Space Saver Bags?

[soozy87]

I have several of the brand name bags. They would be awesome if they worked well, but they don't. I have had all but one of them spring a leak over a short amount of time. The one that didn't is the travel size that you don't need to suck the air out of, you just roll it up.

[MrsAxilla]

They are just meh. We have the Space Bag brand and they aren't really airtight. They were great for moving because I was able to fit a lot linens, winter coats, and that kind of thing into them and they didn't re-inflate before I was ready to unpack. The ones I stored with stuff all puffed back up.

They're good for travel, too. We used them for out trip to Italy last year and they probably doubled the amount of space in our luggage. Everything was really wrinkled, though, so it was good that we had room for a travel iron.

[Deleted]

I LOVE THEM!

We have the name brand and they're old as shit and still work great.

[goaskalice]

Apr 11, 2013 11:29:13 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

I sort of want some just for down comforters. omfg, those things take up a huge amount of space in my linen closet.

Don't do it! Unfortunately, they ruin the feathers and your comforters won't be the same. 

OP, I think they just got ought out by Ziplock, so I don't know if they will be better or worse in the near future. I've used them and had good success. 

[leeann]

I have used the name brand ones and have had no issues with them. I used them for all of my comforters with no problems.

[Deleted]

Yeah we use them in tupperware tubs. Baby clothes, suck or squeeze down, and we can layer 2-3 bag fulls into a single tub.

[pixiedust]

We love them. Our house has very little closet space, and they've been great for extra comforters, pillows, linens, etc. I will agree that the little travel ones aren't very helpful. We got them at costco, where a pack of all different sizes was much cheaper than I'd seen anywhere else (like 15 bags for the same price as 3 at target).

[Jalapeñomel]

We used them to move, and they are fabulous.

[Captain Serious]

I've used them for travel before, and wasn't a huge fan. Yes, you can condense things into less volume, but you end up with awkward-shaped hard blocks of things that are hard to pack other items around. If you are moving from place to place, you constantly have to open them, reorganize, and reseal them, because you can't easily get to your stuff. Worst of all, you end up with more space, which makes you think you can pack more, but then you go over the weight limit for your bags.

I imagine they would be nice for storing winter sweaters and extra bedding, but I haven't tried them for that.