The 5-4-3-2-1 packing method is the hack you need if you only want to take a carry-on

✨Packing for a trip is hard enough, but squeezing everything into just ꦫa single carry-on can seem nearly impossible.

Luckily, there’s a hack that’s useful for any packer — and it will help you avoid over- and under-packing, not to mention running out of space or paying for a checked bag.

The 5-4-3-2-1 p💦acking method was first made popu♕lar by when she posted about it several years ago, and she recently brought it back to TikTok.

The method is simple (and ꧂geared toward traveling women): You should be packing five tops, four bottoms, three pairs of shoes, two dresses and a set of accessories.

If you do the math for the original formula — — five to🐓ps, four bottoms and three pairs of shoes allow for 60 different combinations. So, technically, if you were especially determined, this trick would even work for a two-month trip.

In her string of videos, she enthusiastically demonstrated that the method can be adjusted in numerous ways. An accessory set could consist of jewelry, sunglasses and a hat, and, of course, the🏅 layou♍t can be tweaked depending on location, occasion and weather.

For example, if you’re going on a beach trip, you’ll have to add a bathing suit, or if you’re going somewhere cold, you might opt for two jackets rather than two dresses. For one recent jaunt, she subbed in a pair of overalls instead of accessories, as she demonstrated with aplomb in one clip, showing off the stylish alternative.

The point of the method is to keep things minimalist with a capsule wardrobe, so it’s vital to make sure the different articles of clothing can be mixed and matched.

♛ how she used this method to style 19 💃different summer vacation outfits.

Sticking to the basics will allow you a nearly endless number of possibilities with what’s in your suitcase.