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Other packaging cubes that we tried
Goruck packaging cube for $ 25 (for 1, 10L flat):: I loved the size of 15 x 10 x 3 inches that I tested from this 200 denees robust nylon cube with a net in a net. It corresponds to almost everything I needed for any occasion, with a handful of practical transport and a Patch of American flag Goruck at the front. However, they are expensive and unless you need it to correspond to your GoruckThere is nothing on this subject which stands out above the cubes at comparable prices.
Amazon Basics for $ 16 (set of 4): This pack of four cubes with robust mesh windows and a Ripstop type fabric was comparable in quality to brands four times the price. However, the Bagsmart cubes were of the same price and even more solid, so they simply bordered them for the budgetary slit.
Away initiate packaging cubes for $ 45 (set of 4):: I like these coming in 10 fashionable colors, many of which correspond luggage. However, after having tested more than 20 different brands and types at different prices, these cubes simply did not stand out. The material was very thin and was not distinguished from those of some of the Amazon brands cheaper, and the zippers were small.
Shacke Pak packaging cubes for $ 25 (6):: It was a fairly good quality for an Amazon brand; There is a robust handle and the material is slightly thicker than the other packaging cubes at this price. I like the mesh mixture for breathability and opaque fabric for intimacy. They are available in nine colors, but the colors are shiny clowning and the four -panel mesh design reminds me of a jock strap. Shacke says he uses YKK zippers on all his packaging cubes, but I took off the cord covering the zipper and I couldn’t find a ykk badge anywhere.
Gorilla Grip packaging cubes for $ 22 (Set of 8):: These are the cheapest packaging cubes I have tested, and unfortunately, he showed. The material was very thin and the zippers were Janky. I like them to come with a shoe and a clothes bag, however, and when they are not used, they fold quite small. They come in a range of colors, with a beautiful mesh window without being completely transparent. Handwash only.
Other travel accessories that we love
With the kind permission of Calpak
Calpak portfolio Luka Zippered Passport for $ 35: Whether you are traveling internationally or you don’t agree to update your driving license before the deadline for real identification (culpable), a passport portfolio is a must. This elegant and inflated number of Calpak not only holds your passport, but the money, the cards and even your phone in a pocket in front. The only drawback is that it is quite large, the size of a contemporary pocket book, and that it has no handful or loop, it is therefore annoying to transport if you do not have a bag big enough to welcome it.
Gorilla Grip luggage suns for $ 15 (set of 4): If you tend to travel with your hard check bag while it is widened, you may have noticed the somewhat alarming lack of structure. The two hard sides contain their own attached charges, rushing by reading only by a thin tissue zipper. I count on these straps to keep my suitcase packed in a precarious way when launched out of the ladder on the treadmill or thrown on the tarmac. And as a bonus, the bright color (the company is new to choose) makes your bag easy to spot on the carousel of the luggage complaint.
Kusshi travel jewelry organizer for $ 49 (medium): I do not know how I lived so long throwing jewelry that embarrassed the will in a toilet bag, but I do not advise unless you want to spend your first night on vacation to untangle the necklaces. For the final organization of space saving, you cannot overcome this suspended model which folds down to be perfectly flat. The average size includes three levels of zipper pockets on board PVC for earrings, bracelets, watches and everything you might need, as well as a clever hacking holder with curls and snaps. The large size has the same thing, but with twice as many sections. When closed, it falls flat the size of an iPad.
Photography: Kat Merck
How I tested
I tested Adjacent toilet bags and accessories Over the past seven months, use them daily in my bathroom and do them on a trip every few months. For the initial test tower for packaging cubes, I inspected each cube or set of cubes for features and materials. I tested how gently and closed to the zippers have gently, and how easy it was to use any compression function. I wrapped various cubes with large soft sweaters and tracksuit pants to see how many parts I could integrate into the largest cube. Then, at the end of the test period, I thrilled a cube from each set in three suitcases and led them to a week’s cross-country trip, assessing how easy they would be to pack or unpack, or if something bothers me or my family in the middle of stress and unpredictability of travel.
Why not just use a Zipling bag?
This is the question that I see the most suspicious travelers to use packaging cubes. Zipling bags are inexpensive and you can see everything inside. Why would we spend $ 25 or even $ 100 for a set of packaging cubes when a box of bags of 2.5 gallons costs $ 5? This is a valid question, and the one I started to investigate by exciting a few heavy zipper bags as well as my packaging cubes for a week -long trip. I discovered little.
• The packaging cubes are breathable. This is particularly useful on the way home when most or all of your laundry is dirty. If your clothes feel something – everything that will be at all – you will be struck in the face with this smell after being seated in a hermetic plastic bag.
• The packaging cubes are durable. Unlike a plastic bag, the packaging cubes will not tear, do not burst or develop unexpected holes.
• (Some) The packaging cubes are compressible. Can you adapt to five days of pants and shirts in a plastic bag? Probably not. But you can certainly in a compressible packaging cube, like some of the above options.
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