space bag storage bags

[BREEZEMOMMY]

has anyone used these bags ? i'm thinking about using them to pack emergency blankets ( the normal king size ) and other soft gear in our van. i need something that will compact and keep things clean . MAY JESUS BLESS YOU ALL !!!! breezemommy

[neparose]

Mine were not anything I would recommened. I bought the name brand, not the cheap store ones. They seal like one of those zip top sandwich bags and 2 of the "zippers" immediately kept sliding right off the bag. The seals on the side that you hook your vac up to didnt hold up and leaked various amounts of air, to not sealing at all. The plastic is very thin and brittle and punctures easily. I bought them for the same reasons. Storing x-tra blankets, coats, summer-winter clothes,ect.... They appeared to be great at first, till I checked on them a couple days later in the closet. Tried to reseal them figuring I must have not had it quite right but nope, they suck! Just my experience with them but I would never buy them again. Its a GREAT idea, just too bad the product cant deliver.
rose

[NCLee]

I've been tempted, but haven't bought any yet. Keep wondering if they work as well, over the long term, as the ads claim.

One note: Don't put quilts in them. Especially the old hand quilted ones. If those bags do work as described, you won't want a quilt compressed like that. Puts too much stress on the stiches along the fold lines.

Lee

[CapeCMom]

Neparose is right. They stink. The zippers are flimsy and they do not hold the vac for very long. I had bought a bunch and they did not work out.

[nhlivefreeordie]

I too against my better judgment bought a bunch of the name brand ones. They are horrible, even if you do get one to stay sealed, they are so brittle and get worse over time that they crack. Total junk.

[AzLoneRider]

I'm another one who advises "Don't Do It". They are crap. We still have them around, but as far as holding a seal they don't.

[Nancymw]

Same here - bought the name brand - they don't hold up and rip. Great idea, but only very short term - not a keeper.

[dearg]

Sure glad I read this I was going to get some for blanket and quilt storage.

[Junie]

Another negative experience, even with the name brand. They don't hold their seal. I even tried taping the seal closed, but that didn't work, either.

[Patts]

I too didn't like them. I used them for travel on a plane to compact my clothes and get it all in 1 suit case. I got the kind you just squeeze the air out not the vacuum. But those suck too!

Patts

[keydl]

I looked at the idea and the price and decided to pass, but did use the idea with clear poly bags and a soldering iron like seal-a-meal. Made my war bag near waterproof and easy to pack.

[Catalpa]

I must have been lucky...I've used a lot of these bags and I have probably a ninety percent sucess rate. I've stored everything from heavy winter clothes to a large, heavy comforter, to extra sweaters and t-shirts. I have one that just didn't work right out of the box, but the other ones that failed were because I stuffed them too full, or tried to use it for a carthartt suit with big heavy zippers and stiff canvas cloth..just too much for it. But the one with the comforter and drapes in it has remained a solidly compressed block on the floor of my closet, and the others with regular clothes are stacked in my cedar chest, just as tightly sealed as when I put them in there two years ago.

Glad I was on the lucky side for a change, LOL!

[nhlivefreeordie]

I must have been lucky...I've used a lot of these bags and I have probably a ninety percent sucess rate. I've stored everything from heavy winter clothes to a large, heavy comforter, to extra sweaters and t-shirts. I have one that just didn't work right out of the box, but the other ones that failed were because I stuffed them too full, or tried to use it for a carthartt suit with big heavy zippers and stiff canvas cloth..just too much for it. But the one with the comforter and drapes in it has remained a solidly compressed block on the floor of my closet, and the others with regular clothes are stacked in my cedar chest, just as tightly sealed as when I put them in there two years ago.

Glad I was on the lucky side for a change, LOL!

If you want to remain lucky, you probably should not handle them, or maybe even look at them, they get extremely brittle.

[randallhilton]

I haven't had experience with the space saver bag. I'm a skeptic if it's advertised on a "but wait, there's more" TV commercial.

Zip Lock offers very large (http://www.ziploc.com/Products/Pages/BigBags.aspx?SizeName=XL) (quilt and clothing size) bags which might be more robust (but I don't know from experience).

Instead of vacuuming the bag, just mash it down real good while zipping it shut. It might not be as compact as a vacuum assisted bag but it does reduce the bulk.

[silvergramma]

I bought several large boxes of them for our quilts and blankets thinking it would give us more room in the walk in closets...
then I got to thinking.. why not try trash bags (white ones) with a vacummn cleaner...worked just as well..twist and tie..place in a plastic tote and stack..

[randallhilton]

I bought several large boxes of them for our quilts and blankets thinking it would give us more room in the walk in closets...
then I got to thinking.. why not try trash bags (white ones) with a vacummn cleaner...worked just as well..twist and tie..place in a plastic tote and stack..

Wait a minute! You're not supposed to do that. How is our "Brave New World" economy going to operate if you don't go out and buy something? :sarcastic: