{"id":10674,"date":"2021-06-25T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/?p=10674"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:56:36","slug":"7-tips-for-packing-the-car-boot-for-your-summer-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/7-tips-for-packing-the-car-boot-for-your-summer-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"7 tips for packing the car boot for your summer holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With many of us planning to travel within the UK this summer, there will be plenty of us packing the car boot as efficiently as possible.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got some handy tips to maximise your boot space, so you can pack like a pro and take everything you need on your summer holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove everything from the boot to start with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install a vehicle-specific luggage barrier such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travall.co.uk\/dog-guard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travall Guard<\/a>. This allows you to securely position your luggage and other items in the boot and keep everything away from the passenger cabin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7449\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Family-safety-week-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Family safety week\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Family-safety-week-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Family-safety-week-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Family-safety-week-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Family-safety-week-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Family-safety-week.jpg 1926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travall.co.uk\/boot-mat-liner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rubber cargo liner<\/a> with a textured surface so that cargo is less likely to shift.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7544\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Travall-Liner-and-dog-paws-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"dog proof your car\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Travall-Liner-and-dog-paws-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Travall-Liner-and-dog-paws-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Travall-Liner-and-dog-paws-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Travall-Liner-and-dog-paws-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Travall-Liner-and-dog-paws.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re likely to be transporting a mixture of heavy items and more fragile goods, adding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travall.co.uk\/divider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boot divider<\/a> can be a sensible move. This also allows for better organisation of the cargo area and further eliminates load shift.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10586\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Travall-150-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"multifunctional barrier\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Travall-150-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Travall-150-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.travall.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Travall-150.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When packing the car boot, place large and heavy suitcases into the boot first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add softer and smaller bags to fill in the spaces around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be ruthless in what you decide to take. When you are packing the car boot, ask yourself whether all of what you are including is necessary.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be surprised how much you can eliminate by only taking what you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With many of us planning to travel within the UK this summer, there will be plenty of us packing the car boot as efficiently as possible.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got some handy tips to maximise your boot space, so you can pack like a pro and take everything you need on your summer holiday. 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