Hang that Jacket while on an Airplane

This is a darned simple Instructable that might help you avoid a few wrinkles or creases on your next flight.

I travel a good bit, and on airplanes I'm often seated in "Coach," which I believe they used to call "Steerage," but I digress. Since most of my travel is business travel, I'm usually wearing a sport coat. This method has avoided some wrinkes for me in the past.

Side tip: sometimes even when I'm not traveling on business, I'll wear a sport jacket. Consciously or not, people tend to treat you better when you're better dressed. I don't know why, but when I take the same face (and facial hair) through security or to a rental car desk in a t-shirt and jeans, I get a noticibly different level of service than when the same face attired in a manner many would call "more respectable."

Step 1 Before you leave, equip yourself.

Obtain the hook, and keep it handy. Clip it to a carry-on item like the zipper of your laptop bag, or your keys, or just keep it in the jacket itself. Note: A full-size caribiner is too thick for this purpose, get the cheap, little ones.

I grabbed a bunch of these faux caribiners at the keychain section of my local hardware store. Don't pay more than 50 cents for one of these cheap little clips, though, and don't try to support more than a couple of pounds on them either.

(Coins are shown for size comparison purposes.)

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hmm simple but interesting. two thumbs up! :)

[shooby]

And if the person in front of you puts their seat down....instant blanket! Jackets on a plane are a surprisingly big deal. I'll usually keep it on my lap until the seat-belt sign is off, then lay it over other peoples bags in the overhead compartment, assuming that there's space. People tend not to rifle through there too much during the flight, especially if you choose wisely. Don't cover someones purse, or extra blankets, etc, or your jacket will be replaced in a less than satisfactory way.