarless jacket (smarter wear), black jeans, our Skull & Bones NY long black tee, our JCKSCRWN white printed tee and our Humbug 901 blue shirt. All of our clothes were key wardrobe essentials that are suitable for any activity..and we did quite a few of those in the varying Irish weather!

With the weather in mind, we packed a snapback and a woolly hat to keep the hair at bay in the rainy conditions…but luckily the weather was on our side! As for socks, we stuck with our trusty London Sock Co. socks and our Manly Stuff (Dublin based) watch.

Another clothes related tip is that any pants or socks should be rolled up in to your shoes, because goddammit, that is valuable space that needs to be used. Am I right? In fact roll everything up to make sure you optimise all that space…Plus it minimises the chances of your clothes getting wrinkled.

Another way to save space and weather permitting, think about wearing the heaviest or bulkiest items to layer up whilst travelling on your flight. I know for some places or certain times of the year this might be a no-no but it’s always worth doing if you can!

When it comes to grooming products you are only allowed 100ml bottles of liquids, so a top tip from us is…head over to Toppbox, they do a one off small box of travel sized grooming products aka, a hair gel, a shower gel, an aftershave and a soap, all 100ml and under and it only costs £10! Its a personalised box too, so you’ll get he right products for your skin, hair and beard type. Top notch!

Luckily our Gruhme aftershave was a 100ml bottle, so we could get away with squeezing that it!

When packing straighteners, chargers,shavers or any other items that aren’t clothes, try spread them round the bag in gaps that aren’t being filled rather than stacking them on top of one another because it will just make it harder to pack when you return home. If you are using a rucksack, try use one with a large pocket on the front where you can pop your passport and tickets in so you can easily access them too.

The main point is stick to it! It might sound like tough love but by doing this it eliminates the desire to just keep packing bits here & there that you really don’t need. Something we’re terrible at doing, so going with just carry-on luggage encourages us to be a little bit stricter.

With a little bit of planning you can achieve a lot, choose versatile outfits for drinking, museums, tours and a lot of walking!! But most of all enjoy chaps…and DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSPORT!

If you’re heading to Dublin soon, here’s a list of the top 5 things you’ve got to try out!

1. The International Bar’s Comedy Club
2. The Guinness Storehouse (Museum)
3. Several pints, lots of drinking and a sing-a-long in the Auld Dubliner
4. The Leprechaun Experience – The Dark Side
5. Kilmainham Gaol – Dublin’s former prison