Space Bags

[DisneyKidsDad]

My wife is planning on using space bags for our upcoming Alaska cruise to help pack all the warm weather and cold weather clothes. Do you think it will be possible to get a vacuum cleaner on the last night of the cruise to help with packing the space bags? Has anyone ever done this?

[Shmoo here]

My wife is planning on using space bags for our upcoming Alaska cruise to help pack all the warm weather and cold weather clothes. Do you think it will be possible to get a vacuum cleaner on the last night of the cruise to help with packing the space bags? Has anyone ever done this?

 

The best answer is maybe. I wouldn't count on it, however, I have read some reports where people were able to access a vacum onboard. Have you looked into the ones you roll the air out? They're not quite as efficient, but still usable.

 

:)

[DisneyKidsDad]

The best answer is maybe. I wouldn't count on it, however, I have read some reports where people were able to access a vacum onboard. Have you looked into the ones you roll the air out? They're not quite as efficient, but still usable.

 

:)

 

We bought some of those yesterday but they are small. I'm wondering if you could roll the space bags instead of using the vacuum. :confused: We will have to check into it. Traveling with our daughter in a manual wheelchair and her service dog makes limiting our luggage important. We run out of hands. :(

[Loonbeam]

Give your steward some advance warning and they may be able to accommodate you (I am not sure if all of their have hoses). That said, you can compress them manually, someone just needs to hold open the valve while someone else squashes. You don't get full compression, but pretty close.

 

I've actually switched to the giant ziplocs. Put the clothing in, zip the seal 95 percent of the way closed, squash the bag and pinch the rest. They are cheaper than the space bags.

 

 

My wife is planning on using space bags for our upcoming Alaska cruise to help pack all the warm weather and cold weather clothes. Do you think it will be possible to get a vacuum cleaner on the last night of the cruise to help with packing the space bags? Has anyone ever done this?

[cyclenut]

The Space Bag brand has the travel bags that you role the air out of and there are copycat versions that we bought and then returned. I would not count in having a vacuum available. We used the roll up ones for Alaska in 2011 and they worked great for fleece and such.

 

We have also done the ziploc bags. We use the freezer style gallon size and put clothes in the ziploc and compress the air out as the previous poster mentioned. I might use 4 or 5 in my bag for heavyweight cotton and such to compress the loft out of the garment. The super size ziploc work well too.

[redxpanda]

Be careful if you have very large luggage. This could potentially result in overweight fees! I speak from experience. :)

[racingfandj]

With the space you would be saving, you could pack a small airbed pump like this to ensure you had something.

 

http://nbnicelife.en.alibaba.com/productshowimg/563627630-210566502/Multifunction_Mini_Electric_Inflate_Deflate_Air_Pump_for_vacuum_bags_toys_air_beds.html

[scoundrellv]

We pack an air mattress inflator that we picked up at Wal-mart.

The opposite end covers the valve and does a decent job.

 

 

Hope this helps.

[scoundrellv]

We pack an air mattress inflator that we picked up at Wal-mart.

The opposite end covers the valve and does a decent job.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0055QFVFI/ref=redir_mdb_mobile

 

Hope this helps.

[LeeW]

My wife is planning on using space bags for our upcoming Alaska cruise to help pack all the warm weather and cold weather clothes. Do you think it will be possible to get a vacuum cleaner on the last night of the cruise to help with packing the space bags? Has anyone ever done this?

 

The jumbo size 2 1/2 gallon bags are sold at Target. Good for several trips and can be squashed by leaning on them. We've used these for the last 12 cruises and really like them.

[DisneyKidsDad]

Thanks everyone. We are going to buy the big ones and try to put out bulky coats in them. Between two big suitcases and two backpacks we should be OK.