Space Bags - Final Update

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I hope you all are sitting down because this one is a shocker ...

No, not really ... the lone Space Bag was full of air again this morning.

I didn't even bother trying it again. I just put it back under the bed next to the other two. Even though it's full of air, the little girl clothes are still contained and stowed under the bed.

So ...

Final Result: Yes, Space Bags work ... if you're lucky.

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Space Bags Update - Day 3

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The un-cooperative Space Bag was full of air again this morning. The other two are holding strong.

I unzipped the top of the air-filled Space Bag and re-zipped it being careful to match the sides evenly. Then I sucked all the air out with the vacuum cleaner.

If this doesn't work, all hope may be lost on this one. Has anyone else had a similar experience with a Space Bag?

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Space Bags Update - Day 2

Note: This is Part 3 of "Does it work? Space Bags". Click here for Part 1 or Part 2.

I checked my Space Bags this morning to see whether any of them were still compressed. As you may recall, two of the three bags were full of air yesterday morning. Well, this morning only one of the bags was full of air.

See the one on the right full of air and the other two compressed.

I noticed that the bag said I could "roll out the air" instead of using the vacuum cleaner so I tried this with the bag that has yet to stay compressed. I started at the zip top and rolled the bag down. The air did leave the bag although I am not sure how it was getting out. Very strange indeed.

The Space Bag on the right was compressed using the "rolled out" method.

I can hardly wait to check the bags in the morning to see if rolling the air out really works. If not, do you have any suggestions?

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Space Bags Update - Day 1

So I checked on my three Space Bags this morning. Only one of the three bags was still compressed. The others were full of air and back to normal size.

The picture below shows the compressed Space Bag on the right and the two non-compressed bags on the left.

Tonight, I opened the two bags on the left and re-sealed the tops. Then I removed the air from the bags using the vacuum cleaner. This time, I didn't suck out the air quite as much. I'm going with a theory that maybe there could be too much of a good thing.

The three bags are back under the bed tonight. Hopefully they'll stay compressed this time.

Until tomorrow ....

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Does it work? Space Bags

This evening, I worked on organizing Emily's closet. I filled three LARGE Space Bags with some of her clothes that she's outgrown. Then I used the vacuum cleaner hose to suck all the air out of the bags.

The first bag, I heard some air whistling out as soon as I finished it. I pushed the plastic plug more firmly into the sucker hole part thingie. (I have no idea what that part is called, really!) The whistling stopped so I moved on to the next bag.

The second bag, I immediately heard some air whistling out of it as well. The plug seemed to be solid so I checked the zip top on the bag and one of the corners seemed to be leaking air. I opened the bag up and then re-zipped the top then re-sucked the air. The whistling stopped so I moved on to the third bag.

The third bag, I sucked the air out and heard nothing. Success at last!

So I stored all three bags flat under the bed with the plug facing up. What are the chances that the bags will still be flattened and sealed in the morning?

Have you ever used Space Bags? If so, what was your experience?

See my follow-ups to this story:

Space Bags Update - Day 1

Space Bags Update - Day 2

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