Vacuum packing bags
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I’ll remember that, the next time I take my bulky curtains hooning through the Alps 
This woukd appear to be Doc’s pump:
https://www.flextail.com/en-gb/prod...6&_sid=de738a3d0&_ss=r&variant=43439154299127
The space saved by vacuum packing your clothes can be filled with…………… the pump.
PS If you go in for this vacuum packing malarkey on a motorcycle, why not just borrow the hotel’s vacuum for a couple of minutes?
https://www.flextail.com/en-gb/prod...6&_sid=de738a3d0&_ss=r&variant=43439154299127
The space saved by vacuum packing your clothes can be filled with…………… the pump.
PS If you go in for this vacuum packing malarkey on a motorcycle, why not just borrow the hotel’s vacuum for a couple of minutes?
My wife is a devotee of household vacuum packing clothes, it’s a bit hit and miss and there have been a lot of failures. Two of us have managed without vacuum packing, a month away on an RT by washing clothes every 4/5 days or as the opportunity arose.
If the bags were robust and durable we would consider it, but I’m yet to be convinced.
If the bags were robust and durable we would consider it, but I’m yet to be convinced.
I am given to understand that simply rolling the vacuum bag, to expel the air, is pretty effective. This removes the need for a vacuum pump. Bulky curtains might present a challenge though.
Rather than crush my clothes in a vacuum, I find that the excellent Specter bags from Eagle Creek are more than adequate. They are not cheap but, with care, will last for years. I used Eagle Creek’s original bags for years, switching over to tge lighter Specter bags when they were first launched. The heavier bags I then sold on UKGSer, recouping a decent amount of the outlay.
Got a link, mate?
Natch, mate: https://eaglecreek.eu/gb_en/
No doubt rip-off copies are available from China and EBay.
Rather than crush my clothes in a vacuum, I find that the excellent Specter bags from Eagle Creek are more than adequate. They are not cheap but, with care, will last for years. I used Eagle Creek’s original bags for years, switching over to tge lighter Specter bags when they were first launched. The heavier bags I then sold on UKGSer, recouping a decent amount of the outlay.
Got a link, mate?
Natch, mate: https://eaglecreek.eu/gb_en/
No doubt rip-off copies are available from China and EBay.
It certainly is effective. We’ve used the roll type vacuum bags for years, for both biking and non-biking holidays. It’s amazing how much space you can save as well as keeping dirty and clean stuff separate.
I bought a set of vacuum bags with a self installed vacuum thing. I tried using it at home & whilst effectively removing all of the air the clothes were a scruffy hopelessly creased mess when they came out. If I was going to use them I'd have to pack an iron to stop me looking like a hobo when I unpacked the clothes.
Dear God, what the fekk have I stumbled on here 
What is wrong with you people!
What is wrong with you people!
Packing is an art form, lost on those with humungous panniers, for all their ‘Must have, must take’ stuff.
Dear God, what the fekk have I stumbled on here
What is wrong with you people!
I'm mental and you ?
Swissdoc
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We used the Space Saver travel roll up bags last year. Fabulous! Made packing much easier!
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There’s an entire world out there and a significant variation in price….
So I just use resealable freezer bags. Put folded cloths in, sit on said bag to expel air and re-seal. Simple's. Also good for dirty clothes, stops other stuff stinking
ilkleymoron
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used them for years
as well as the Louis Vuitton range of black plastic bags instead of suit cases
remember that if you suck hard it goes solid so you might want to put it in the panner to take the pannier's shape before sucking otherwise, it might not fit
they do leak and once nicked they are usless - but good for curtains and the wife's summer wardrobe stored in the loft
as well as the Louis Vuitton range of black plastic bags instead of suit cases
remember that if you suck hard it goes solid so you might want to put it in the panner to take the pannier's shape before sucking otherwise, it might not fit
they do leak and once nicked they are usless - but good for curtains and the wife's summer wardrobe stored in the loft
ziploc bags , stolen from work , infinite supply .
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/236...98339&click_sum=f5379510&ref=sold_out-2&frs=1
like this ^^^ but a4 .
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/236...98339&click_sum=f5379510&ref=sold_out-2&frs=1
like this ^^^ but a4 .
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