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From: Barbara Brown on 14 Jul 2010 10:59 Has anyone tried using those bags where you suck out all the air with your vacuum for packing your luggage? I thought it was a good idea but then I realized, how would I get all that stuff back in the suitcase without a vacuum on the way home? Would the ship lend you a vacuum? Are your clothes so wrinkled when you take them out that you'd pay more for pressing than the extra baggage charge? Barbara
From: James on 14 Jul 2010 12:43 On Jul 14, 9:59 am, Barbara Brown <babrow...(a)wowway.com> wrote: > Has anyone tried using those bags where you suck out all the air with > your vacuum for packing your luggage? > > I thought it was a good idea but then I realized, how would I get all > that stuff back in the suitcase without a vacuum on the way home? Would > the ship lend you a vacuum? > > Are your clothes so wrinkled when you take them out that you'd pay more > for pressing than the extra baggage charge? > > Barbara Try using the 'roll-type' bags where, as you roll the bag, the air gets pushed out. Then you can cap it. These are reusable and the clothes do not come out wrinkled. James
From: Tom K on 14 Jul 2010 13:41 On 7/14/10 10:59 AM, Barbara Brown wrote: > Has anyone tried using those bags where you suck out all the air with > your vacuum for packing your luggage? > > I thought it was a good idea but then I realized, how would I get all > that stuff back in the suitcase without a vacuum on the way home? Would > the ship lend you a vacuum? > > Are your clothes so wrinkled when you take them out that you'd pay more > for pressing than the extra baggage charge? > > Barbara Not that it's exactly the same thing... but I have a rain jacket and rain pants that I can fit into a gallon baggie and quart baggie. What I do is kneel on the baggie after I put in the jacket or pants... and then seal the baggie (while kneeling on it). It takes up much less space then in the luggage. --Tom
From: D Ball on 14 Jul 2010 14:11 On 7/14/2010 12:41 PM, Tom K wrote: > On 7/14/10 10:59 AM, Barbara Brown wrote: >> Has anyone tried using those bags where you suck out all the air with >> your vacuum for packing your luggage? >> >> I thought it was a good idea but then I realized, how would I get all >> that stuff back in the suitcase without a vacuum on the way home? Would >> the ship lend you a vacuum? >> >> Are your clothes so wrinkled when you take them out that you'd pay more >> for pressing than the extra baggage charge? >> >> Barbara > > Not that it's exactly the same thing... but I have a rain jacket and > rain pants that I can fit into a gallon baggie and quart baggie. What I > do is kneel on the baggie after I put in the jacket or pants... and then > seal the baggie (while kneeling on it). It takes up much less space then > in the luggage. > > --Tom And in the same way, you can buy those extra-large baggies and compression pack sweaters and other bulky stuff. I'm a big fan of rolling the rest. Wrinkles fall out pretty well. On special items, adding a layer of dry cleaning plastic bag helps reduce wrinkles when rolling. Diana
From: Thumper on 14 Jul 2010 15:08
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:11:09 -0500, D Ball <diana(a)removespamball.net> wrote: >On 7/14/2010 12:41 PM, Tom K wrote: >> On 7/14/10 10:59 AM, Barbara Brown wrote: >>> Has anyone tried using those bags where you suck out all the air with >>> your vacuum for packing your luggage? >>> >>> I thought it was a good idea but then I realized, how would I get all >>> that stuff back in the suitcase without a vacuum on the way home? Would >>> the ship lend you a vacuum? >>> >>> Are your clothes so wrinkled when you take them out that you'd pay more >>> for pressing than the extra baggage charge? >>> >>> Barbara >> >> Not that it's exactly the same thing... but I have a rain jacket and >> rain pants that I can fit into a gallon baggie and quart baggie. What I >> do is kneel on the baggie after I put in the jacket or pants... and then >> seal the baggie (while kneeling on it). It takes up much less space then >> in the luggage. >> >> --Tom > >And in the same way, you can buy those extra-large baggies and >compression pack sweaters and other bulky stuff. I'm a big fan of >rolling the rest. Wrinkles fall out pretty well. On special items, >adding a layer of dry cleaning plastic bag helps reduce wrinkles when >rolling. > >Diana They weigh the same compressed or not. Thumper |