Hey cruisers it is a new year and we are stoked to be back here with you sharing
the travel supplies that make our travels easier and more organized and
just overall better and today we're really stoked because we have a
beautiful set of packing cubes to share with you and today we're going to talk
about why we bought them what we liked about them how to use them and where to
find them but hmm I do want to tell you the number
one reason that we bought them is because they are gorgeous I mean take a
look at these you guys they're so pretty my husband saw them on Amazon and we
both agreed that we absolutely just had to have them so number one reason for
making this purchase was definitely the aesthetic the company that makes them
well traveled which is headquartered out of Colorado was inspired by their
travels when they made them and it definitely shows through so you know
sometimes you have to buy things because they're pretty I'm not above that the
number two reason that we bought them won't surprise you at all you know how
we feel about packing cubes and you know how we feel about compression packing
well these packing cubes are compression
packing cubes so they combine our love for packing cubes to stay organized and
squishing things down in your suitcase to make more room so we're all about it
and that's definitely the main two reasons why we purchased this product so
would you like to hear a little bit more about why we like them number one basic
practical reason they are machine washable so you can throw these puppies
in the wash and then hang them to dry I think that's wonderful I also like that
they come in three sizes enter a reasonable price so this is the large
size right here front and back this is the medium size front and back and this
is the little small qt now another thing I like about these is that I can use
this little guy in my backpack possibly even this one so these don't
necessarily need to be just used in your luggage they can also be used for your
day pack and I really like that idea so why don't we jump in and show you how
they work what I have done is set some clothing aside over here and we're going
to use the medium packing cube today to do a little demonstration of how they work
so the first thing you need to know about these is that they have two sets
of zippers they have this upper zipper here that goes into the main cube and
then the second zipper on the item is what compresses it so we're gonna go
ahead and demonstrate that right now we're gonna fill one of these up so
first thing you do is open both sets of zippers on the cube so that you have it
all nice and ready to be filled so this is what it looks like with both sets
open you can see that it kind of makes more space it expands if you will all
right there we go so fully expanded looks a little bit like that and we are
going to go ahead and fill it the company that makes these offers a couple
of important tips for us when using these and the first tip is that you want
to roll your clothing instead of folding it so we have rolled a few items today
we have some t-shirts pants leggings swimsuit cover-ups things like that so
I'm just gonna go ahead and lightly put them in here so you want to roll them
and the second tip that well-travelled offers is that you do not want to over
stuff the bag so as you can see we have filled the bag but it's not terribly
full and it's not it's not bursting so to speak so you go ahead and shut it the
first zipper and use the handy little handle here to see that it's not really
overstuffed right there's even room in the top and then what you do is take the
compression zipper and you just move it all along the side of the product here
just like that and I'm trying to do this slowly and carefully so that I don't get
any of the fabric stuck while I'm sipping it shut so you kind of want to
take your time with this part of the process so that nothing gets stuck in
there and as you do that you can see the product kind of shrinking down the cube
kind of shrinking down this is what it's meant for so taking it slow making sure
all the fabric is nicely tucked away when we do that it's important part of
the process and we're almost all the way around so you can see that it compresses
down to this nice little size so it's probably about half as wide or thick
whatever you want to say as it was when it started very nice way to stay
organized I don't feel like my clothes are overly compressed either where
they're gonna wrinkle or anything like that it's just compressing them to a
nice packable level I think we will probably want to have a couple of sets
of these I think you could probably would need you know three or four per
adult so that is how these little guys work so
how do you get them of course we have put them in our Amazon shop and we will
link to them in the description box below so that you can get your hands on
a set of them they're very reasonably priced and the company has great
customer service after you order them they'll send you a little email a few
days after your package arrives to make sure that everything is going well with
the product and to check on you and I absolutely love it when suppliers do
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