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My tried and tested formula for packing is:

Clothes, roll them and use soft bags - GOt this tip from Cosmoplitan Magazine in the late 70's, it works!

Kitchen stuff; I put all things cooking in a large green box, this doubles at the other end as a low table or a sealed place for non perishable food. Over the past few years I have been collecting collapsible things from Outwell; the bowl, collander etc. I also have a fry pan with a fold in handle and a tiny folding kettle. I tend to stuff things inside other items to save space. Salt/ pepper goes inside the cups.

I use a 'pic nic' cool bag for a tiny gas bottle, trangia stove, 2 enamel mugs, and keep this handy for a quick roadside bew  if required....you never know.

I put plastic chopping boards under everything.

Pans - we have a stack of Vango pans. We only use them to boil water for pasta if it turns o cold that we want a warm meal. 

And finally, much to my husbands a amusement I take my wicker picnic/ shopping basket. Anything that needs to be on hand goes in here e.g. napkins, splades, hand wipes, tea towels. This is the shopping basket (for market shopping) and doubles as a stylish picnic basket. The cool box and picnic vasket are the last items to be packed.

I stuff the glasses with tea towels....just cannot drink wine out of platic...alternatively by tumblers from the super market and leave them rather than risk breaking in transit.