Packing Cube

Says his PD cubes compress fine and stay closed; he likes them best of the brands he's used.

“I like my PD packing cubes the best.”

Overstuffs his small Peak Design cubes for weeks on the 45L and the zippers have never opened.

“I overstuff the ever living daylights out of the small ones, to the point that I'm shocked I've not ripped one apart, and the zippers have never opened on me like that”

Calls PD packing cubes one of the best things the company makes.

“Packing cubes are one of the best things PD makes. They’re awesome. Have no need to lock the zippers”

Bought four PD packing cubes and shares the same frustration with the zippers and compression.

“I have had the same experience and frustration as OP with the four packing cubes I bought from them.”

Finds PD cubes overbuilt yet shockingly lightweight and durable, though they open almost too easily.

“the PD cubes are absolutely overbuilt, yet shockingly lightweight and durable.”

Leans toward PD cubes because their structured fabric keeps kanmari-folded clothes organized.

“I lean PD because i also fold kanmari style and PD's slightly more structured fabric makes all of your clothes sit and fit better for when you open them and”

Finds Peak Design cubes excellent quality but too heavy for strict 7 kg carry-on limits.

“PD are simply too heavy for me (but their cubes are excellent quality)”

Says PD cubes are among the best compression cubes he's used, though the quick-open zipper doesn't fully close.

“overall probably one of the best compression cubes I have ever used, despite the design choice on the zipper closure/fast opening.”

Uses a medium and small Peak Design cube for a 12-day trip, nesting the small inside the medium and compressing everything into a 25L bag.

“I use a medium & small Peak cube. For an upcoming 12 day trip with variable weather, I’m using both but can fit the small inside the medium and have room to compress (tightly but compressed)”

Says PD packing cubes don't work for him: the small is too small and the medium too big.

“PD packing cubes don't work - small is too small and medium is too big”

Found the Peak Design medium and small cubes both slightly off for his bag and switched to Aer.

“I had the Medium and Small and felt they were both just a bit off for what I wanted.”

Had four Peak Design cubes fail; warranty covered them but he switched to Evergoods.

“I had 4 PD packing cubes fail on me, warranty covered them, but I switched to Evergoods ones”

Owns the PD medium cube and loves it: 1-2 weeks of clothes and the expansion/compression works amazingly.

“i own the PD medium cube and i love it. fits enough clothes to last me 1-2 weeks, expansion/compression works amazingly”

Owns PD and Aer cubes and prefers Aer; the PD is feature-rich with helpful compression but pops open when packed out.

“I have both and prefer the Aer.”

His Peak Design small and medium packing cubes are holding up great since 2019.

“Peak Design Small and Medium Packing Cubes. They’re both holding up great since 2019.”

Has had PD cubes for a couple of years and loves them, though he never uses the dirty clothes compartment.

“have not used the dirty clothes compartment once. I don't trust that stink won't seep through to my other clothes.”

Praises the elastic, thick but durable parachute-like fabric of PD packing cubes.

“the elasticity of the PD packing cubes. The fabric is like a thick but durable parachute/elastic material that makes it stand out from any other “cheap” packing cube on the market.”

Calls the Peak Design cubes really nice and his personal favorites, though cheap cubes work nearly as well.

“The Peak Design cubes are really nice, they're my personal favorites”

Has both sizes of the Peak Design clean/dirty cube and picks it hands down, using it compressed in backpacks and suitcases.

“The Peak Design one, hands down.”

Stuffs her Peak Design compression cubes full on trips every few weeks and still likes them after about 3 years.

“I really like my peak design compression packing cubes. I stuff them pretty full and push those zippers to their limit, lol. I travel every few weeks for work, so”

Has the original-material medium Peak Design cube and calls it near indestructible.

“I only have the medium (original material not the new raw one) but it’s near indestructible”

Uses small Peak Design cubes in his ULA Dragonfly but finds their zippers not as good as Thule's.

“the zippers on the peak design are not as good as the thule”

Packs three PD small cubes on their side in the 30L Dragonfly to avoid bulging the bag.

“I use three PD cubes but stack them vertically on their side instead of horizontally, to avoid bulging the bag.”

After 15 years of Eagle Creek, calls his small and medium Peak Design cubes by far the best he's used.

“I just got back from my first trip with peak designs cubes. I’ve been using eagle creek for 15 years. I’m kicking myself for not buying them sooner. I’ve got”

Was gifted Peak Design small and medium cubes that fit his Matador pack perfectly.

“I was gifted the Peak Design (S+M) Packing cubes and they are a perfect fit plus a little space left for a small bag.”

Owns REI compression cubes and Peak Design large and small cubes and finds the PD vastly superior, though about twice the price.

“I have the REI branded compression cubes and the large and small from Peak Design. The PD are vastly superior”

Found the Peak Design cubes way too fragile: both ripped and needed repairs, so he prefers Eagle Creek.

“I found the peak design packing cubes WAY too fragile. Both of mine ripped and had to have them repaired . I prefer the eagle creek”

Calls the difference from budget cubes miraculous: Peak Design cubes compress far more with stronger zippers and stretchy durable material.

“Before then I used the standard budget Amazon-branded ones and the difference was miraculous in my instance.”

Loves Peak Design packing cubes for their materials and functionality and prefers them to every other brand he has bought.

“I love Peak Design packing cubes due to the materials and functionality.”

Says Peak Design cubes are top of the line: great compression, dirty laundry side and quick open, pricey but worth it.

“Peak Design cubes are top of the line. A medium and a small are enough for me for most trips. Great compression, dirty laundry side, quick open system, etc. Pricy, but worth it.”

Has lived out of his small and medium Peak Design cubes for nearly 3 years; still going strong and they hold an astonishing amount.

“Peak Design cubes (1 small, 1 medium) for probably close to 3 years now. Love em, lived out of em, still going strong.”

Says Peak Design packing cubes are absolutely killer.

“but PEAK are absolutely killer”

Still loves his PD packing cubes for their size dimensions even though the compression doesn't work as well as it sounds.

“I still love my PD packing cubes because of the size dimensions.”

Likes the Peak Design cube but thinks it doesn't go flat enough.

“I like the Peak but I think they don't go flat enough.”

Owns Peak Design and Eagle Creek cubes: the PD medium is larger, heavier and burlier with a clean/dirty separator.

“The Peak Design medium one is larger, a bit thicker/heavier, and it has the separator for your clean/dirty clothes. The Eagle Creek are lighter, and the white is great because”

Has the Peak Design cube and loves it.

“I have the peak design one and I love it.”

His PD medium cube fits almost perfectly in the Thule Aion 28.

“I have the PD cubes, I suspect you're right that it's a tad too wide, but I imagine you could squeeze it in there. I'm in Seattle right now but”

Calls Peak Design packing cubes easily her favorite, with clean/dirty side and compression.

“Peak design packing cubes are easily my favorite”

Finds the Peak Design cubes nicely built but the sizes annoying: the large is a perfect square and too big, the small too small.

“I also have the Peak Design cubes. While they’re nicely built and designed (basically same features as the Eagle Creek plus an expansion zip), I find the sizes a bit”

Has a Peak Design medium and small cube and says they work great.

“I have a medium and a small. Work great.”

Switched to Peak Design cubes this year and says they live up to the hype: good compression and they keep their shape.

“I switched to them this year and they live up to the hype! The compression is good and they maintain their shape. I use one medium and 1 small.”

Owns Bagail, Aer and Peak Design compression cubes and prefers the small PD: softer fabric compresses better and the dirty side is useful.

“I probably prefer the PD cubes (small size). The PD cubes have a softer fabric that gets out of the way better for compressing. The Aer cubes are stiffer, which”

Just bought the Peak Design small, medium and shoe pouch; seem fairly good quality and he likes the lifetime warranty.

“Seem to be fairly good quality and I’m a fan of the life time warranty.”

Says the two-sided Peak Design cubes are excellent at compressing.

“The Peak Design ones are two sided and are excellent at compressing.”

After reading many reviews picked Peak Design cubes for his Daylite 26+6: light, perfect dimensions and a dirty section; the medium holds a lot.

“finally went with peak design (light, perfect dimensions, has dirty section). Very happy with my choice”

Uses a medium PD cube for work and recreation travel; loves that it weighs nothing, is durable, compresses and has a dirty-laundry compartment.

“I love it because it weighs nothing, it's durable as heck, it does compress a little of the air out, and it has a dirty laundry compartment.”

Uses small Peak Design cubes: great materials, very compressible with a second interior for dirty clothes.

“Great materials, very compressible and they have a second interior for dirty clothes. I easily pack 4-5 days of shirts, socks and underwear in them.”

Likes the Peak Design cubes overall but had them open too easily and returned a set.

“Overall I like the PD cubes (except the excessively easy opening issue”

Owns cheap cubes and Peak Design ones and uses the PD cubes almost exclusively for the better zips, system and compression.

“I have some cheap ones, and some PD ones. The PD ones have better zips, better system, and better compression”

Bought Peak Design cubes after cheap Eagle Creek ones tore; wanted to buy once and not worry about busted zippers.

“I personally bought the Peak cubes after my cheapie Eagle Creek ones fell apart and tore after very light use. I’d rather buy once and cry once and not have”

Replaced cheap cubes with Peak Design ones that are still as good as new, and bought more sets for the family.

“I splurged on some PD ones and they’re still as good as new.”

Loves the Peak Design tech pouch but hates the packing cube.

“I love the Peak tech pouch and hate the packing cube.”

Loves the Peak Design cubes: feel, dimensions, materials, zippers and dirty clothes pocket.

“LOVE my peak design. Won’t be buying any other brand. Love the feel, dimensions, materials, zippers, dirty clothes pocket”

Owns Eagle Creek and Peak Design cubes and finds the Peak Design set not appreciably better.

“I have a set of eagle creek, and a set of peak design. I really like the T Shirt holder with the eagle creek set I got (it comes with”

Finds the medium Peak Design cube light and sturdy-seeming but questions the seams and thinks it is a waste of money.

“The Peak Design packing cube is very light. It seems sturdy but I have to question how well the seams would hold up over repeated, frequent use. And for $55 CDN, it seems like a waste of money”

Prefers the medium Peak Design cube over Gonex compression cubes because it stays mostly flat when compressed.

“Much prefer the medium Peak Design cube because it stays mostly flat when you compress it.”

Mostly travels with the Peak Design Medium for its compression and 12x12 shape, but dislikes the tearaway zipper and dirty-clothes storage.

“mostly traveling with the Peak Design Medium. The compression is nice for really cramming in clothing and the 12"x12" shape is a better fit in my backpack.”

Calls Peak Design cubes excellent quality, and says PD honors the lifetime warranty.

“Excellent quality actually. Can't imagine what people are doing to rip the seams or material. And they have a lifetime warranty against failure under normal use, and PD does honor their warranty.”

Peak Design cubes keep their shape even when overstuffed; after 1.5 years of flights and vanlife they look brand new.

“they maintain their shape well even when overstuffed. And I overstuff mine like crazy.”

Small Peak Design cube is the go-to; the medium is too big.

“Small peak design is my go to. Medium is too big.”

Uses the small Peak Design cubes for long-term travel and finds them fantastic; the medium is too big.

“The Small Peak Design cubes are fantastic and I use them for my long term travel.”

Loves his Peak Design cubes for what they are, though not as a personal-item cube.

“I have the Peak Design ones and while I wouldn't use them as personal item, I love them for what they are!”

Switched to Peak Design cubes after Eagle Creek Pack-It Lite zippers failed; calls them a different quality league.

“Now have the peak design ones, they are in a different quality league of their own. Very good and can recommend.”

Dislikes the dirty clothes storage on the PD cubes so uses a second set as a separate dirty laundry cube.

“I also don't like how the dirty clothes storage is set up on the PD packing cubes, so I just bought another set in a different color and use that as a separate dirty laundry packing cube”

Says Peak Design zippers are the best he's used and likes the strong thin material and sizes.

“Pd zippers are the best I’ve used. I also just like the strong but thin material and sizes in general for my packing. The tab pull is very fun”

Calls Peak Design packing cubes an underrated upgrade and is a big fan.

“Peak design packing cubes are an underrated upgrade. Big fan since getting them earlier this year.”

Loves his Peak Design medium and small cubes: convenient laundry section, super smooth expansion zippers and great access tabs.

“The laundry section is super convenient, the expansion zippers are super smooth, and the access tabs just all around great.”

Calls the Peak Design medium cube the goat and says he can fit two weeks of clothes in it.

“Peak design medium cube it the goat! I don’t think anyone can convince me otherwise. I feel like I can fit two weeks worth of clothes in it.”

Peak Design cubes work well for him; he likes the two zippered sections.

“Peak design packing cubes work well for me, I really like having 2 zippered sections.”

Loves his Peak Design cubes and has never had them unzip even when packed full.

“I have them and love mine. Never had any issue with them unzipping and I pack them full.”

Calls his Peak Design small and medium cubes life changing and finds the dirty clothes compartment very useful.

“I have the PD cubes in small and medium. My first ever packing cubes. They were life changing haha.”

Used Peak Design cubes for years before switching to Bellroy packing cubes.

“Had the PD once for years and recently switched to Bellroy packing cubes, they are amazing.”

Finds Peak Design cubes flimsy and hard to shape and prefers Tortuga cubes.

“PD cubes feel super flimsy and hard to shape for me, I know prolly a hot take, I much prefer my Tortuga cubes.”

When overstuffed the zipper on his Peak Design cube creeps open, so he ties it with string.

“With peak design if you tend to over stuff the zipper can creep open . A bit annoying they didn't include a way to prevent this . I end up”

Really loves his three small Peak Design cubes, color-coded for socks, shirts and pants.

“i have three of the small PD packing cubes. Really love them.”

Owns Peak Design and Evergoods cubes but always ends up grabbing the Peak Design ones.

“I always end up grabbing the PD or Tom Bihn instead.”

Doesn't love the Peak Design medium cube because its square shape works only for rolls, not folded clothes.

“I don't love the legendary PD cube medium because of its square shape. It doesn't work well for folded clothes, only for rolls”

Calls the PD Large cube the best packing cube he has used, light without being flimsy.

“The PD Large cube is the best packing cube I've ever used, fantastic for clothing, weighs as little as it can without being flimsy.”

His Peak Design cubes have been solid and stay closed if packed evenly, even overpacked.

“my PD cubes have been solid so far. And if you pack them evenly, even over packed I don't have any issues with them not staying closed.”

Uses Peak Design cubes for clothes and says there is nothing better.

“I use PD for clothes. Nothing better out there.”

Of many cube brands, goes to Peak Design most: well made, highly compressible and easy to open and close.

“The ones I go to the most is Peak Design because of how well made they are.”

The Peak Design medium cube feels perfect in size for his spinner.

“the Medium pouch on the Peak design feels pretty perfect in size for my spinner.”

Says Peak Design cubes keep a rectangular shape when compressed and his small cube was worth the splurge.

“peak design cubes are soft and still retain their rectangular shape when compressed. It somehow evens out the compression applied throughout the whole cube. I’m generally a budget one-bagger but”

Owns the Peak Design cube and says it still bulges in the middle when stuffed.

“I own the peak design cube. If it's not bumping in the middle, you're not really stuffing it.”

Has a few Peak Design packing cubes and finds them fantastic.

“I have a few peak design packing cubes. They are fantastic”

Calls the Peak Design small cube the best he's used; incredible how much fits.

“The Peak Design small packing cube is the best I’ve used in that category, it’s incredible how much you can fit in.”

Loves his small Peak Design cubes with dirty-clothes separators; two filled with clothes was plenty for six months on the road.

“I love my Peak Design small sized packing cubes. They have separators for dirty clothes and can hold a ton. I’ve been on the road for 6 months and filled”

Has three small Peak Design cubes and likes them better than the medium.

“I second the Peak Design cubes. I have three of the small ones and i like them better than the medium sized one.”

Peak Design cubes are heavier but well built; a small one fits 8-10 rolled t-shirts.

“their stuff is on the heavier side but it's built sturdy, that's why it's heftier.”

Fan of Peak Design cubes: they open all the way and give useful compression from a brick shape.

“I'm a fan of the Peak Design cubes because they open all the way and have "useful" compression when needed. It expands about an inch or two from a brick-shaped”

Thinks Peak Design cubes are the best with dirty/clean compartments and compression, though pricey.

“Peak design ones are the best imho, they have compartments for dirty and clean and compress, most others don't do both.”

Says the Peak Design packing cube is the best and uses the small one every weekend.

“Peak design packing cube is the best. I use the small one every weekend.”

Wishes he had paid for Peak Design cubes from the start: they compress well, open one-handed and have a dirty clothes pocket.

“you do get what you pay for with the PD ones. I travel a lot and wish I had just shelled out for PD from the start. They compress really”

Switched from Eagle Creek to Peak Design with no regrets: better compression and a lifesaving dirty clothes compartment.

“I switched to the peak design and have no regrets. The compression is better and the dirty cloths compartment is a life saver. The peak design cube is definitely worth it.”

No regrets owning Peak Design cubes despite thinking them expensive; wishes he had bought them first.

“I have no regrets owning the PD cubes, despite my thinking they are expensive for a cube.”

Loves Peak Design but calls the packing cube bad: it tore at the rear within 5 uses and the front zippers keep opening.

“The packing cube is just so bad. Not only has it torn on the rear within 5 uses, but also, the front zippers.”

Likes the PD cubes but says the main zipper doesn't stay closed, so they don't compress well.

“I actually really like the PD cubes except for the fact that the main zipper does not stay closed if you so much as look at them wrong.”

Sold all his Peak Design cubes because they are so much heavier than alternatives.

“just sold all my Peak design ones because they're so much heavier!”

Likes his Peak Design cubes despite the price, with the zippers opening almost too easily.

“They're expensive, but I do like my peak designs cubes. If I had any critique it's that the zippers open almost too easily”

Uses the medium cubes in all her bags as the best fit.

“I use the medium peaking design packing cubes in all my bags, I find that their design fits best for all the bags that I have.”

Says the Peak Design packing cubes are great.

“The peak design packing cubes are great”

Finds them great: light weight, an expansion zipper and a dirty clothes pocket set them apart.

“Peak Design's packing cubes are great. Their light weight coupled with an expansion zipper and dirty clothes pocket set them apart from other packing cube options.”

Calls them his favorite, with compression and clean/dirty sections that cannot be beat.

“Peak design packing cubes are my favorite. Compression + clean/dirty sections can't be beat.”

Calls the compression packing cubes a must, and everyone who tries his loves them.

“Peak designs Compression Packing Cubes are a must as well. Everyone who has tried mine love them.”

The small cube's tabs tended to pop open when compressed, the shape was hard to pack with other cubes and the white material felt thin and papery, so he returned them for Eagle Creek.

“might have been my particular peak design small version cube but when slightly overpacked and compressed, the leathery tabs had a tendency to want to pop open. Ended up returning them.”

Calls the small packing cube the GOAT and owns four, three fitting side by side in his hardshell carry-on.

“Peak Design small packing cubes side by side, so it’s been perfect.”

A full-time nomad whose clothes live in the cubes day to day, and he calls them one of his favorite items.

“The cubes are doing great and they're one of my favorite items!”

Returned the Peak Design backpack but kept the packing cubes because they rule.

“I returned it and kept the packing cubes because they RULE.”

Finds the packing cubes very good and a good trade-off of features and efficiency, worth the extra, unlike the pouches that do not compress when half empty.

“The PD packing cubes are very good and they are a good trade off of feature and efficiency. They really are worth the extra.”

Bought the medium cube and says it fits perfectly in his bag with enough space left for a toiletries bag and shoes.

“I got the medium packing cube from PD and it fits perfectly within the Litehaul with enough space for a toiletries bag + shoes.”

Says the quality is great but the flashy zippers don't close fully and tend to pull open inside the pack once the cube is loaded.

“Oh, the quality is great, but the morons put in zippers that a) don't close fully leaving a hole and b) are made to be flashy so you can just”

Uses Peak Design packing cubes and says the new smedium size is the perfect size and now her go-to; bought two, one for shorts and one for shirts.

“I have the Peak Design packing cubes. Just got the smedium size and it's the perfect size. I also have the small and the medium but the smedium ones are”

Uses the 18L Peak Design packing cube and finds the materials very good despite the hefty price, which should hold up when stretched.

“I'm using the 18L packing cube from Peak Design. Quite a hefty price tag but the materials are very good. I don't think it will fall into pieces soon. That's important because it can be stretched sometimes.”