This Packing Spreadsheet Is Going Viral — and You Can Get It for Free

There are endless tips out there to help you pack for an epic trip — from the type of luggage to use to maximize space to whether or not to bring packing cubes, right down to creating a personal lookbook. But there’s one packing hack going viral on TikTok that you need to see — and all it takes is an Excel spreadsheet.

The tip is from TikTok user Luke Scarpino, whose video showing how he uses a spreadsheet so he doesn’t forget anything has amassed more than 8.8 million views, 1.2 million likes, and more than 29,000 comments, including from some big-name travel brands. The remarkable response led Scarpino to create a free template travelers everywhere can download and copy.

In the video, Scarpino details how he lists every item he wants to pack and the associated bag it goes with. He then has a checkmark for every item to click once he packs it to see what's missing and what's not before his trip. Scarpino can even filter his list and only look at one bag at a time.

"Everyone makes fun of me for how I pack, but I think I'm just organized," he says to the camera, adding, "Am I weird for this?" 

The internet responded with a resounding "no," with hundreds begging for a template they could use themselves. Even Google (or at least the social media manager behind Google's TikTok account) wanted in on the action, calling the hack "so beautiful" in the comments. Tripadvisor also responded, saying, "Is it normal? No. Is it the most beautiful thing we've ever seen? Yes." Utz Snacks wanted to know if there was a specific row in his spreadsheet for snacks, and Booking.com said it "has no choice but to stan."

Another user pointed out that the list is a built-in inventory in case an airline loses your bag. Scarpino also noted, "The fun thing is if you use this same list when it is time to return home, you will never forget something at a hotel again."