Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Packing Cube Medium - Charcoal
Customer Rating
5
Well thought out packing cube.
on January 25, 2021
Posted by: K.G
I tried a few packing cubes but non comes even close to the Peak Design. It can compress your clothes or expand to fit more and it has separate compartments for clean and dirty. It doesn't take up a lot of space when empty either and the material is nice.
This packing cube was just what I needed. I like that it is made of water-resistant, good quality material. Being able to have two pockets to separate between clean and dirty laundry was an extremely helpful feature that I have not seen other brands using. 100% would recommend.
The build quality of these cubes is incredible. They make packing and unpacking many days of clothes easy by dividing up a larger bag that might lack internal organizers. These will fit into anything from a backpack to a duffel to a suitcase (I actually don't use them with Peak Design backpacks) as they are sized well. The fabric feels incredibly durable and gives me confidence that the bag will not tear when compressing a full set of clothes, though I can't speak to longer term durability.
I love Peak Design products. I have too many packing cubes already but when I saw these I had to try them. They do not disappoint. I really like the dirty clothes compartment. It keeps packing simple and efficient. These are perfect.
I have both size cubes and it is the best packing solution for your clothes. You will be surprise how compact it gets and amount of stuff it can hold. This became my favorite solution to pack my stuff.
I think these are great looking packing cubes, and I hope that the thin material combined with the compression zipping lasts over time. Limited travel opportunities of recent times have reduced the number of times I've been able to get out and use the packing cube. To give myself the chance to test a bit more, I did use the packing cube I have - of the medium size - on a trip where I really should have used a narrower cube (of which I have plenty in other brands), as a fair bit of the width of my bag was consumed by a camera tripod. However, the soft nature of this packing cube clearly helped here and I was still able to squeeze it into my bag (my clothing was largely travel / casual clothes, so a few possible extra wrinkles wasn't an issue). I'm yet to be convinced of the "grip and rip" method of opening the packing cube by the tabs - to me, that seems like a great way to reduce the lifespan of the packing cube. Instead, I'll largely stick with the tried-and-true method of using the zips normally. The second pocket / "internal divider" as Peak Design refer to it, is a great little feature, which might avoid the need for a separate laundry bag on some trips. If I didn't already have too many different packing cubes, I'd definitely consider more of these.