Packing Cubes

[AngryBird6122]

1. do I need them? (aibu to think they will make travelling easier?
2. please recommend some (from amazon if poss)

They’re great if you pack for multiple family members in one case. Get different colours!

Hate packing but packing cubes make it x 10 easier.

Love my cubes ♥️

Great if you are packing for multiple people in one case especially multi destinations.

If travel on my own I don't, I roll everything instead. You can see everything that way.

And I have been packing my own suitcases since the 1970s, so they are "new" compared to me!!

https://www.dunelm.com/product/7-piece-travel-storage-bag-1000234759

Don't think they're compression but they're cheap.

https://www.dunelm.com/product/3-piece-travel-storage-bag-1000234760 £6 😳

Large ziploc bags here, I can see everything inside and I push the air out to minimise them.

Pack half of what you planned to bring. Everyone, myself included comes home with a ton of stuff never worn or used. Need that room to bring home the local goodies folks!

We don't unpack it all though - we just take the cubes out and put them in the wardrobe or drawers ready to be taken out and worn

I use them, not because I can't pack but it helps me separate the delicate clothes from the not so delicate. I can put my posh frocks in one with my sheer tops and then my jeans and shorts in another. Then my shoes and bags at the bottom of the bag, it also means buckles, studs, etc don't get caught on the delicate fabric.

Mine came from Amazon.

How big are the ziplock bags people use? Surely they don’t fit multiple pairs of adult trousers in?

We go away in our campervan for extended periods and they are great. I like the ones that you can see through (net on one side) as you know what's in them without opening them. I have two Muji ones (my favourites) but they don't appear to sell them anymore.
I bought some compression ones from Amazon and am not impressed as have to open up.

We often stop in AirBnB's or hotels while away and again the cubes turn in to little mini drawers. Zip open and there's your clothing. I roll everything.

Yes. Me too.

No, trousers and cardis go flat packed separately first. I use the large ziplocs (approx 12"x12") for underwear, t shirts, socks, those kind of fiddly bits that can get strewn all over the suitcase! Shoes and small bag go in the personal items bag that goes under the seat. Coat/jacket I wear.

The above is not always foolproof, but works for me most of the time.

Primark have them in stock at the moment for a couple of quid.

I wouldn’t be without them now- I pack fairly lightly but they’re so handy to keep everything separated and organised, especially the kids stuff.

I never knew how much I needed them in my life, but would not be without them now. I'm a single parent of two teen ds. We have our own cubes, and it's so much easier for them to pack their own clothes and to chuck cubes in their direction on arrival rather than having to unpack everything and take a pile to each of them. Also incredibly easy to redistribute if you get to the airport and find that one bag is much heavier than the other (and overweight 🤦‍♀️)

We have the Amazon basics ones, the smaller ones are easier to pack.

Although I was taught how to pack a suitcase by the Brownies (was there a badge or was this just a core skill, like having 10p, a hanky and a pencil in my pocket at all time?) My packing life has been transformed by my recent packing cubes purchase.

They were invaluable on a recent trip when we travled by train. No weight restrictions but space was tight. Fab things helped hugely.