Even though I have more storage space now, I still like using the bags to stash away the apparel I’m not wearing to keep my closet neat and organized. I also put them to work when I moved again-this time just across town. Each time the weather shifts, I empty the bags and swap the contents.
Since then, I’ve reused those same bags on a handful of occasions. The apartment I moved into was small, with limited closet space, but that wasn’t an issue: I tossed anything off-season, such as sundresses, shorts, and light blankets, into one of the midsize SpaceSavers and shrank it down until it was thin enough for me to slip it under my bed. After I twisted open the valve and pulled open each bag to unpack my things in my new home, I was able to put the bags to work as seasonal storage.
#TRAVEL SPACE SAVER BAG ZIP#
I was giddy with relief as I slotted the bags into my suitcase, stacking them until I was able to zip closed the luggage holding my entire closet. I did this over and over again, with chunky sweaters, stacks of towels, my entire sock drawer, and every jacket I owned (which, I learned that day, was a few too many). It was like magic: Out went the air in the bag and, with it, my agita. Watching that bag compress was mesmerizing and oddly soothing for the first time in weeks, I unclenched my jaw and pulled my shoulders down from my ears as I watched the bag shrink.
The SpaceSaver bags also come with a handheld pump, a much slower option but helpful if you don’t own a vac. Once I filled the bag, I used my Shark vacuum (also a Wirecutter pick) to suck the air out-it was easier to do than I expected. Filling one of the biggest bags with the bulkiest items, I stacked blankets, pillows, and spare sheets one on top of another. The variety 12-pack comes with three bags in four sizes: small, medium, large, and jumbo. I couldn’t have fit standard cardboard boxes in my tiny Honda Civic-but a few vacuum-sealed plastic bags that shrank to nearly 60% of their original size might work. The day my SpaceSaver bags arrived was the day I efficiently packed my dread away. Primarily recommended as a seasonal storage option (more on that in a sec), SpaceSaver bags work just as well if you’re prepping for a move and need to stuff a lot into a space not designed to hold much. I was spiraling downward and close to tears when I turned to Wirecutter for advice and found my saving grace: SpaceSaver vacuum storage bags, conveniently on sale for $29 at the time (which is the same deal we’re seeing today for a variety 12-pack). When I found myself staring down at the contents of my closet a year ago before moving from Queens, New York, to Denver, I certainly didn’t think so. Is there any situation more stressful, more daunting? You own way more than you thought was possible, and you’re kind of a pack rat, so you probably won’t get rid of any of it-but you somehow need to fit all your stuff into one midsize sedan before you hightail it out of the city and head west.
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