HIBAG12 Compression Bags for Travel Essentials, Vacuum Packing Space Saver Bags for Cruise Accessories (12-Travel)

These are a MUST for travel or home storage. My husband and I went to Arizona for a week and decided to try to carry on due to the cost of checking a bag. We were each able to take a carry on and had enough for the week. I know it sounds impossible to compress clothes that much, but you really can. you need to follow the instructions and roll the bags. I never had any problems with any of them sealing, squeeze the sealer when you move it across or just go over it with your fingers and do not block the area where the air escapes. There were plenty in the kit as we had several, mostly the larger size ones, left over so I feel they were a great value for the money. I had no issue with them smelling funny- I also slip in a dryer sheet, so my clothes smell fresh when i unpack them. I felt the quality was better that some others I had used in the past, they are a good thickness. I would CAUTION - I have used them in checked luggage and you need to determine your purpose for using them - if it is to make room for more bulkier item which I have done - you will most likely be okay -but they do compress so well and you can get so much more in I have been over on the weight limit once because so much fit. I also use these at home for out of season bulky items such as sweaters.

I got these for our honeymoon abroad and managed to fit 9+ days worth of clothes, toiletries, AND a wedding dress into my carry on by using these bags! I'm an over-packer, so for me that was particularly impressive. I used a large one for the wedding dress and then two smaller ones for clothing. I liked how these didn't require a vacuum or air pump to use, and chose these over packing cubes because I felt like they would save a little more space. Brought some wrinkle spray and a tiny travel steam iron for wrinkles, but depending on how you pack and what you're packing, I didn't have too many wrinkles. They made it through the entire trip without issue and have continued to hold up well (I bought them 2+ years ago, but don't use them unless we're traveling for long periods of time).These bags take some trial and error to get the hang of, so I would do a test-run a day or so before the trip. The main thing is to fold everything as flat and as square as possible and pack it in the bag neatly using up the entire space. I also would tend to make it bulkier toward the seem side to give room at the air-release side as you roll up the bag. Whenever we got to a new destination, I would usually take out anything that I wanted to use that could get really wrinkled and leave it out. We moved locations every couple days, and the repacking wasn't as daunting as you might think as long as you have some practice. I would just make sure that you organize accordingly so you don't have to open up every bag that you bring all at once, but sealing it back up isn't too much of an issue. I also packed these flat as I felt that it saved more room than keeping them rolled up.

These bags hold up well under pressure, or is it vacuum?

Let me tell you, if you have someone that likes to buy t-shirt or other clothes as souvenirs, you need this. My wife loves to buy clothes as souvenirs, so on my last trip I used these compression bags and let me tell you I loved them. I was able to fit about 5 shirts and a sweatshirt, and compressed them down to about 1.5 to 2 inches in depth to fit in the suitcases no problem. Unbelievable value for the money. The zipper and seal worked great as well as the bag, since I had no issues with compressing the clothes down, thus making this very functional. No smell from the bags at all, and the bags seem to be rip resist but time will tell for that one. I highly recommend this product!

Decent Quality, didn't use because its hard to get the air all the way out

A friend suggested these because she had purchased them. I was going on a trip and needed to make things as compact as possible in my luggage. I must say I was skeptical at first because I had purchased a different kind from a big box store that did not work. These were easy to use, saved a lot of space, and my clothes came out not looking like they needed to be ironed before wearing them. The assortment of sizes made packing easy. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by these packing cubes.

These bags are perfect. I travel a lot and theses bags have made it easy. Just pack the bag, zip it close, squeeze out the air( by rolling it) , and place in luggage. Can fit more when traveling with these bags.

I was skeptical but they worked well-at least for the first use.