Eagle Creek’s Packing Cubes Are the Original and Best
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I first encountered packing cubes in the year 2015. A friend was traveling around the country with abackpack, and when she crashed on my couch and unpacked it, a neat stack of boxy mesh pouches kept her clean and dirty clothes separated and organized on the coffee table.
It seemed like such a good idea that when I started traveling in earnest myself,packing cubeswere the first items I purchased. Over the past decade I’ve tried out numerous brands and styles, from bulk-purchased Amazon sets (an eight-month van-life odyssey) to sleek, expensive Thule compression cubes (a romantic trip to Japan). The best I’ve found are Eagle Creek’s simple, see-through Reveal cubes, from its wider Pack-It range of suitcase-organizing supplies.
Diagonal zippers make the cubes easier to close
Eagle Creek has been designing packing-cube systems since the 1990s, and the Reveal cubes don’t mess with the original formula too much. They simply have what’s required: strong, slightly angled zippers that crush down clothing, mesh windows to see what’s inside at a glance, and side handles for easy hanging. They are far more durable and structured than the cheaper and flimsier cubes I’ve used over the years, being that they’re made from thick woven polyester that’s also fairly water-resistant.
The three-cube carry-on set is ideal for a two- to seven-day trip and is designed to lie flat as one neat layer in your suitcase. There’s an XS cube for underwear, an S cube for tops and tees, and an M cube for bottoms. For shorter trips I’ll tend to just use the S cube for socks and underwear, and put the rest of my clothing in the M.
Mesh lets dirty clothes breathe
We’ve loved and recommended these cubes since 2016, when Strategist contributing writer and “compulsive overpacker”Foster Kamer wrotethat they’d helped him install “brilliant, draconian order and organization where there was once only chaos.” Since then, the brand has continued to come out with new styles of “cube” (they’re rectangular, really) for more advanced packers. I rather like its clever Clean/Dirty cube, which has an internal divider to separate washed and unwashed clothing. Also good are the Isolate compression cubes, which allow you to cram a few extra outfits into the same amount of space.
You can buy all of the items in Eagle Creek’s Pack-It range as sets or separates, allowing for ultimate packing-system customization. Appealingly, the brand’s products are covered by a “no matter what” warranty against fabric tears and broken zippers. And yes, they will make you a much more organized hotel- or lounge-room guest.
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