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How to clear out clothes while packing for a trip
Get your suitcase or other carrying bag out.
Place it on a suitable surface, such as the bed, floor, a table or similar. It is best if you have the suitcase near the clothes, to allow you to use it for one of the piles you're going to create.
Make space for the piles you're about to create. The piles that you're going to make will consist of : Clothes to take on the trip clothes to donate (to friends, family, the charity store, etc.