Kiva Luggage Packing Genius Compress-It Cube, Large

Having used Eagle Creek PackIt cubes for years as well as Eagle Creek PackIt compressor bags, I was intrigued with the idea of having a compression cube and decided to give this a try. Here are my thoughts, in no particular order:

PROs:

Large capacity allows for either larger or a good number of smaller items to be put in

Lightweight

Has some sort of frame that helps a bit with keeping the shape

Nice color :-)

Compression works much like those expandable bags with zippers when the zipper is closed the height of the cube is roughly half of what it was

Unlike compressor bags items do not need to be rolled up, and no air valves can potentially be blocked

CONs (if you want to call it that):

Using it with large items leads to considerable deformation of the cube. I put a short down jacket in and while I was able to compress it OK, the cube went out of shape and became 'wavy'

Works best with items that contain a lot of air, such as down-filled items. I also tried using it with 'regular' clothing (jeans, t-shirts, fleece sweaters/jackets) and found it difficult to impossible to fully get the cube to compress. Most times I ended up with being able to close the compressing zipper only half way for fear of breaking either the fabric, or the zipper, or both.

SUMMARY:

I think this is a good product overall but it is only really useful with certain items that can be compressed well. In all other instances it just makes for a nice, spacious packing cube. I will continue to use it as a regular packing aid but in all honesty don't see it getting much use as a compression cube unless I have very specific items to pack that lend themselves well to compression.

I was excited to try this product, I currently use Eagle Creek bags. The Kiva bag was cheaper, but it was apparent when trying to zipper it up after compressing the bag...it is quite a feat to accomplish, and the zipper came apart. I reverted to my always trusty zip lock gallon bag which took me a fraction of the time I fought to work with the Kiva.

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The product seems to do what Kiva says it will do and I believe it will be a great help during the packing process in being able to pack everything we will need for our 10 day vacation into a carryon.

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I used these packing cubes for the first time during a 2 week business trip to China. I loved them! These made the normal daily packing and unpacking obsolete. In several cases we left our large suitcases at the hotel and took smaller bags on over night stays I simply packed what I needed in one cube and threw it into my small bag. A must for anyone traveling for an extended period of time.

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excellent cube I have tried others and while they worked ok this one works great

compacts the clothes and fits in much smaller space