This post brought to you by Atlantic Luggage. All opinions are 100% mine.
Do you have family travel plans for this summer? Whether you’re going on a trip across the country for a month or a weekend getaway to the town next door, Atlantic Luggage will take care of your packing woes!
When you’re packing for family travel, it can be difficult to make sure you get everything you need into the limited space that you have. Did you know that I have a secret talent? I do! I am an insanely excellent packer. Just ask anyone who saw my suitcases when I went on a cruise a few years ago! Not only did I manage to pack all of the clothes we could possibly need for 8 days at sea, but I also packed up a two-page bullet-point list of “just in case” items, all into one suitcase per person.
When Atlantic Luggage challenged us to see how much we could fit into their lightweight, versatile suitcase, I was totally ready to blow you away with my packing skills!
Just how much can you fit into Atlantic Luggage?
The short answer to that: more than you think! To make the challenge fun, I emptied out two of my dresser drawers. One of the drawers housed all my summer shirts and is a good three feet wide. The other is a smaller yet deep drawer with my summer shorts. All together, I had about 25 shirts, 8 pairs of shorts and 3 pairs of pants. I also needed to get my toiletry bag in there somewhere!
Now, the big question is, will it zip? Amazingly, yes! Plus, after I zipped it, I discovered that there was an expander zipper. I still could have fit more in!
With all those clothes stuffed into the suitcase, I thought it was going to weigh a ton when I lifted it. I took a deep breath and grabbed the handle. Guess what? Since the Atlantic luggage itself is lightweight, it really wasn’t nearly as heavy as I thought it would be! Since I discovered that extra space, now I know I can add a few books for relaxing during our family travel time.
I just love how stylish my Atlantic Luggage is. That happens to be my favorite color! Plus, it’s affordable enough to buy pieces for the entire family. While I usually pack my stuff along with my son’s, as he’s getting older he’ll want his own space for the plethora of items he needs to bring on vacation.
Family Travel Giveaway: Win a Family Trip for 4
In addition to our giveaway below, you can also enter the Atlantic Luggage Sweepstakes for a chance to win a family trip for 4 to the destination of your choice from either Los Angeles, CA or Washington, DC! All you have to do in order to enter is head over to www.AtlanticLuggage.com/spring… Trip includes airfare, hotel, $300 activity allowance and 4-pieces of Atlantic luggage.
Atlantic Luggage Giveaway
Right here, we’re giving you a change to win a piece of Atlantic Luggage for your family travel this spring or summer. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us: where are you going that you would need a new piece of luggage? That’s it! Giveaway is open to US residents age 18+. Ends June 15th
UPDATE : Congrats to Tracey Davis: winner of this contest
I really need a new piece of luggage for an Alaska cruise with the family.
I would need it for our trip to San Diego.
St. Pete,Fl to see family
We are going to stay at a beach cottage for a week.
I am going to Lakeland, Florida on July 4th to see my son’s band play! I’m so excited, I haven’t seen him in months!
I’m going to take a trip to Florida in August!
I am going to NYC!
I am going to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
We would love to go to Florida
annabella @ centurytel dot net
I am going to Florida and could really use this
We are going to the beach and to disney world and the grand canyon!!!!
New York to visit family!
I want to go on a beach trip in the next couple of months and could really use a nice piece of luggage (the other stuff has gotten a little beat up).
We are heading to New Orleans.
I am going to visit family in Washington State.
I’m actually going on my first vacation to Washington DC and could really use luggage for the trip.
To the beaches in FLorida for a couple of days
We’re going to the beach, so we could use some luggage for that
we are going to a dog show in texas and/or south carolina.
Sea Rim State Park
Next month we are traveling to Seagrove Beach, FL and this new piece of luggage would be wonderful to have!
We’re going to go to Myrtle Beach!
My heart is set onTennessee to see the great Smokymountains .
I’m going to Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Italy this summer! I would love to win luggage!
I’m going to Coral Castle Florida this summer.
Hope to win!
My family is taking Caribbean cruise in July.
We are going to Orlando.
I am going to San Francisco in August.
I’m going to China!
I am going to Florida next month.
I’m going to California in August!
Are planning a trip to Florida and my luggage is so sad, some cheap vinyl stuff from the 80’s.
My niece need a new piece of luggage when she travels to Niagra Falls, Canada this summer.
I’ll be traveling up north to visit family!
I’m spending a week in beautiful Wildwood Crest, New Jersey!
We are taking a long 3,200+ mile road trip this August. We will be in and out of several states and hotels. Great luggage is a must….so this would be wonderful to win. If it is on wheel my daughter can pull it along side her wheelchair which she gets a kick out of. She loves that she is helping me carry the bags in!
I’m hoping to go to Europe next year and I could definitely use some new luggage for that!
I am going to be going to Los Angeles.
I am going to NYC at the end of the month.
We will be taking a trip from MN to Oregon coast
We will travel to Austin, Texas
I’ll be going to Florida later this year and I would love to take Atlantic Luggage with me.
We’re going on a 2000 mile road trip!
I am going to go on my honeymoon.
I am going to Europe
We are going to visit my dad in his new house in Austin, TX.
I’d love to take this to the beach with us later this summer when we go for a week!
We’re heading up to the mountains for any long weekends we can get to cool off
Our family is taking our first trip ever to Mexico in 2015- this would be definitely useful
I need luggage to go to my Aunt’s in Florida.
I am headed to San Jose for Blogher this July!
We will be visiting family in Texas.
I ‘m flying to New York for a much needed vacation and also business.
We are flying from Michigan to New Orleans, my husband and our 2 teenage sons. We also only have a 40lb limit, I would love to win this new lightweight luggage! I still have an Atlantic piece of luggage I purchased 25 years ago! Still in great shape too, but it would be nice to have something new!
I am taking a trip in September to visit my best friend in London. I have had my luggage for 14 years. A new case would be fantastic!
We attend an annual Convention and could really use a lovely bag like this to travel in style with all the room! Loved seeing how well you packed your bag!
I’m heading down to Florida to visit my brother, and of course, I am driving, so it will take a while and have a couple stops along the way.
I am hoping to finalize details of my trip to Santa Barbara. I have family in the area and let’s say time is of the essence that I get down there.
This would be perfect for when we take the kids to Disney!
I’m off to california in september!!
My bed had no support. My joints need a new mattress so they can stop hurting.
okay, I am seriously sleep deprived and cannot post my answers correctly 🙁
to Europe
whoops, wrong giveaway 🙂
Hopefully to Charleston South Carolina
We are going camping and I need something to keep my clothes contained. Thanks for the opportunity.
We have three trips planned to see family in different states
We have a family vacation planned to Myrtle Beach SC in August… My luggage was my highschool graduation present. Did I mention my daughter, son-in-law and grand children are coming on this vacation with us? Yes, the luggage is THAT old! Thanks for the chance to win!
Hopefully going to Myrtle Beach!
My daughter just moved to California and she’s already asking when I will come out and see her new place. Santa Monica, here I come!
I am going to the Ozarks, several small overnight trips to St Louis and Chicago, and hopefully to LA soon. Other possibilities as well but my luggage is so torn up I had to take it to the shoe repair place to get it sewn back together. I need to go for it and get some new stuff.
i am going to las vegas this summer for my 21st birthday
We’re planning a trip to visit my family in Florida! Perfect timing for new luggage!
going to FL
Monterey, CA.
Japan in November. Decided to finally start seeing the world 🙂 Need luggage though I still have time; winning would be even better 😉
I’m going to a family reunion in New Jersey.
East Coast to see friends…………….
To Florida for my first vacation in 10 years
My husband and I have a vacation booked at an all inclusive resort in Jamaica for the beginning of August. We could certainly use a handy new piece of luggage to travel internationally with us!
I’d like to visit family in Washington
My daughter is going to Chicago next month and I would love to give her this!
We are going to Disney World!
We are going to Kansas for a family wedding and then to the Strawberry Festival in WI!
Going to visit my daughter and her husband in their new home in GA this summer
I’m headed to Nashville this summer. A new suitcase would be great – thanks so much for the giveaway!
We are planning our next trip right now. We really want to head out to Texas to visit family and friends.
Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH (by way of Texas) for a family reunion. Really I’m all over those roller coasters! 🙂
I’m going to Idaho to visit my daughter.
Spokane
I’m going to Arizona for vacation!
We are going to the Smoky Mountains for vacation.
My son was selected to go to Tim Hortons summer camp in Canada. Great company.
I love to go with my sisters to San Diego so it is something i could really use my zipper broke on my cheap bag so this would be wonderful to travel with.
My husband and I are going to Georgia.
Japan! In Oct 🙂
We are going to Cancun later on this year
I’m due to give birth in July so I’m really not sure we will be doing much traveling. If anything, because we live in Florida, we might do a “staycation” at a somewhat local resort. I’ve lived here for 8 years and have yet to go to the Keys, so we might just be traveling there the end of summer.
I’m going to Hawai’i
we are going to houston for my younger sister’s wedding, and have another suitcase would be wonderful!
We would travel to the west coast for a few days. There are three adults and only 1 suitcase in house.
We are going to be relocating to Colorado within the next few months so we definitely need luggage.
I am going to Seattle. YAY!
My son will be going to D.C
We are visiting Florida this summer and will need this luggage.
Hopefully we’ll be going to Disney World next year and we have another kid which means even more stuff
I need this for when I go visit my Gramms in Florida!!
I won a trip to Cancun and Sweetie and I will be taking our honeymoon there!! Gracias for the giveaway. BB2U
Summer vacation to the beach with my husband! (and our luggage is on its last leg)
Not that its far from us, but we plan to go to the Oregon Coast for a few days this summer and this could come in so handy!
I’m heading to England in the fall to start a PhD program! My last trip over there actually saw the end of my largest suitcase (the wheels fell off!) so I could definitely use a new piece of good quality luggage!
Summer vacation with the kids
My boyfriend and I have five out of town weddings to go to this summer… FIVE! A good piece of luggage would come in really handy!
My husband and I are going to Maine!!! We are super excited!!!
I hope to go to PA too visit family.
Just out to North Dakota for a cousin’s wedding.
I often times have to go into the hospital for medical reasons…. This has always been a problem since I was 5 years old! As an adult it has continued to be a problem but I dont often have the ability to bring items; this would ensure I have everything ready to go – should the event happen! It will also hold the paperwork of medical records!
computertech2you(at)live(dot)com
Hi! This is really a nice piece of luggage! I would need it to go to Wisconsin to visit family & friends. I’ll only go there during the Summer because it’s so cold any other time. lol Thank-you!!
Would love to win this so i can take it to vegas
I will be traveling to see my cousins out of state in Cali
I am going to Disney world this summer and could use a new piece of luggage.
This summer we are taking a family vacation to the beach and could really use a nice, functioning piece of luggage. We have one that has a broken zipper and is infinity years old, it’s such a pain!
Myrtle Beach and Charleston
We are going to the Bahamas
We are headed to the coast for some fun in the sun. 🙂 Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
I’ll Be Traveling To Ecuador, I Need Luggage That Has A lot Of Space And Lightweight, This Would Be Perfect!
I am going to florida and need new luggage because the zipper on my old luggage broke.
I’m going to Mackinaw City, MI and I could really use a new piece of luggage.
Haven’t picked a definite location yet, but traveling for my honeymoon!
When I win a trip from a Sweepstakes I’m going to need some luggage!
We are planning a trip to New York! Can’t wait and this would help making it a little bit easier.
We are going to the Island for my HS reunion in a few weeks and then we’ll be going on vacation in July – where we don’t know yet but more than likely Dallas and Minnesota!
I will be going to college in the fall 🙂
I’m heading to Florida for vacation and could REALLY use a new suitcase!
We are traveling to Oregon in June and Utah in July so this would be awesome! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
mmcollins4288@yahoo.com
I travel with my man all over the U.S. so this could come in handy 😉
We are going to Disney World!
Taking a trip to San Francisco this summer!
I am going to Las Vegas.
I am going to Fort Collins to visit my brother this summer and I don’t own any luggage bags!
toronto!
Up to Vancouver, Canada to visit family. My husband broke the handle on our last piece of luggage and with a little one in tow, I need a new set!
Kentucky to my sisters