They don’t take into account maximum use of space and and “wrinklelessness” (terrible word, no?) in steps 2 and 6. That is true particularly for the rollerbag they used as an example.

2. Start by filling the cavity created by the telescope handles. You want to create a flat surface and use the space as well as possible. T-shirts, underwear and even rather fragile items or books are all good for this. Socks and very fragile items go in shoes.

3. Now you put the pants just the way they show it in 4. The waist goes inside the bag, the legs hang out.

4. In this step I often use a packing cube that is filled with bulky stuff that needs to be compressed, for example sweaters or downjackets, and I’d also insert any hardware like hairdryer or such things, into the cube. In the same step I put a pair of shoes at the bottom of the bag in a 69 position. The sole is facing the bottom of the bag.

5. If there are any other loose items to fill crevices, I insert them around the perimeter now.

6. Fold over the pant legs.

7. Insert belts around the perimeter of the bag. Buckles towards the bottom. This is much better than rolling them.

8. This is the step where I put in the EC shirt folder that is filled ONLY with shirts and ties. See the discussion of the EC folder on this site.

9. Very often there is a top compartment in the lid. That’s where the suit jackets go. Use the “Suit-able” technique or the Video technique outlined on OBOW. If there is no such compartment the suit jackets go in as the very last thing. Nothing comes on top. It then helps to put them in silk paper or a dry cleaner plastic bag. The way Travelsmith puts sticky, friction-generating items on top of the suit is counterproductive.

In general, their method is alright, but my proposal is a bit more refined by experience. Rolling ties for example can ruin them when pressure is put on them as is always the case in a suitcase.

I’d gladly link to the packing techniques for 22″ roller bags on FT but somehow I can’t get their site to open right now.