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08/4/2010 at 9:35am
Location: Mansfield Notts
Outfit: Easy Camp Boston 600
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What do you do when packing up? We have an electric pump which sucks air out as well as inflates, so the bags only fit vacuum cleaners, or could we use the pump?
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08/4/2010 at 9:48am
Location: Yorkshire
Outfit: Alpha 400 Calisto 500 & Icarus 500
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I'm wondering the same thing! I'm sure they will as it is just the same as a vacuum. Well I've ordered some so will soon find out, fingers crossed!
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08/4/2010 at 9:53am
Location: Seaforth Liverpool
Outfit: Marechal Vintage Tent & Static Caravan
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i use them for bedding, and i just roll the air out when packing up, they dont go quite as flat but they still save loads of space
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08/4/2010 at 10:24am
Location: Bolton-upon-Dearne
Outfit: Vango Icarus 500
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I wondered about this, as well lol
I reckon an electric pump (or even a foot pump if it also deflates) could be used.
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08/4/2010 at 9:24pm
Location: Atherton Manchester
Outfit: outwell Elddis Firestorm caravan
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We just make sure the valve is closed, seal the bag leaving a small gap in the corner - insert the nozzle from the pump in there to suck the air out - quickly seal the bag completely once air removed and you should be - we find it works just as well because our nozzle on our hoover doesn't fit so we have to do it that way before we go !!!
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08/4/2010 at 11:18pm
Location: South Wales
Outfit: Montana 6P & vango venture 600 dlx
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We used our cigarette lighter pump on some bags I bought last year, I did think that the pump wasn't strong enough when I tested it so I took bag inside and used the dyson! still rubbish so I took the bags back.
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09/4/2010 at 4:46am
Location: The foot hills of no
Outfit: A full biohazard su
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We bought some new bags last weekend so I thought I would try them and lo and behold our air bed pump would not fit, so after scratching my head for an idea for an adapter I tryed using a funnel, small end in the pump making sure it was not to long and big end over the valve on the bag and IT WORKED like a goodun!!
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