Amazing Space Saving Travel Bags (And How To Use Them)

If you are anything like me, finding enough space for all your stuff in your luggage is a big problem! Especially when you travel by air, and have limited luggage.

Lucky, there is a simple answer to our luggage space problems​ while traveling! 

It is called – space saving travel bags.​

(let me here you say: hallelujah!)

The idea is pretty simple, but amazingly effective at saving you loads of space.

You put your clothes (some or all) in these simple plastic bags, that have a ziplock seal.

Then you remove the air and reduce the space they take by sometimes over 50%!​

How Do Space Saving Bags Work?​

There are usually two main ways these space saving bags work.

First, you place your clothes neatly in the bag, without overfilling it (else you can’t seal it properly).

Then you firmly and securely close the ziplock (usually with a sliding helper) and make sure it is 100% sealed by checking it first.

Then you have to remove the air either:​

• By rolling the air out (or simply throwing yourself on the bag!)
• Suck the air out of them with a vacuum cleaner 

This rather cheesy video shows you how to do it with one of the vacuum-ready bags.  It gives you a rough idea of how it works. 

The vacuum method takes a bit more air out, but you need to have one handy. More on that later.

The third option is with the more expensive and robust bags from companies like Eagle Creek. They offer a zippered system that can help compress your clothes to a more manageable size. They cannot compete with the real space saver bags, but for some people, it is more than enough.​

Which Are The Best Space Saver Bags?

There are a few things that make these bags either great or average, so be on the lookout for these when buying the standard space saver bags:

• The ziplock is sturdy, reusable, and comes with a nice slider (sealing it by hand is a pain in the butt)
• The value suits your needs (only for vacuum, or can you also do it by hand)
• The plastic is relatively strong (don’t put sharp objects in there, but still it will take a beating)

To really save you from having to worry about all this stuff, I have researched a couple of great options which I will show you below.