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This is our new way of packing!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017

This product arrived the afternoon prior to taking off for 3 week trip with small luggage. It worked unbelievably well. We were going from temps in the 20s to 70s. The product does work the best on puffy things such as polar fleece, down and wool but even t-shirts, socks and underwear benefited from using these compression bags. This is the new way to travel for me. I would totally recommend using these and you will get the hang and tricks from using them. The one weak point is the plastic zip thing so don't lose it. We didn't as we were very careful. and if you do lose one, you can use the zip from any of the other bags, even those in use. This is one great packing invention that helped make our trip a success. Honestly.

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Electric Boat Lady

Poor Quality

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2021

I rarely submit negative reviews but this one deserves a review... These bags are awful ~ I assumed they were going to be thicker more sturdy and that every bag would compress, but all they are our big plastic bags with a seal on top. And the 2 bags that have a compression valve ~ when you start to roll it the top seam opens. Quality is very disappointing from a well known company and I would not recommend purchasing them.

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Scruzie

This is our new way of packing!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

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mbay2002

If you're looking for great compression, these do the job.

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

I am very happy with these bags. I'm using the two smaller sizes to compress my clothes to fit into my carry-on. I had previously rolled all my clothes and my carry-on was full. After compression with these bags, my carry-on was half-filled. I was a bit skeptical before buying because I read some of the negative reviews, but the performance and price on these is perfect.

The only thing that could be improved is giving the option to buy the various sizes individually.... I don't see myself ever using the jumbo sized bags, or even the suitcase sized ones. The carry-on size and pouch size are exactly what I needed.

Followup: I also bought a pair of very similar Eagle Creek compression bags. The Eagle Creek bags leaked air in after a couple of days, while the Samsonite did not. So, with Eagle Creek I got 1 carry-on size and 1 full-size luggage bag for $10. With Samsonite, I got 12 bags at for $20. So Samsonite all the way here. I'll followup again after my trip to report on durability. But I'll be very happy if they make it on 1 long international roundtrip.

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Moe

Could use some minor upgrades/changes but works as expected

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

It was as expected. My friend and I got these for a week-long trip and they worked well. The fact that they are clear is helpful and that you roll the air out because we were able to open and close them many time throughout the week.

The downside is that the little plastic pieces that you use to close the bags fall off and you will lose them. We each ended up tossing one each in our makeup bags. You can seal the bags without the tool but it definitely makes it easier.

The other issue I found is sometimes when you are rolling the bag you are also pushing the clothes up and then they start going over the opening so you are awkwardly kneeling on your rolled clothes while trying to push them back in enough to seal the bag. It would be nice if it actually had a small hold that the air when out of so you can seal the top and then roll it slowly and close the small hole. (In my head this makes sense not sure if I am explaining myself clearly haha)

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Peter of Phoenix

Great product for adventure/ travel

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

this product exceeded all expectations. Traveled through out Morocco and Spain opening and closing these bags repeatedly..they continued to do their job.Hint hint to compress the bags-quickly just lay on them..

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David

Definitely worth a try!! And it helps with space!

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

So at first I was a bit skeptical but I decided why not try? I have a three week trip out of the country and I needed two weeks worth of clothes. So yeah, that's TWO WEEKS WPRTH OF CLOTHES with room for shoes, towel and more!! Its crazy and I'm liking it. I usually have to bring two checked suitcases but that's not even needed. I will update on durability and more after my three week trip :)
Update:
It definitely stayed put, I came home with the plastic bags filled with clothes again and they were just as helpful so for the three weeks they were durable. I wish it came with more of the vacuum sealed ones but I guess I'll just have to buy it again if I need more.

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but they work great for what I needed them for -- commuting and ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

So these are a little quirky, but they work great for what I needed them for -- commuting and having compression bags I could just beat up. They come with two HUGE ones -- I didn't realize just how huge these larger two were, but they're great! You can always just fill up the bottom half of a huge one and compress the air out of the whole thing to make it as big/small as you need it. Good beater bags. They have actually lasted a while now, and I didn't really expect them to, so that's great! I use them all the time, and so far haven't had any problems at all with them.

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einalem

Awesome!

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2014

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

I'm sure vacuum compression bags take a wee bit more air out, and with much less energy. They were what we were originally going to buy. But then we realized - we needed more space in our suitcase - not our storage. Even if we compress prior to leaving, how would we guarantee a vacuum when we were headed back home?

So we bought these. There's an awful lot you can pack with 12 of these babies, and I ended up packing less because I was so amazed that I fit most of what I wanted in a carry on as opposed to the max-size luggage.

Definitely recommend!

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Melissa C

Solidly good value for the $, great for organization

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

These are good quality compression bags. They're nowhere near the strength and durability of the Eagle Creek compression bags that I use for travel, but the amount of bags you get in this set is a very good value. And I use these in a storage closet, so they don't have to be as durable.

My first use was to organize my linen closet. All of my sheet sets are sorted into their own bags (the medium and large sizes) and compressed. I added an index card labeling the size of the sheet set so it's easy to grab the right one every time. In the XL ones I have large quilts and bulky blankets. I used the vacuum hose on those, and they worked well. I went from a full closet to over half empty, with the same contents.

I'm about to purchase my next set to keep our off-season clothes put away and organized. I don't know how these would work out for repeated use and abuse of traveling, but for storage and organization they're fantastic.

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Anna W

Good product

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2020

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

The bags come with 2 pouch size, 4 carry on size, 4 suitcase size, 4 large dual size. They do compress items nicely. If you want to use them to store old clothes in your closet, they might do a perfect work. But I don’t these being helpful for traveling to be honest. Only the 4 carry on size bags are good for vacation. The bags will stay curled after you roll up them to squeeze out the air. Then you’ll have to iron your clothes when you unzip them, which makes it more inconvenient for me. Overall these bags are effective for doing their job.

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Rachelle Malat

Great for traveling, but not so durable

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020

Size: 12-Piece Kit (2-Pouch/4-Carry-On/4-Large/2-X-LargeColor: ClearVerified Purchase

I travel for work fairly often. I like the idea of these for traveling, and they do work!! But I have 2 concerns: when you pack, you typically lay out your clothes, folded up, and stacked on one another and the place them in the luggage. Well when I have them nicely folded and stacked, I can’t easily get them IN the bag to roll up. It’s not that they won’t fit, it’s how the bag opens... not enough. The other concern is I’ve had them for only a couple of months and they are ripping and the seal is broken and aren’t vacuuming really anymore, so it’s almost pointless to use them. I’ll have to buy another set to get the sizes I need!

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