This TikTok Mom's Easy Packing Hack For Road Trips With Kids Is Next Level

Packing for a road trip can be stressful. Packing for a road trip with kids can be downright overwhelming. The bags, the clothes, the toys — there's a lot to keep track of. However, gathering your kids' belongings before vacation doesn't have to be so difficult, as TikTok mom @jordantaylormartin demonstrated in a viral clip.

In her video, the mom of four takes a plastic chest of drawers and packs her children's clothes inside, with each drawer belonging to one kid. In essence, the chest replaces multiple large suitcases and keeps each child's basic necessities organized. "Then when we get there, they're just gonna take this out of the car, and then there's your stuff in drawers for the whole week," the content creator explained.

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Think of the hack as a tidier, covered alternative to the laundry basket packing hack for a road trip. The drawer concept has racked up over 50,000 "likes" on TikTok to date and won over countless fellow parents. "You just won the internet!!!! Most genius hack Ive ever seen!" wrote @madlanes. "Ok I needed this hack!!" added @alyssanreeves.

The TikTok packing hack is pretty straightforward, but you'll want to keep a few things in mind before trying it. For starters, you'll need to have enough space in your car to fit the full chest of drawers. Make some room in the trunk, and consider this genius tip to fit extra storage into your car for road trips.

You'll also want to make sure you have the right piece of furniture to pull off the hack. A heavy wooden chest, for instance, will likely be too difficult to take with you, so go for a lightweight plastic model. As some warned in the video's comments, these chests can come apart easily, and the drawers can fly open when carried, so get another person to help you when moving yours in and out of the car.

Finally, take a cue from @jordantaylormartin and forgo perfection. There are plenty of game-changing tips that will keep your clothes wrinkle-free when traveling, but the truth is your kids' clothing will shift around in the drawers anyway. For a stress-free packing experience, toss the garments in each drawer and shake out the wrinkles later.

Packing a set of drawers certainly looks easier than packing multiple suitcases and bags. However, the drawer hack doesn't work for all road trip situations. For example, if you're taking a road trip with a newborn or small child who requires a lot of extra gear — such as formula and diaper cream — it may be easier to stick with bags to keep clothing separate from liquids and other spillable items. Even @jordantaylormartin used baskets and packing cubes in addition to her chest of drawers when packing for her family. If you're short on space in your road trip vehicle, individual bags and small suitcases might make more sense than using drawers and additional storage for toiletries.

Note that your kids will also have to share the chest during your trip, unless you choose to remove the drawers from the frame (in which case you might be better off using laundry baskets instead). This may not pose an issue in a hotel room or shared bedroom, but if your accommodation has separate bedrooms, children might argue over where to place the chest. To avoid vacation quarrels, consider keeping the drawers in a common space, such as a living room. Otherwise, rethink following the TikTok hack on your next road trip.