Travelcube : Why Every Traveller Needs Packing Cubes
From the year 2014 I have been reading about the wonders of packing cube or travelcube. In every list of ‘things that travellers must own’ there was a mention of these packing cubes. Backpackers, suitcase travellers and even travellers like my husband who can literally survive on nothing raved about this. I always wanted to own a set for myself and see the difference it brings upon my travels. I found my one-stop-shop at Bagail.com.
What is packing cube or travelcube?
It’s completely okay if you are still not aware of the existence of these products. Rewind a few years and I was in your shoes. Packing cubes are cube or cuboid shaped zippered containers which comes in different sizes and are generally used to pack in clothes while travelling. They are redefining packing style and in a few years they would be considered an absolute necessity while travelling.
Why We Love Bagail Packing Cubes
Fabric – We hate it when brands don’t deliver the quality they promised customers. However, no need to worry about any such cheating with Bagail. The cubes are made of quality fabric which can endure the uncertainty of our travels. The threads are well stitched and hold the product in shape properly.
Durability – We do not recommend any product unless it is expected to last a few years if not a lifetime. Given the solid structure of Bagail packing cubes we presume it to last atleast a few years, no matter how careless a traveller we are!
Good Zipper – The first thing that crosses our mind while buying a zippered product are the terrible zipper problems. Broken zipper, stuck zipper, broken slider and what not. The zippers in Bagail packing cubes come without any of these problems. It moves smoothly and we are exempted from breaking our fingers trying to solve zipper problems!
Sizes – The three different sizes of the Baigail packing cubes allows us to better organise our stuff. It ensures no space is wasted. They fit in easily in backpacks, suitcases, duffel bags and even in handbags.
Proper Ventilation– Do we like living in an airless box? No. Neither does our clothes. So we were really happy to learn the Bagail packing cubes has a mesh top panel for proper ventilation which will allow our clothes to breathe. Also identifications of the contents become easier with the mesh top panel.
Colours – The husband may find colours unimportant but I have an affinity towards colourful products. The Bagail packing cubes are available in bright shades of fuchsia, purple, pink, blue, dark blue, burgundy, gray and black. I am debating on which one I liked the best!
How to use Packing Cubes while Travelling
Family Trip Categorization – If you are going on a family trip, you can use the three different cubes to pack clothes of three different family members. No time will be wasted in searching for clothes. No matter how long you travel or how many times your luggage gets mishandled, things will never be messed up in the luggage with the packing cubes in place.
Cloth Categorization – Keep all your jeans/trousers in one cube, pack your t-shirts / shirts / tops in another and use the third one to stuff in the socks and undies. That’s what I call clean packing!
The Used Clothes vs Fresh Clothes Categorization – If you hate dumping the stained, dirty clothes with the fresh ones in your luggage then packing cubes may just solve this problem for you. Heap all your used clothes in one of the cubes to keep them separate from the fresh clothes.
Get Rid Of Excess Baggage Charge While Flying
How you ask? When the person at the airport informs that your luggage has crossed the maximum weight limit you don’t panic, you don’t unpack, you don’t mess up, you don’t leave anything at the airport, and you don’t pay the excess baggage charge. Instead you simply take one or two cubes out of the luggage and use it as your carry-on!
Hope you loved reading this article.
Comment below if you have any further questions on packing cubes! If you already own packing cubes comment below to let us know how the packing cubes made your life easier!
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Disclaimer: This post has been written in collaboration with Bagail. But as usual, all opinions and experiences expressed here are our own.
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Tania Banerjee
Tania is a freelance writer based in India who tinkers with words here and there but mostly focused on travel, food, arts and crafts. She writes for several Indian dailies and magazines.
57 Comments
Moumita Das
It is an absolute solution for us, the frequent travellers. The article is crisp yet informative and substantial. I appreciate how the writer helped me to replan the clothing style during my next tours . We too travel in three heads and our clothes always get messed up within the Suitcase but now we can cetegorise it we can use packing cubes for each one of us and put them in one Backpack..excellent idea of getting rid of packing chaos…
Thanks Tania
Tania Mukherjee
Thanks a lot! Glad my article helped you solve your packing chaos! 🙂
reshmamohiyiddin
Brilliant.
Tania Mukherjee
Thanks!
Milana's Travels
Packing cubes are the best things ever! We have them in different colors for each member of our family and it makes finding our things so much easier. Not to mention, just shoving the entire cube into a hotel drawer and not having to actually unpack. Great post!
Tania Mukherjee
Cannot agree more! Packing cubes made categorization so much more easy and practical!
Megan Indoe
We are HUGE fans of packing cubes! Especially if you’re traveling out of a backpack! They make things so much easier. I even purchased smaller cubes just for electronics and cords too. It’s been an organization dream!
Tania Mukherjee
Exactly, I too think they are of more use when we travel with a backpack because it is easier to mess things up in a backpack!
Claire Summers
I completely agree with everything you say in this article! I don’t know how I coped before packing cubes! And its so try about getting good quality ones. I have two sets a very cheap set and a good quality set. The good quality set saves me so much room as I can really cram in my clothes so I can fit more into my backpack. If I tried to do that with the other set the zip would just bust haha.
Tania Mukherjee
I can feel you. Of everything else, the zips must be strong!
foratauonthego
OMG I didn’t know such thing existed to be honest, my last trip I actually got two laundry bags with me to gather my clothes in and for it to be easier to constantly pack and unpack but this is terrific! Absolutely getting it for my next trip, thanks!!
Tania Mukherjee
Trust me the packing cubes are a hit with all travellers! Get one and it will make your life a hell lot easier!
melbtravel
I have never thought about using packing cubes but after reading your post, I think I might change my mind. What a great idea they are. I usually just put everything in together and then I am always unable to find anything. I also like the idea of being able to take it out and take it as hand luggage if your bag is over the limit
Tania Mukherjee
In most of my trips I end up not wearing half of the clothes that I carry, the sole reason being: I can’t find them on time! With packing cubes, that problem is definitely solved.
Paige Wunder
I’m also a huge fan of packing cubes! My pack just opens from the top, so if I didn’t have packing cubes I would have to pull everything out of it to get to one thing. I separate mine by tops/bottoms, undies and swimwear and lesser-worn items. Then I have a compression sack for my dirty clothes so I can squish them down to nothing so they don’t take up much room in my pack before doing laundry!
Tania Mukherjee
I like the idea of having a compression sack to squish worn clothes. I will try it on my next trip!
Vibeke Johannessen
I didn’t hear about packing cubes before last year. It is such a great concept and it really makes packing so much easier, and avoid a nightmare if you overpacked. Thank you so much for this info and the recommendation 😀
Tania Mukherjee
I pack so very neatly when I venture out but 24 hours into the trip and the backpack becomes a massacre! Packing cubes can save this situation and also the time we waste searching for stuffs while unpacking!
Kim
Everyone seems to have packing cubes but me, haha. I’m definitely going to get some before my next trip, I always struggle with organizing everything in my luggage. I never thought about the weight limit tip. Great post, I’m convinced!
Tania Mukherjee
Packing cubes can really bring order in your luggage! Once you start using it you will know what a lifesaver it is!
Samantha Elisabeth
Okay, I definitely need to get into the packing cube game. I always seem them recommended and make a mental note to order some, and then my trip comes and I’m rolling and stuffing instead of being organized! I love that you guys are recommending a brand you’ve actually been using for years instead of just picking one at random!
Tania Mukherjee
No worries, everyone starts somewhere! I was late in joining the packing cube party but better late than never!
Cat
I’m obsessed with packing cubes! I used to be such a messy packer, now everything is so organized. I don’t usually pack used clothes back to the cube, but I think it is a great idea. I just need to buy different colour cubes to keep track!
Tania Mukherjee
Yes, the colours do help in easy identification!
Anne @TravelTheGlobe (@TTGLOBE4L)
I have used packing pods loads but these ones look really cool and sturdy. It might be time to upgrade. I like them for cables so I can keep them all together and toiletries or underwear
Tania Mukherjee
They are brilliant for fitting in small clothing. Although I have never tried using the cubes to fit in cables, I always tend to stuff those in side pockets of bags and suitcases. Will try packing cubes to fit them in next time.
Iza (@IzaAbao)
Packing cubes are awesome! It helps me organize my stuff better. When I did not use this before, my clothing, accessories, and so on were a mess. I started using it a few years ago when I was looking for a solution to sort my travel essentials better. Since then, I have recommended packing cubes to my loved ones. I would check out the brand that you have featured. The design looks nice. I like your last tip that I can just use it as a carry-on if my suitcase has exceeded the baggage allowance. It is a brilliant idea.
Tania Mukherjee
Yes once I have used packing cubes I can hardly ever let the habit go. Recently I almost crossed the limit of minimum weight allowed: the machine read 49.9kg and we had 50kg limit. Gulp. Packing cubes can help us get over it!
Veronica
What?! I have never even heard of these packing cubes! So comfy.
I usually separate my clothes and other things with transparent zip bags but these ones are so much better!
Tania Mukherjee
I have loads of transparent bags and boxes for segregating contents in my luggage but these packing cubes are a notch above those bags because these are airy!
Dannielle | While I'm Young
These are everywhere at the minute and to be honest I didn’t see the need for them. After reading this, I do see that they’d be useful for keeping dirty clothes and toiletries separate from my clean clothes!
Tania Mukherjee
I struggled so much in the past to keep the smelly dirty worn clothes separate from the clean ones in one single backpack..packing cubes provided an easy solution!
Doreen Pendgracs
Hi Tania: I’ve resisted packing cubes as it’s just not my style. But your last point was the ringer for me. I love the idea of just being able to remove a cube or two at the airport if the larger case is overweight.
Tania Mukherjee
I am so happy Doreen that something in my article clicked to you even though you are not a packing cubes fan! 🙂
Ami Bhat
So far, I made my own packing cubes with the cloth bags that you get and pretty much for the reasons cited here. Easy categorization , quick reduction of load etc. I might consider these if they are not too expensive. Will hop over and take a look.
Tania Mukherjee
Thanks, hope you find these good! However your idea of upgrading cloth bags to serve as packing cubes are brilliant nonetheless! 🙂
Christie
OMG I could not agree more! For years I avoided them because I thought they added unnecessary space but they are a total lifesaver. I especially love using them while backpacking. It makes SUCH a difference! Thanks for sharing
Tania Mukherjee
Yes, I ditto you. Backpackers will find these cubes to be of more use than suitcase travellers!
Fillia Barden
This cubes will be very useful. I love my stuff well organized when travelling. So far I use ordinary pouches to pack my stuffs.
Tania Mukherjee
The cubes will be better than the ordinary pouches because they are designed to serve this particular purpose! 🙂
Sandy N Vyjay
I have not seen these personally, however, I remember reading about it on another blog sometime back. I can see that the cubes are great in having all your stuff organised. I think this helps in easy retrieval too, maybe will give it a try on our next long trip.
Tania Mukherjee
You must try it out, they really are a backpacker’s solution to mess!
backpackways
I have never tried Packing Cubes, it seems so useful and of great help.
Tania Mukherjee
Time for you to try them I guess! 🙂
AllGudThings
I too personally prefer using packing cubes for organizing my clothes and accessories while traveling. They are super helpful and importantly avoids one juggling through the whole stuff. But never tried the ones from Bagail.com. Good to know they have color options and these come with all the mentioned features. I have a question- How are they priced and do they come in sets?
Tania Mukherjee
Yes they come in sets and you can check the price in their website ! 🙂
asoulwindow
Wow, that’s a brilliant invention. I didn’t know these existed. I badly need some of these as I travel frequently and always end up messing my clothes in the suitcase or backpack.
Tania Mukherjee
And all the mess just makes us lose time finding the right outfit we want! Yes these cubes can surely help!
asoulwindow
True. Been through that a lot. ?
Tania Mukherjee
It’s even worse for a confused person like me!
asoulwindow
Haha
thewonderer86
Aren’t these cubes unnecessary weight?
Tania Mukherjee
It depends on the person using them, for me the dis-utility generated by the added weight was more than offset by the utility I got out of it! For a person like my husband who don’t mind a messy bag or carries too little to make a mess these could be added weight!
lifeintrips
This seems like a great product…
Tania Mukherjee
It is! 🙂
Agness of aTukTuk
Packing cubes seem so useful and practical! I have to get them as soon as possible, Tania!
Tania Mukherjee
Yes they do make packing a hell lot easier! 🙂