Some trips — like a quick jaunt to your parent’s house — require minimal packing. In these cases, a backpack or duffel bag should suffice. But when trips demand outfits for formal occasions or gear ...

Admittedly, I was a packing cube hater. For the longest, I found them to be pointless and another item to take up much-needed space. My mother was in the army and passed down the packing skills she ...

Enter: Compression packing cubes, which save space inside your favorite luggage and keep you organized. While standard packing cubes are designed to keep your items organized, compression packing ...

Packing cubes are a total game-changer. Annie Sheehan for Observer Packing cubes help maximize the space in your suitcase, whether you’re packing light in a carry-on or you’re an unapologetic ...

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Last summer, I attended four weddings and one bachelorette across three countries in six weeks. I never adjusted to living out of my carry-on and lost several small items, including various bobby pins ...

I’ve taken a thousand-plus flights in my life and not once did I use a packing cube. It’s not because I was against them; I just never thought I had a need. Packing comes easy to me, and I don’t ...

I can't believe it took me this long to get packing cubes. (Mountain Warehouse / Yahoo Life UK) I realise I'm incredibly late to the world of packing cubes — and, admittedly, I thought they were a bit ...

I measured the capacity of the packing cubes two ways: by the number of items they could accommodate from my packing list and by the number of packing peanuts they could hold. I also measured the ...

I never go on holiday without packing cubes, here's why you need to buy some ASAP. (Amazon / Yahoo Life UK) Packing cubes are a travel hack I’ll never stop raving about for a variety of reasons.