Tot's Thrifty Tips: Hockey Bags > Suitcase when Vacationing

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Tot's Thrifty Tips

 

Are you the kind of player who travels lightly between arenas? Normally just bring a carry on with the essentials and a few changes of clothes on the plane? Suddenly lacking the luggage to take that dream vacation you've always wanted? Well don't you fret, you have something in your house right now that works just fine! Your hockey bag! Sure, it might house your gear right now, but on vacation you aren't going to need that! So take that gear out! Hanging it up in the backyard! Let it air out a bit! It could probably use it. Then, take a mixture of Febreze, bleach and Windex and scrub the ever lasting crap out of your bag inside and out until it smells good as new. You don't want any clothes you put in there to smell like your gear. Trust me. After it's clean, let it dry out and pack as you normally would. I think you'll find that hockey bags are rather spacious, and the small fee for an oversized bag would be much cheaper than buying a whole new luggage set, not to mention more convenient!

 

That pocket you store your hockey tape in? Imagine how many pairs of socks it could hold! That special place for your jockstrap, clearly that's ideal for storing your chosen form of underwear! The slot for your skates? Store your flip flops, or use it to hide your crocs from your teammates! No-one wants to be hazed for their choice in footwear. And that doesn't even begin to touch on the main compartment. There's enough room for a weeks worth of clothes for each member of your family. Yes, that includes that picky dresser in your family who needs an outfit for every occasion! Just imagine, standing at the luggage carousel with the other families, each of them waiting for their four or six suitcases, and then comes your hockey bag...

 

Immediately you're flexing on the other families, establishing your dominance by picking up the single bag and turning to leave. It even has a set of wheels for when your five year old insists on helping! Just let them drag it behind them for five minutes- they'll be ready for a nap before you reach the uber! Of course, there's also the recognition, because your bag of course has at the very least your team logo on it. "Oh sir, I see you play for the Minnesota Storm! No, you don't board with the other passengers, you have priority!"

 

As you can see, the possibilities and benefits of substituting your hockey bag for some plain old luggage are endless, with very few, limited drawbacks. Sure, the airline may charge by weight, but the convenience makes it worth it. Sure the smell of the sweat and hard fought battles you've had on the ice is as much apart of the fabric of the bag as the logo or colouring, and no amount of Febreze, bleach and air fresheners will ever help- but at least your family (and their clothes) will all smell uniform!

 

Ditch the suitcase, and use your hockey bag on your next vacation instead! You probably won't regret it!

Edited February 8, 2021 by Trunkxolotl
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