igual

hi everyone,
we are shipping some stuff over to Australia, and just wondering if anyone who is already there used those vacuum packs to make clothes and duvets smaller etc? We spoke to the shipping company and they advised against it as there will be temperature changes.Any advise , or opinions much appreciated!

sj oldfield

Advised by Larissa to use them so I did.

Cost £11.95 for 2. First one popped, so had to chuck itand they didnt make the package THAT small.

Found them a waste of money. Get a couple of small cases instead

CPW

Well, don't fall into the trap that friends of mine did - packed things up in the vacuum bags all right, but then when they wanted to come home they realised that they didn't have a vacuum cleaner to re-pack. (Admittedly they were on holiday, but still...)

JackTheLad

Agree with sj oldfield that they don't save too much space on shirts, bedsheets and pillow cases, as they are quite compact once folded.

However we used a few of these vacuum space saver bags for bulky items and were able to reduce the volume by at least 2/3. I'm talking about a large duvet, ski clothes (which were mostly air), wollen blankets, jumpers, cardigans and some winter coats. The shipping company didn't say anything about them.

Even if you can't save lots of space for some of your clothings, vacumm bags are still keeping your clothes from moisture during shipping and storage, especially if you are not expecting to get your personal effects back from the shipper for 2 or 3 months.

Cheers,
Mrs JTL

Bix

Thick black waste bags work just as well.
For example put a duvet in one and grip the mouth of the bag around your vaccuum nozzle.
When air is sucked out pull out nozzle and twist top of bag...fold it over and tie it with string.
Works for me

helinuk

We used them to return from a hot humid singapore to uk. reduced the pillows and duvets& sleeping bags, the packers said it was fine, and everything arrived ok.
The vacuum bags I've bought in uk- Argos popped or were split already so wouldn't reccommend those. Plenty of people I know use Bix's method and I now do that too.

igual

Thanks everyone for your replys, i'll give the bin liners ago!

spuds

Hi there,

I have to admit I think they are great if space is at a premium. We used them for some really bulky things like duvets, coats and blankets and as long as you don't put too much in it's really impressive how much you can reduce the volume by (without popping!).

We were convinced ours would be burst and blown up and in all kinds of trouble by the time they arrived but they were absolutely fine! Would definitely use them again.