Reddit mentions of Eagle Creek Pack-It Cube Set Packing Organizer, Black, Set of 3

I try to avoid having too much stuff, because less is more. Having said that, here are a few of my most useful accessories:

• Travel towel: Teeny-tiny and useful in so many situations.
  
• Travel hairdryer: Small enough to fit in the side pocket of my bag; dual voltage so no need for a converter; allows me to avoid going to sleep with wet hair or looking like a hobo.
  
• Packing cubes - I usually take one for clothes and one for undies. Invaluable for keeping my pack organized.
  
• Power bank - for charging my phone or USB devices on the go.
  
• Camping headlamp - don't be that douche who flips on the overhead light in a hostel dorm room while everyone is asleep.

These were reommended by an article I read early on. First I ordered them and made surr my stuff would fit, then I bought a bag that would fit them!


Eagle Creek Pack-It Cube Set Packing Organizer, Black, Set of 3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9S85CS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_vsiTDbFSP6MNG

I believe so. Here's the link - Eagle Creek Pack It Cube Set , Black, 3pc Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9S85CS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kB-5ybWG4GHMM

Id get the ones that can separate dirty and clean if I did it now.

Oops, yeah I totally forgot to take and upload some pics. I'll see if I can get some uploaded soon.

My thoughts so far: I'm very happy. I think the mini is the perfect size for how I pack (minimally and light). It's actually larger than I thought it would be even though I did check the measurements.

The canvas is really nice. Strong and clearly will be able to take a beating. The zippers run smooth and without any catches. Love the leather handles. Sturdy and smooth, soft leather.

The one downside is probably the strap. It's not bad at all, but when the bag is packed fully, I can see it messing with my shoulder if I have to haul it for prolonged times. I might look at buying the leather strap they sell as an upgrade.

I took the bag on a weekend trip and I had plenty of room to spare. A bit too much, actually. I could probably go for an even smaller version of this bag as a weekender. The mini to me will be a fine week long trip bag.

To give an example of what I packed (I use Eagle Creek packing cubes. this set: Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It Cube Set and this set of "pack-it sacs" Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It Sac Set), here's a list (I'm borrowing size references from one of the amazon reviews):

1. Large packing cube (~10 x 14" - roughly the size of a large-format magazine).
   
2. Two of the Medium packing cubes (9" x 7" - about the size of a small cereal box).
   
3. One normal sized leather dopp kit.
   
4. The large and medium sizes of the packing "sacs" were used. I use the large one as my dirty clothes bag, the middle sized one for cables, sketchbook, kindle), small one for
   
5. Camera in camera bag (a panasonic g3)
   
   On the way down the clothes in there were:
   
   
6. 2 t-shirts
   
7. pajama pants
   
8. tank top
   
9. bathing suit
   
10. 4 pairs of socks
    
11. 3 boxers
    
    Coming back I was wearing the shorts, so the jeans I had been wearing on the way down were packed instead.
    
    All of that fit with enough room in the bag to still be able to collapse the top part of the bag down. It had a good 5" or so to spare as clearance still.
    
    The other thing I will mention is that the good and bad of the canvas is that the bag has no shape on its own. Until you stuff it with your gear, the bag is going to flop in on itself. This is bad if you do not have the bag packed enough to give it some shape. This is great if you plan on packing this bag into a bigger bag on a trip. It folds down smaller than a pair of jeans.
    
    Hope that helps!
    
    I'll try and get pics up soon.
    
    

I have these -- this is just one set, there's are lot of other sizes that are sold as sets or individually. I've heard the eBags brand makes really good ones as well.

It keeps everything really organized. For shorter trips, I pack an outfit per cube and then you just open the cube and have everything right there. But longer trips (when I don't have enough cubes per day) I organize them by category. So for this trip, I have sweaters in one cube, leggings in one cube, jeans/nicer pants in one cube, etc etc. It keeps everything nicely contained and you can really fit more in your suitcase with them.

Two things on your comments regarding bags that just have one large compartment and documents.

1. I find a fold-over clipboard works well as both somewhere to have a small amount of personal paper/reading/print outs and a section divider for such a large compartment.
   
   Even the cheap ones look decent and the fold-over means even if you have to get it out of your bag, contents aren’t seen.
   
   Example: https://www.amazon.com/Looneng-Clipboard-Folder-Padfolio-Vertical/dp/B07D1JL7PZ
   
   
2. I’ve found the Eagle Creek Pack-It series also really useful. Use the cubes for gym gear / random stuff, and the garment folder good for workwear - providing you can somehow deal with inevitable creases at the hotel which will be far fewer if all your shirts are non-iron.
   
   Garment folder: https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Creek-Travel-Luggage-Garment/dp/B00F9S819U
   
   Cubes: https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Creek-Travel-Luggage-Pack/dp/B00F9S85CS

Thanks! I notice there are two styles, the Starter and Specter set. Did you use either of these?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9S85CS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t.YszbKWM24HZ

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NZVY32/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_mgZszbJ1HTYPY