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Best packing cubes

What packing cubes actually buy you, what they do not, and the one component that decides whether a set lasts a year or five.

5 picks· Updated

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Best carry-on luggage

Cabin allowances, wheels, and the part that actually breaks. What to weigh up before you buy, and how we will decide the ranking.

4 picks· Updated

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Best travel backpacks for a one-bag trip

Carrying a week on your back means trading capacity against the cabin allowance. The measurements that decide it, and how we will rank them.

3 picks· Updated

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Best checked luggage for a two-week trip

Capacity, weight allowances and the failure points that matter once a bag goes into the hold. What to weigh up, and how we will rank them.

3 picks· Updated

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Best toiletry bags that hang

Hotel sinks have no room, and a bag that hangs from a hook or a towel rail solves it. Where the hook sits, and what happens to your bottles when it does.

4 picks· Updated

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Best luggage trackers now that AirTags are everywhere

A tracker in a checked bag is only as good as the network of phones around it at the airport. Which tracker to buy depends on the phone in your pocket.

4 picks· Updated

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Best laptop bags for commuting

A commuting bag has one job a laptop sleeve does not: getting a computer through a downpour dry. Pack Hacker put paper inside and poured water on.

3 picks· Updated

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Best duffel bags for the gym

A gym bag has to keep sweaty kit away from a laptop and let it breathe on the way home. How big to go, and why a shoe pocket is not always a gift.

3 picks· Updated