Pack Your Bags!
Pack Your Bags!  
Podcast: The Wirecutter Show
Published On: Wed Jan 29 2025
Description: The right luggage can make traveling easier. We share expert tips for choosing between hard and soft shells, carry-on or checked bags, plus pro packing hacks. Guest: Wirecutter senior staff writer Kit Dillon Products we recommend: The best soft-sided carry-on bag: Travelpro Platinum Elite 21″ Carry-On SpinnerThe best hard-sided carry-on bag: Away The Carry-OnThe upgrade pick carry-on: Briggs & Riley Baseline Essential 22″ Carry-On Expandable SpinnerA travel backpack we love: Cotopaxi Allpa 35L Travel Pack Del DiaThe best duffel bag:  Patagonia Black Hole Duffel 70LThe best packing cubes: Eagle Creek Pack-It Reveal Cube SetKit recommends: Pat Rawson Surfoards Additional Reading: The 6 Best Carry-On Luggage of 2025The Best Suitcases for CheckingThe 6 Best Carry-On Travel Backpacks for 2025The 9 Best Duffle Bags of 2025The 4 Best Packing Cubes of 2025  We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› Follow us on instagram @wirecutter Find edited transcripts for each episode here: The Wirecutter Show Podcast