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Sounds a great idea. Having never used one, when packing up to go home, how do you get the vacuum suction?  Do you have to take a vacuum cleaner with you?

Cheers

Carol

Thanks both

Cheers

Carol

Quote: Originally posted by Gembo on 28/7/2009

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I just bought some for our first trip too... got mine off ebay.
I've been adviced that the coleman quick pump 12v does a great job in sucking out the air, ready to come home!
Hope so

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These are all well and good but what if you get a hole in one? I've seen someone turn up with most of their gear vacumed packed, they had faulty valves on a couple of the bags and a hole in another, they couldn't get all of the stuff packed for the trip home.

We bought a couple from home bargains, think they were 600mmx500mm so shocked at how much we could fit in them and only cost 89p each.  Nearly got enough clothes in one for a weekend trip for the 3 of us (one being quite small).  It ended up weighing about the same as a small suitcase but it was only about as thick as a pizza box, go Dyson.  No way it will be as small on the way back but with some rolling and deflation on pump will be so much better than large bag full of clothes.

Vacuum bags, it's the future.

Steve