Best packing cubes? I'm considering buying this set

I went much cheaper than your choices (Amazon) but they have met my needs. I opted for a set of three large - I guess sizing depends what you are planning on putting in them. I don’t travel a lot so maybe investing in something nicer like your links is better but my cheap ones have done the job for me of sorting out my clothes in the categories that makes sense to me while traveling.

I put travel cubes in my long list of things I never knew I needed until the peas talked about it.

I vote for less expensive and a variety of sizes. They do come in handy and I'm always amazed at how much I get in each cube.

I just ordered from Amazon. Much cheaper, good quality, work great and have held up well.

I have the Amazon ones too, although lately I’ve been using Hefty 2.5 gallon storage bags, an idea I saw in a travel blog. If you want to you can even SIT on them to compress, then just zip and pack. No wrinkle on arrival either 😊

We got E Cubes from Amazon and really like them. We’ve had them at least 5 years.

I have many kinds of packing cubes. I'm pretty frugal, so none of mine are expensive. Many I have purchased came from TJMaxx, or Marshalls.

I seldom use the large size. The exception is we are traveling for several weeks and its cold, because I want sweaters and the large cubes fit them best. I do travel with an empty large cube if we are renting a car. I use it to corral the travel umbrella, hats, gloves, extra socks if its raining and the like. Dh lost a beanie he loved under the seat of a rental 🙁 This was my solution.

I don't care if they are all the same colour, because the sizes are different and I pack my own suitcase so I know what is where.

If we are road tripping and spending the night in a different place each time, I will bring each person an empty cube to put their pyjamas and the next days outfit so we aren't dragging all of the suitcases in for one night.

I do have some that are compression. They more or less look like a regular cube, but they are a bit rigid. There is a zipper that goes all the way around much like what is on expandable suitcases. You pack the cube and the zip it into compression. While these have a purpose, I don't actually use them very often. The problem is that each time you open them you have to completely open them or you won't get it closed again. So, for cubes that have my clothes that is a hassle. However, I have used them for clothing items that I might need, or will need later in the trip. For example, if the weather at your destination is going to get cold enough for a coat at the very end of the trip, I will put a heavier jacket or bulky layers that won't be touched until later in the compression cube so that the item isn't taking up too much space. I have also used the zip lock bags and rolled them to compress them for ds, because he likes to pack the outfit a day way, and this works because he isn't having to compress anything after its been packed. The bag is empty. The zip locks are also good for compressing the extra shirt, socks and unders we each carry in our on board bag in case of lost luggage.

I've used packing cubes for umpteen years. Having everything compartmentalized and loving it, I purchased some mini cubes that are used to break down things like our bedside requirements of ear plugs, hand lotion, chapstick, eyeband etc. That gets tucked into the cube with pyjamas. Another has a deck of cards and a travel cribbage board. Another has airplane essentials.

I have the non-compression kind from Amazon. I agree with smaller, multiple sizes, versus several of the large ones. The large ones lay nicely in the bottom of the suitcase, but they hold so much that it doesn’t really work for me if I’m actually trying to separate categories. Also, as the trip goes on and I use clothing out of the larger sized bags, the clothing inside gets looser, and Gets messy and wrinkled.

Having said that, I don’t really like to use travel bags for clothes. I find that I have to pull the entire bag out of my suitcase to get into it and then I have to is ease the garment out and zip it all back up again. I always pack with my stack of clothes on the very bottom of the suitcase because it tends to be the heaviest and it stabilizes the suitcase when it’s standing up. I find it easier just to lift up the stack a little bit and slip out the clothing item that I want. I put all the pants in the bottom of the stack, sweaters on top of that and tops on top of the sweaters. The stack fits well into a rollaway and I’ve found it just works for me.

Instead, I like to use a priority of smaller bags, whether it’s make up bags, Ziploc bags, or travel bags to organize toiletries and socks and underwear, and smaller items. I also use one of those large plastic envelopes that Velcro’s shut to organize papers and receipts.

However, one use of the travel bags that works really well for me is to put my shoes in them. I have a couple that are made just for shoes and it’s nice to keep the dirty soles off my clothes and other items in the suitcase.

I have a lot of packing cubes and I do still use them, but I prefer the compression cubes. Pack, press, zip and go.

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No. We have enough stuff in our suitcase that we use (snacks and stuff like that) that we don't need it all compressed for the return flight.

We use the ebags of amazon... i know you are avoiding those... we also have separate colors for dh n myself... I am another who doesnt really like the large unless I am packing several pants or long sleeve tops... my favorite size is medium... i pack most of my stuff in that size..

i have some super small ones that I use for all charging cords and 1 that I use for "kitchen" things.. we pack salt and pepper packs and have some take out utensil packs and then different condiments and sauces... sometimes we door dash and end up with no forks..

I also use small makeup bags for a small 1st aid kit and 1 that has small manicure kit, glasses repair kit and other doo dads that we may or may not ever need... but they are small enough that they just slide in the inside pockets of my suitcase... and i have them if we ever need them

I generally like Wirecutter reviews: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-packing-cubes/

I have a cheap set from Amazon and they work fine, but the mesh is ripping on one of them. I've been using them more than I thought I would so I might invest in a sturdier set.

I like e-bags, I buy them from their site and always get them on sale or as gifts. The quality is great, and just as important to me, they have been made for a long time and will very likely still be made in the future. I don’t want a million close but different sizes and colors. All of my bags are purple, DH’s are grey and for our non-clothing items we use turquoise. They’ve had those colors for quite a while so I’ve added to our collection gradually. As for the sizes I do recommend getting a variety but as others have stated the larger cubes aren’t needed often or as functional. I like using the same brand because they stack very neatly in the suitcases, each stack uses a uniform amount of space so it makes adding our other cubes and bags easier and neater.

The brand Eagle Creek is high quality, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them even though I haven’t used one of their cubes in years.

Another tip... instead of laying the cubes flat across the bottom and playing tetris with them...

I stand my suitcase upright and stack them like books... my shoes are on the bottom and since the cubes i use most are medium i just stack them up and at the top is where is put my toiletry bag, wet bag, and make up...