eBags Packing Cubes (3pc Set)

These are great packing cubes. I purchased the grasshopper color to compliment my Eagle Creek packing cubes. The material and the dimensions are slightly different than the Eagle Creek but I use both interchangeably. The mesh is great for both seeing whats in the cube and breathability. I recommend packing cubes to anyone using carry on luggage and/or wanting to be organized. I use the medium sized cube packed in an Osprey Backpack for an entire weekend away. Handles a 2 dresses, 2 capris,4 shirts, bathing suit and cover-up, underwear, swimsuit with room to spare.

This was my second set of packing cubes my fiance stole my first set because they are so useful. When traveling, they keep everything separate and can do double duty as laundry bags on the way back. When not traveling, I use them as a sweater box. Very useful.

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I was hesitant about the usefulness of these cubes (or packing cubes in general), but they really did make packing easier and more efficient. The eBags ones are made of thin material--light but durable, with high-quality zippers that haven't even threatened to jam yet.

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The sizes are very convenient for current 22" suitcases and backpacks. the medium size fits width-wise in a 22" standard roller suitcase. In fact, I can get 2 of the mediums side-by-side in my 22" suitcase. The large fits nicely upright in a typical backpack (for example, Rick Steves' Appenzell day pack). These packing cubes are useful for those who like to travel light without check in luggage and without fighting for overhead storage space in-flight and still keep their items organized. For example, when moving frequently from hotel to hotel, these bags allow you to take out just what you need for that period without searching through your entire suitcase to find what you need. The light/flexible advantage has a great benefit in unstructured bags. However, the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that the eBags have NO supported shape to them compared to an equivalent Samsonite product that I have. For example, with the Samsonite, soft clothing, like a thin sweater, is held in place nicely without crumpling. With the eBag, you have to fully pack the bag to give it more support. However, how "rigid" one wants these cubes to be is personal preference, so buyer beware. Color choices are cool. If you are an organized traveler, consider these.

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I have been using various packing cubes for a number of years. I ordered these as a great way to have a color-coded bag system. At the time of the order I was very frustrated due to lack of data--I was suspicious that the "large" was too big, but I could not see enough product information to tell.

I have just received two sets of these. The "large" is VERY large. You would need to have a VERY large suitcase to make this a logical way to pack, and by putting many different things into one of them, you lose the entire benefit of organization. The other two are the correct sizes and are "ok", but not of the quality of Eagle Creek or Rick Steves (which I didn't expect) or Target--which I was hoping for. If they were all usable sizes, I would keep them, because they would probably do the job adquately.

I will sadly be returning them if they don't charge a big return fee--I really wanted "grasshopper" and "red"!

In general, the correct sizes of packing cubes are the most efficient way to pack! I didn't try them when they first came out because I was afraid I would "lose" all those edges and spaces in between where I could put so much, but the cubes have worked out incredibly well for moving about. It may be less important if you are only going to sleep in one place, but I still use them for that as well because I can organize tops, pants, undies, etc. (and they stay nicely folded). I can still put a few things things in between (like flip-flops, etc.). They also work to compress if you overfill the cube, press down, and pull the zipper closed--You can probably compress an inch if the bag is well packed.

For moving about--there's nothing to match it. No searching for anything--it's all in it's own small "drawers". And going home is so simple; empty as many as it takes and pack your dirty clothes in those and combine clean things. At home, all you have to do is take the correct cubes to the laundry room and sort! Seminar over...