I used to be in the “clever ways to cram lots of clothes into a single case” camp. But the downsides of that are that you can’t easily find anything, everything gets wrinkled, and every pack/unpack moment is stressful.
Now I pack 3/4 of a case, max. Now I can easily
find things, fewer wrinkles, and zero stress when arriving somewhere or leaving somewhere. It’s so much better when you prioritize this way.
Sure, but now you’re on a plane and would like to grab something from your bag - headphones or a sweater or an aspirin. Do you need to pull the bag from the overhead bin, balance it on your chair while you unpack the whole bag? Or do you reach into your bag while still in the overhead bin and pull out the item you need?
One Bag is one of the remnants of the "old web" that continues to be updated and relevant.
Having run across it ~20 years ago, I still use their recommended "bundle wrapping" (https://www.onebag.com/pack.html) technique when I need to pack efficiently.
Now I pack 3/4 of a case, max. Now I can easily find things, fewer wrinkles, and zero stress when arriving somewhere or leaving somewhere. It’s so much better when you prioritize this way.