Packing Organizers: These Luggage Accessories Help you Travel Carryon (2024)

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So the hard part’s out of the way; after much turmoil, you’ve finally perfected your travel wardrobe and created a chic capsule collection – now it’s time to get packing! Which luggage accessories and packing organizers will work best for you?

Written By: Chantelle Mallin

Packing organizers have risen in popularity over the past years, with many traveling folks unable to imagine packing for a trip without them, (TFG included!). They allow optimum use of the space in your luggage, keeping everything organized and in place during your travels, and making the task of unpacking and re-packing your travel capsule wardrobe simple and stress-free.

The following guide looks through the top packing organizer types, allowing you to choose the ideal style for your personal travel itinerary.

There are a few types of packing organizers

• Packing Cubes
• Packing Folders
• Compression Sacks
• Other Packing Organizers

Here, we’ll explore all of them in more detail.

Compass Rose Compression Packing Cubes

Packing Cubes

The packing cubes come in two different sizes: slim and regular. Slim packing cubes like the Compass Rose featured above can be packed next to each other, perfect for carry-on luggage, backpacks, and travel duffels. The regular cubes are large square shapes, ideal for a regular size or large suitcase.

Every traveler’s favorite luggage accessory is the packing cube! Coming in a wide variety of sizes and colors, travel packing cubes are mesh and fabric containers that organize your luggage allowing you to pack efficiently.

Watch this video and learn how to use packing cubes for carry-on travel

Follow this video tutorial to learn how to pack your belongings using packing cubes and save valuable space (think souvenir shopping).

Packing cubes are deemed the ultimate packing organizers. They allow you to maximize the space in your bag, even squeezing in none practical items such as bulky coats and leather items. They can also be used to store electronics and other fiddly bits such as power chords and cables. Similar products, such as underwear/ t’s/dirty laundry, can be packed together, meaning they can be easily found without much rummaging.

Planning a trek? The cubes are great for taking on day trips during your travels. Ideally, for storing items such as scarves, socks, and sleeping liners, they are also perfect for long flights or travel journeys, giving your easy access to comfort items such as clothing layers, travel pillows, and blankets.

The packing cubes can even be used when you’re back home.It allowsyou to neatly store clothes, maximizing small storage space – beneficial (if you’re like me) and your room is slightly size challenged.

TFG’s favorite are these packing cubes from Compass Rose. They’re our own brand!

Slate Travel Garment Folder

Packing Folders

It holds up to 6 items of clothing, allowing you to fold and store bulkier items in a larger bag, freeing up valuable luggage space for other essentials.

These organizers feature instructions depicting the best folding methods for your items and a Velcro closure that keeps the clothing neatly folded and wrinkle free.

Eagle Creek Travel Gear Luggage Pack-it Garment Folder

Travel packing folders are designed to maximize space and minimize wrinkles.It means they are a very popular option among business travelers. They are available in an array of sizes storing around 7 – 15 items (perfect for shirts and trousers that tend to crease easily) and fit perfectly into most carry on size luggage.

A packing folder is perfect if you dislike rolling your clothing.Simply use the board to assist with folding garments then store them flat within the packing folder, creating organization and structure within any bag, simple!

Take a spare packing folder to space to store your dirty laundry.It’s definitely more efficient than stuffing it into a laundry bag as it maximizes room in the luggage ensuring that the unlaundered clothing remains separate from your clean items.

TheDot&Dot Packing Folder, is a popular packing organizer with travelers and designed to fit in a carry-on size bag.

Sea to Summit Compression Sacks

Compression Sacks

Compression sacks are the perfect packing organizers for travelers who need to pack bulky, trekking, and activity-based clothing items.

You simply stuff your clothes into the sack and compress, creating an easy, space efficient and flat packing aid.Compression sacks can be useful when packing with a top loading backpack.Check out the Sea to Summit Compression Sacksfor light and durable packing aids.

Eagle Creek Pack It Specter Compression Cube Set

Planning a hike? The Eagle Creek compression sack set is great for compressing bulky items. Such as sleeping bags and camping gear, there are also waterproof versions available for water sport enthusiasts.

The bags are great for use at home, too, for storing out of season clothing efficiently and effectively until next year’s use.

Check out TFG’s guide on how to choose a travel backpack.

Additional Organizers and Luggage Accessories

We all know packing can be frustrating, so we want to make the process as easy and stress-free as possible. Below are some additional space-saving products to ensure your luggage is packed as efficiently as possible.

eBags Pack-it-Flat Toiletry Kit

Pack-it-Flat Toiletry Kit

The Pack-it-Flat toiletry kit from eBags is the ideal savior product for all those times you’ve packed your luggage, only to discover that you didn’t leave enough room for your toiletry products.

At only 2-1/4” thick, the Pack-it-Flat kit has the same ease of packing another pair of jeans, simple! It features four compartments to keep your essentials organized, an expansion zipper for packing flexibility and a removable hanging hook for versatile storage.

For more styles, check out TFG’s Top Toiletry Bags for Travel.

Travelon Set of 7 Packing Envelopes

Set of 7 Packing Envelopes

The sturdy PVC mesh set of packing organizers come in a variety of sizes providing storage for your toiletries, charger cables, cosmetics and other travel necessities, and features transparency providing easy viewing of its contents, a water resistant, easy clean design and zip closure to ensure contents remain secure.

eBags Shoe Sleeves

Shoe Sleeves

The unisex shoe sleeves are designed to fit both women’s and men’s shoes, comfortably fitting up to a size 13. The pouches protect both shoes and clothing from dirt and debris and their stretchy, soft design allows you to fit your shoes easily and snugly into small packing spaces, bonus!

VASCO Travel Organizer/Toiletry Kit

Pack-It Complete Organizer

These packing organizers from VASCO make a great choice when packing for business trips, summer vacations, or out-of-town family holidays–or for dorm rooms or simply heading to the gym. They’re sleek looking and come in some lovely colors!

The slim toiletry kit offers ample space like with a large-size dopp kit, yet it folds flat, taking up about the same amount of space as a pair of jeans, perfect for space-saving placement in any suitcase or travel bag.

The solution for backpackers and travelers that are constantly on the go are toiletry bags with a hook! Check out our best hanging toiletry bags!

Ziploc Big Bag Double Zipper

Ziploc Bags

These are the basic bags you use at home to store food or other items, but they still count as packing organizers! Many travelers prefer to use Ziploc bags because they’re cheap, clear, and you probably already have some at home.

Traveling without Ziploc bags is like traveling without your passport, it just can’t be done.Storing items in the clear bags ensures your suitcase remains organized; the transparency means products can be easily found without the need to up turn your entire luggage.

Ziploc bags can be used in a number of ways, such as:

• Protect your camera:A great way of protecting your precious travel camera in the rain.
• Document holder:Keep your passport/ travel money/travel insurance safe and sound all together in one place, no more rummaging in the depth of your bag.
• Jewelry pouch:Lost an earring? Store all your jewelry together in a sealable bag; it’ll save your favorite pieces from becoming lost.
• Cables store:The best way to store all your cables and chargers – stopping them from becoming tangled.
• Swimsuit bag:A great way of transporting your wet swimwear/towel from the beach back to the hotel. Alternatively, we also love these dry bags.
• Airport inspection bag:The easiest way of displaying your liquids for inspection at the airport, store in the front pocket of your luggage for easy access.
• Liquids storage:Who doesn’t hate a burst shampoo leaking all over their freshly packed luggage? Double bag your products in Ziploc bags to ensure you avoid the nightmare.

Travel Tip: Avoid using these bags if you’re planning to stay in a hostel. Don’t be that personcrunching plastic when others are trying to sleep. Find outother hostel essentials and tips!

MISSLO Carry-On Caddy

The Carry-On Caddy

This hooked caddy pouch from Misslo allows you to take your most important grooming products through airport security with ease. Fill with the interior with travel-sized products such as toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, face or body cream, and more.

Grid-It Organizer

Grid-It Organizer

The perfect packing organizer to keep all your small necessities such as cosmetics/electronics/phone/iPod etc. together and perfectly organized, freeing up valuable space in your luggage. This unique packing aid features loops, pockets, and pouches to store all your essential accessories making it the perfect organizer for the gadget aficionado.

Travelon Set of 2 Compression Packing Bags

Compression Packing Bags Set

This Travelon space-saver includes a reusable medium and large sack featuring an easy seal closure, the ability to be compressed without the need of a vacuum cleaner, an airtight and leak-proof design. The bags are great for making the most room out of the least space!

Here’s a quick review on eachluggage accessories and packing organizers for travel:

BRAND | MODEL	FEATURES | REVIEWS	RATING | PRICE
Compass Rose Packing Cubes	PERFECT WIDTH for international carryon luggage, COLOR and NUMBER CODED, unique packing strategies for an efficient, stress-free travel experience, comes in 4 slim cubes	Check Price
Slate Travel Garment Folder	It holds up to 6 items of clothing, allowing you to fold and store bulkier items in a larger bag, freeing up valuable luggage space for other essentials.	Check Price
Eagle Creek Travel Gear Luggage Pack-it Garment Folder	Maximize space and minimize wrinkles, compressing wings helps hold up to 12 items,	Check Price
Sea to Summit Compression Sacks	Perfect packing organizers who pack bulky, easy, space efficient and flat packing aid	Check Price
Eagle Creek Pack It Specter Compression Cube Set	Ultra lightweight silnylon material, unique compression zipper, water-resistant	Check Price
eBags Pack-it-Flat Toiletry Kit	Ideal savior product, only 2-1/4” thick, features four compartments, an expansion zipper for packing flexibility	Check Price
Travelon Set of 7 Packing Envelopes	Sturdy PVC mesh set, come in a variety of sizes, features transparency providing easy viewing	Check Price
eBags Shoe Sleeves	Unisex shoe sleeves, comfortably fitting up to a size 13, protect both shoes, soft design allows you to fit your shoes easily	Check Price
VASCO Travel Organizer/Toiletry Kit	The slim toiletry kit offers ample space like with a large-size dopp kit, yet it folds flat, taking up about the same amount of space as a pair of jeans, perfect for space-saving placement in any suitcase or travel bag.	Check Price
Ziploc Big Bag Double Zipper	Many travelers prefer to use Ziploc bags because they're cheap, clear, and you probably already have some at home.	Check Price
MISSLO Carry-On Caddy	This hooked caddy pouch from Misslo allows you to take your most important grooming products through airport security with ease.	Check Price
Grid-It Organizer	Keep all your small necessities, perfectly organized, freeing up valuable space in your luggage	Check Price
Travelon Set of 2 Compression Packing Bags	Reusable medium and large sack, easy seal closure, airtight and leak proof design	Check Price

Which of these packing organizers will you choose to organize your clothing?

For more tips and ideas on packing organizers, please read:

• Packing Cubes Video Tutorial: Learn How to Pack Light
• Packing Clothes for Travel: How to Organize like a Pro
• How to Use Packing Cubes: 8 Step Strategy to Travel Carry-on Only
• Alternate Uses for Packing Cubes – Organize your Closet Space!

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