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Relax from the get-go: lightweight luggage for your yoga trip
by Anika Schulz
Why packing cubes only work for organised people
27.2.2023
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson
Packing cubes or travel squares are designed to create order in your luggage. For me, the opposite was true. Packing cubes are for organised people, not for wannabes.
And so, I already started packing five days ahead of my departure. As if this wasn’t square enough, I also invested in some packing cubes. These things here:
«The Pack-It Isolate Compression Cube Set is designed for travellers looking to travel light while maximising the space inside their luggage,» reads the product description on one of the cubes. Yay! The perfect product for my new orderly life!
Unfortunately, things turned out differently.
Cumbersome cubes
As I’m packing, I realise that the cubes are awkwardly bulky. At least when they’re holding the amount of clothes I’ll be needing for the trip. Plus, I’m forced to arrange them in a very specific way to close the suitcase they’re in. What a drag!
The three-week trip overseas reveals the inevitable. The travel cubes create even more chaos than if I’d just chucked all my clothes into the suitcase.
A whole new packing order or none at all, I say to myself. In any case, the whole idea didn’t work. The bags designed for improved organisation turn into my travelling nemesis.
Long live chaos
I’d rather remain disorganised. And rid myself of the cubes. Unless someone has the ultimate packing cube hack. After all, I still have them – although one of them already has a hole. Of course it does.
Header image: Livia Gamper
Testing devices and gadgets is my thing. Some experiments lead to interesting insights, others to demolished phones. I’m hooked on series and can’t imagine life without Netflix. In summer, you’ll find me soaking up the sun by the lake or at a music festival.
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