BAGAIL 4 Set/6 Set/8 Set Compression Packing Cubes Travel Accessories Expandable Packing Organizers (Half Mesh, 6-Black)Global Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardOEKO-TEX STANDARD 100Global Recycled Standard

I travel for work and needed to replace my old set of packing cubes. I was concerned about the mesh on these until they arrived. The mesh is heavy duty, the zippers are very well sewn in and are also heavy duty. These are a quality build. I really like that the entire set stores nicely in a compact bag as well.Bonus, they give you access to free packing tips to maximize the amount of items you can pack. I am a backpacker and carry-on champion but still picked up a couple of new tricks.

At first I was skeptical, but needed an option for packing for my 2 week trip in a carry on.I originally planned to use the largest bag for just my bottoms but as I was packing them (all items were rolled), I noticed I could fit more.. and moved on to all my dressed… then on to my bigger shirts… then ALL my shirts! Leading me to fit 3 pants, 3 skirts, 2 shorts, 10+ tops in just one bag! Zipping the extra compression was hard, but by going inch by inch - we made it!!Granted this is all light summer/ linen clothing, but I am still very impressed!!

The quality of these bags, meaning that the construction, materials both fabric and zipper, and seam strength, seem very good. They look nice and they are very roomy with sizes being good for a variety of clothing. In that way they are excellent. But since we're paying for the compression as well this was an issue for me.What didn't work for me was the compression itself. Being an over-packer, yes I do admit that, I thought this would work somewhat like the bags that can reduce the air and flatten out. This isn't exactly the case. What happens when the cube is filled to its maximum and then compressed with the zipper, is that the center of the cube increases in size so that it can accommodate the lack of size around the bag's perimeter. In other words the contents are pushed to the center. While this might make for more square inches in the suitcase to add these bags the higher center makes for other problems.I packed, compressed the bags and went to close the suitcase and it was just not happening very easily, if at all. I decided to try another way thinking that the packing cubes really didn't seem smaller but seemed more "stuffed" after compression. Like I said the central area had increased in size. I decided to open the compression zippers and see what would happen.Although I did need to make some re-arrangements due to the larger overall squared size of the packing cube, the central area of the cube decreased in size quite a bit. So much so that the suitcase was actually easy to close.So although I do think that these are well made of good quality materials and are great for organizing the stuff in one's suitcase the compression was a disappointment for me. I think that possibly the usefulness of compression for an over-packer like myself is not going to make a difference but since the bags are of good quality they may work for someone who is more conservative with their packing. :-)

Love these! I like the different size options, allowing to pack bigger clothing options and providing the ability to pack/arrange them as needed in luggage. I got quite a bit in all of them and only had one that I couldn't compress all the way

Not sure how I packed a suitcase without these before. The compression just makes more room to fit more stuff (you probably don't need but want anyway lol). Simplifies travel as I can group items of clothing together ... which is great if you need to live out of your suitcase for a minute. I bought the black ones.

If you are not using packing bags - you should. I have multiple sets and I like this one because all the bags are nestled, so stores easily and makes a great gift. Put stuff in these and they compress down without any pressure, they just do. They make unpacking easy and keep your clothes organized.

I love the color and the variety of sizes. Very helpful when I'm packing for trips, but I'm beyond frustrated by how often the "compression" zipper gets snagged on the fabric. It is almost ALWAYS getting stuck, and I'm spending what feels like forever, trying to untangle it. Of course, the cubes work just fine if you don't try to compress them, but I've gotten to the point I don't want to try to save space because it's always getting stuck. I even zip it slowly and make sure the fabric doesn't pull in, but it still manages to catch somewhere most of the time. So if you're just looking for packing cubes and don't really need to compress it often, these are great. If you are, be prepared for it to constantly catch.

As a minimalist, the fewer things I have to look at in my suitcase, the better, and these compression bags are perfect for my needs. The zippers are smooth, and the various sizes help simply the packing process. I also bought the green bags to mix and match.