Best Packing Cubes

Packing cubes provide a nifty solution to the clutter and disorganization that can often happen when people are packing for a trip, including in scenarios like mine. They help separate and organize your luggage so that everything is tidier and easier to find. But which packing cubes are the best out there? To find out, I tried six different ones from popular brands with a standard set of clothes and items I would need for another three-day trip. 

I ranked each product by how much it could contain, how helpful it was at organizing things, how easy it was to use and access, and its quality and durability. I measured the capacity of the packing cubes two ways: by the number of items they could accommodate from my packing list and by the number of packing peanuts they could hold. I also measured the weight of the cubes using my kitchen scales because you probably would prefer that your packing cubes weren’t too heavy. 

Most of all, I did a lot of packing. I used both the folding and rolling techniques for my clothes. After all my evaluations, these are the products I recommend. (Also, to show the difference packing cubes make in terms of organization, here’s what my carry-on suitcase looked like when I packed my luggage without packing cubes.)