Best Packing Cubes (01/2020 – 08/2020)

Until recently, whenever I would hear of someone using packing cubes I would immediately think of the scene from Austin Powers where Elizabeth Hurley starts unpacking her bag in the hotel and Austin yells, “Nerd Alert!” And then you get older and you see someone explain to you the rationale of using them and you wonder what took you so damn long to figure out what Vanessa Kensington already knew.

Packing cubes, of any kind, are a #nobrainer. Here’s why:

1. Space saving – If they compress, even a little bit, they help maximize the amount of you can fit into a bag
2. Organization – Visually it’s so much easier to track where everything is placed within your suitcase/backpack. Put pants in one bag, underwear/bras in another, socks in a third, etc.
3. Spill Protection – Say something leaks in your bag…at least the other items are fully covered
4. TSA/Security Checkpoint Protection – If TSA stops and asks you to open your bag, at least you don’t have to worry about all your stuff being exposed and unnecessarily touched
5. Unpacking – If you want to easily/lazily unpack when you get there, it’s so easy to just take these packs out and toss them in the dresser as opposed to having to sift through and pick up each group of items one by one

There are hundreds of packing cubes on the market and we researched and tried many. Our all-in favorite and the one we always came back to was Bagail. The YKK zippers, compression functionality, handles and low price overshadows the lack of a see through fabric and makes this our choice for best packing cubes.