Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Packing Cube Medium - Charcoal
Customer Rating
5
This is the real deal
on July 15, 2022
Posted by: techtips
from Nashville
I have used packing cubes for some time, both for organization and compression. These provide the best of both worlds and are light weight and simple to use. Used last year in Europe and got a ton of clothes in a carryon for the trip. Don’t waste you time on Eagle Creek or any of the knock offs if your looking for compression.
I’ve used these packing cubes - one of the small one and one of the larger one, in my travel duffel bag, and they really help a lot with not only organising my clothes, but it also ehsures things take less space. It is a crucial part of my packing strategy for my upcoming interrail trip - and a great additional benefit is the smaller zipper on the underside for dirty clothes.
I thought about these for a while, with the price being my biggest hesitation. I bought some cheaper cubes and while they worked for general organization, they weren't great in the compression or quality side. These are the complete opposite in that way. They are not only good for organization, they compress well and are an amazing quality. I had a spill in my bag, and while the cube slightly stained, it kept my clothes inside untouched. They compress really well (though the typical middle bulges are always present if you pack it full) and the added 'dirty' area was a great bonus. The different colour options also make it easy to take your organization level up a notch as well, which is always a plus in my books!
For me these packing cubes are exactly what I want without the flaws of many other brands. - The fabric is soft and pliable while also being durable. II hate the stiff ones that won’t mold to available space. These adapt to suitcase or backpack - Clean/dirty - I love the two compartment design where you can separate items without needing an entirely different cube. It is also great that the divider molds to adapt to what is in the compartments so no wasted space -Compression zipper allows same cube for smaller or larger amounts of clothing - No mesh - I know some people like mesh for air circulation but I don’t like mesh because it usually isn’t as durable and becomes easier for clothing to take on other smells within the back.
I'm so excited to use my packing cube for a trip to Scandinavia soon. I've been "practicing packing" to just see how much I can squeeze in! With the compression zipper - it's a lot! I love the fact that it just pulls apart to open it (no searching for zipper ends) ... then I expand it to fill it up ... then compress it to bring it all down to a packable size. The width of it fits perfectly into the width of my carryon bag. At first I thought that was just a nice coincidence, but I'm sure there was a lot of research that went into it so I will give credit where credit's due. Great features and worth the money!
I have used a number of other packing cubes over the years, but none are convenient as the peak. I’ve got both the Smalls and mediums and both sage and charcoal.
The shape and the fact they open completely make them the easiest to pack and compress and they are deceptively large. I’m pretty big, xxl everything. I got two pair of Orvis Jackson pants 9not shorts), 6 Columbia long sleeve bahama II shirts and a couple of tee shirts in a medium. And they fit perfectly in a carryon suit case. I don’t know if this is correct or perception, but the sage feel a little heavier and rougher than the charcoal. Don’t think twice, if you’re looking for compression cubes, these are the ones