Usually packing for a trip is a slow gathering followed by the concerted counting of shirts, pants, etc, and then an hour of so of into the suitcase. I had started the slow gathering as normal, and then did the counting step a few days ago. Today I got to the into the suitcase step, even though I don’t leave until early morning Thursday.
This into the suitcase was different because I decided to try using packing cubes. These had been gifted to me for retirement, but I had not tried them out yet. I finally really looked at them and realized they had a regular zipper plus a compression zipper.
Three are in use, in the suitcase, although one was too full of socks to compress. I decided to take another to use for dirty clothes segregation, just because it was handy.
I will still need to do the last minute items, at the last minute.
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May 20, 2026 at 9:04 am |
I’m wondering about those cubes for my Ireland trip. Are they hard? I’ll only have a carry on and space will be at a premium.
May 20, 2026 at 9:37 am |
They’re soft sided. My friend who gave them to me swears by them. This trip is a good trial run for me, just 1 week and to a well known location. I think it will make finding clothes less messy. It certainly makes the suitcase look more organized. I went to add a raincoat and sweatshirt on top, these are frequently the last decision for me, and putting them into the cube that I threw in for dirty clothes wrangling kept it organized without sleeves trying to escape as I zipped the suitcase closed.