PackMax Compression Packing Cubes

A rechargeable wireless pump is included in the set. Load the cube, zip it closed, click the pump onto the valve and switch it on - it draws the air out and the cube seals flat in about 10 to 15 seconds. There is no rolling, no sitting on the bag, and no cable to plug in at the other end.

Four nesting cubes - XL, L, M and S - plus the rechargeable wireless pump. The cubes nest inside each other when you are not using them, so the set stores flat.

The cubes use a triple-sealed valve, which is the part that decides whether a vacuum cube is any good. Once sealed, a cube holds its compression rather than slowly puffing back up in your bag. If a cube does relax over a long trip, the pump is small enough to travel with and re-sealing takes seconds.

The set is built around standard carry-on dimensions, and because a sealed cube is flatter and squarer than a loose bundle of clothes it packs into most cases more easily than the clothes did on their own. The XL suits a checked bag; the M and S sizes are the ones that make an overnight bag work.

Yes, one thing: the pump. It is rechargeable and charges over USB, so there are no batteries to buy and nothing to plug into a wall at the other end. Charge it before you leave and it will handle a full set of cubes. It runs at 4000Pa, which is what lets it draw a cube down in 10 to 15 seconds rather than slowly wheezing at it. It is small enough to live inside the cube set, and worth putting on the charger the night before a trip the same way you would your headphones.

Compression holds clothes still, which is what stops the shuffling and re-folding that creates creases in a normal suitcase. Anything that creases easily - linen, a suit shirt - will still crease, exactly as it would folded in a drawer. Pack those flat on top rather than in a cube.

No - compression changes the space your clothes take up, not what they weigh. It is a volume solution, not a weight one. If your airline limits carry-on by kilos rather than dimensions, that limit still applies.

Yes, and it is why a lot of people are looking at compression this year. From 2 February 2027, Jetstar's free carry-on allowance becomes a single underseat bag measuring 40 x 30 x 20cm, with the overhead locker becoming a paid add-on. That allowance is measured by size rather than weight, which is exactly the problem vacuum compression solves - it changes how much room your clothes take up. Rules differ between airlines and change over time, so always check your own carrier's current allowance before you fly.

Fair question, and if all you want is to squash a doona into a cupboard, a flat vacuum bag will do it for less. The difference is what you get at the other end. A vacuum bag turns a week of clothes into one large brick, so finding a single shirt on day three means unsealing the whole thing and repacking it. These are sized cubes, so your clothes stay sorted while they are compressed and you only open the one you need. You are paying for the organisation, not just the vacuum.

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You have 14 days. Pack a real trip with them and put the seal to the test - if they are not for you, contact us within 14 days and we will walk you through the return for a full refund. Full details are on our Refund Policy page, linked at the bottom of this page. This guarantee is offered in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.