Well I just finished packing – or at least 99% of my packing. My laptop isn’t packed but it will be later tonight.
So I bought Spacebags for the trip. A friend who’s now in a Master’s degree program in England said she used them when she packed so I figured I’d try it out. The package I got had a giant one, a large, a medium and a travel size one. The giant one is waaay to big for a suitcase but all the others fit and are now stuffed with my clothes, and a pillow. I would strongly suggest getting at least one large Spacebag if you want to travel with a pillow. It only added less than an inch of thickness to what was all ready in the Spacebag. In the medium size one, I stuffed a bunch of my bulkier winter clothes and it’s still pretty bulky but not quite as much as it was. The travel sized bag is a little funny since you have to roll it up to get the air out, instead of vacuuming it out like the other bags. I was skeptical about that because I ended up with all the stuff shoved down in the bottom of the bag and it really didn’t look like it saved any space. So I tried to repack the suitcase without the travel Spacebag and it turns out it did save space. A LOT of space. It was pretty impressive. My suitcases are close to their weight limit, but if they weren’t I would probably go and get at least one more large one.
And now the only thing left to do it pack up my laptop, get my passport back with Visa stamp and get on the plane with my handy-dandy traveling care package Miss Alice made for me. Next stop, Seoul!
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December 9, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Chelsea
Noooooo!! Don’t leave us D:
The spacebags do seem to be a really good idea, but I wonder, if you’re traveling, are you going to have a vacuum so that you can use them on the way back? That’s my concern with them
December 9, 2009 at 10:47 PM
redgypsophila
Actually I had that concern to, especially because there’s NO WAY I could fit any of the Spacebag stuff without them. But I figure after a year, surely I will have befriended at least one co-worker who will let me borrow a vacuum. Also, mini-vacuums work just as well and you can get them for pretty cheap.
There’s also a chance that I might be able to get one from an out going teacher. Sometimes the ones that are living when others are arriving leave behind the stuff they can’t take home with them. I’m hoping that’s how I’ll get silverware and kitchen appliances too.
December 11, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Space Savers Community Correspondent
Hi there, Thanks for telling your readers about Space Bag products. Glad to hear we were able to make packing for your big trip a little easier. We actually make Space Bag To Go Bags, which are designed just for travelers so you can seal them up and shrink everything down without the use of a vacuum. We also have our new online community you might be interested in checking out. Space Savers community is all about saving space and getting organized and if you’d like to sign up, you can get 20% off the Space Bag To Go starter set so that you’ll have everything you need for your next trip. Thanks again for mentioning us. Have fun in Seoul! Best, Space Savers community correspondent
December 14, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Alice
Awwww, the tin!
I remember I got a bunch of travel Spcebags for my trips to Minnesota for camp. They were all the roll-to-get-the-air-out type, and they all worked pretty smashingly, too.