Comments on: The Science of Packing

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:34:35 +0000

Meliha – Thanks for the comment. Those cubes do look very cool. It looks like it would be great to use as a whole system too, rather than piecing together things like we did. Cool blog by the way.

-Jason

By: Meliha

Meliha — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:56:55 +0000

My husband and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the eBags Packing Cubes – 3pc Set (http://www.ebags.com/ebags/packing_cubes_3pc_set/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=13032). We use them on most trips. They came in REALLY useful when we carried the backpacking packs (like you’re using). We packed all the like items together in each one and then only had to pull out each big pack instead of having to sift through the whole bag to find a single item. It helps if you overstuff them too.

They’re also super durable (and look like they would withstand more wear and tear than your ITW’s Space Compressible Travel Roll Bags might)…

Anyway, I reviewed them on my blog if you’re insterested:
http://straddling-continents-cultures.blogspot.com/2009/10/packing-lightlymy-way-travel-product.html

Meliha

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:52:03 +0000

Ben – The travel gear pack-it folder was good, but it’s a little bit of a pain to carefully fold each shirt using the board. You’re more than welcome to mine, but it’s at my parents house. They sell them at North Face too, so you could just ask Pat.

Sobrina – Welcome! I’m really looking forward to Cambodia, unfortunately we’re not going to be able stay there long either, probably just going to hit the major cities, but we’ll definitely blog and tweet about it!

Adam – Again, good luck! My backpack finding has been that if you pack in compression bags the way we do, it really doesn’t matter what kind of pack you have, because you just pull out a couple bags and you’re done — I’ve read other advice on the subject though, and they have some very strong opinions on the subject. Let me know if you need some links.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:41:57 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I haven’t even begun to think about how or what to pack (or a backpack for that matter), so this is useful. I’ve got until the end of March, though.

By: Sobrina

Sobrina — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:53:12 +0000

Hello! I heard about LAC from my cousin Nathalie. This is the first post I’ve read and I can’t wait to follow along on your adventure, especially to read about Cambodia. We are planning a very “American” trip there of just 2-3 weeks (wish I could say to heck with it and go for longer…) ourselves in November!

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:46:14 +0000

So you did like the Eagle Creek Travel Gear Pack-It Folder, even though it didn’t work for your trip? I was looking into getting one. I will buy yours from you if you still have it. Or take care of it for you until you need it again.