Looking for experiences with "Space Bags"

I'm not sure what your avertion is to washing on vacation, but the in room laundry is one of our favorite parts of DVC! We pack very light (account for all types of weather conditions), and just wash as needed.

Also, have you ever experimented with just rolling clothes? If you like the roll bag idea, just lay all items out together. Roll like items, and they don't wrinkle as much. Sure, the "inside" item wrinkles a little, but for the most part, they are in much better shape than packing flat. For example" lay all the slacks or shorts on a pile and roll the whole pile. Do the same with T'shirts etc. I fell like it takes less space too, and if you buy a roll type duffle that is carry on size, it works pretty well.

Oh, and the OL saves us a LOT of packing! We have cosmetics and full size hair care items in there so we take virtually no liquids in our carry on, and that saves space and time at the airport too. DH even has an electric razor in our OL, and we have a curling iron etc in there too. I'm SO glad I don't have to worry about how to pack that stuff anymore!
In her defense, washing when in a studio is an entirely different situation. I think it's silly to refuse to wash just to not wash but there is real time and effort involved when trying to wash at the laundry room when in a studio. It doesn't have to be overly difficult if you put some planning into it, esp if going to the pool during that time but I can see the issue for a studio.
 
In her defense, washing when in a studio is an entirely different situation. I think it's silly to refuse to wash just to not wash but there is real time and effort involved when trying to wash at the laundry room when in a studio. It doesn't have to be overly difficult if you put some planning into it, esp if going to the pool during that time but I can see the issue for a studio.

Yes, I agree that it is more difficult in a studio, and I likely wouldn't do it with children in a studio, but then I didn't buy DVC to stay in a "hotel room" either.
 
In her defense, washing when in a studio is an entirely different situation. I think it's silly to refuse to wash just to not wash but there is real time and effort involved when trying to wash at the laundry room when in a studio. It doesn't have to be overly difficult if you put some planning into it, esp if going to the pool during that time but I can see the issue for a studio.
LOL, have you ever done laundry while at the pool? Good luck getting a machine - seems like everyone else wants to do it that way, too! :rotfl2:

I'm with Annie - if you are in a studio, laundry is a pain! It may not be overly difficult, but it's certainly not convenient! :)

I love the washer/dryer combo in the larger units. It's one of the reasons I don't want to book a studio, even though it's usually just the two of us. We don't commando anymore though, and spend some time in the room. DVC has spoiled us. :)
 
LOL, have you ever done laundry while at the pool? Good luck getting a machine - seems like everyone else wants to do it that way, too! :rotfl2:

I'm with Annie - if you are in a studio, laundry is a pain! It may not be overly difficult, but it's certainly not convenient! :)

I love the washer/dryer combo in the larger units. It's one of the reasons I don't want to book a studio, even though it's usually just the two of us. We don't commando anymore though, and spend some time in the room. DVC has spoiled us. :)

We're just a family of 3 and are a little on the "points challenged" side of things. With the kitchenette we really don't consider it a "hotel room" either. When we stayed at CSR several years ago... THAT was a hotel room. We had an 8 min. walk to the eatery just to get a cup of coffee in the morning. THAT my friends is inconvenient and is one reason why we bought DVC. At least we can dawdle around in our villa with our breakfast etc. Seriously. NOT the same at all. And vacation to me is not to have to do the same old same old that I do at home. No dusting, no cooking and no laundry. I got a washer at home to that in. Let me go play while I'm visiting the mouse man!!!:grouphug:

The studios really suit us for point stretching too. We can go 2x a year in studios during basically any season we want VS only once per year for BARELY a week in a one bedroom. I think the 2 bedroom units are a far better value on the point charts as far as the larger units go. BUT, again, we spend almost every waking moment either at the parks or at the pools. We would much rather be able to go 2x a year than only once.


ANYWAY, we've gone WAY off topic from the space bags....I'm still looking for space bag users out there!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:
 

Sorry, Annie, a studio is only a hotel room. If it doesn't have a king sized bed and a stand along shower, it's just a hotel room.

But you like what you like and so do we.
 
LOL, have you ever done laundry while at the pool? Good luck getting a machine - seems like everyone else wants to do it that way, too! :rotfl2:
We've done laundry many times in this manner but it has been a few years as we don't normally stay in a studio now days. SSR and OKW seems to be the easiest due to the set up by the pool.
 
ANYWAY, we've gone WAY off topic from the space bags....I'm still looking for space bag users out there!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes:

I don't use space bags. I find no need. Eagle Creek makes Pack-It cubes and folders that work very well. You don't run into the weight issues because you don't compress the clothes as much. Compress them you do however and I find Eagle Creek's solutions sufficient for our family of 3.

I should note that I have no financial interest in Eagle Creek, I'm just a very happy user of their products.
 
Sorry, Annie, a studio is only a hotel room. If it doesn't have a king sized bed and a stand along shower, it's just a hotel room.

But you like what you like and so do we.

:rotfl2: Oh it's a good thing you're not coming to visit me any time soon 'cuz both of our spare guestrooms only have queens and the hall bath that they share is a shower / tub combination! :hug: I guess maybe I'm just underprivileged bcuz I don't have a king size bed at home in our master bedroom either so I don't expect one on vacation either. :confused3 I will refer again to CSR where we had DOUBLE size beds when we stayed there on top of the 8 min. walk to get a cup of java. No frig. No coffee pot. No toaster. No microwave. Dinky double size beds. Spells hotel room to me!

While it's nice to have a king sometimes when we go away it's just simply not a requirement for us. DH and I are just fine with a queen. I'm 5'8" and about 125 Lbs and DH is only 5'10" and about 240 Lbs or so.... We fit just fine in a queen size bed. Now. What I DO miss when we travel is that at home we have a Select Comfort air bed!!! I LOVE my Select Comfort bed. THAT puppy I miss on vacation! I wouldn't care WHAT size it was if I could adjust it!!!! My back doesn't even hurt when we tent camp (about once a year) bcuz we sleep on an air mattress.

OK...space bags!! Who uses space bags!? Tell me about 'em!!!
 
I don't use space bags. I find no need. Eagle Creek makes Pack-It cubes and folders that work very well. You don't run into the weight issues because you don't compress the clothes as much. Compress them you do however and I find Eagle Creek's solutions sufficient for our family of 3.

I should note that I have no financial interest in Eagle Creek, I'm just a very happy user of their products.

I looked at some cube thingys somewhere...a luggage store at the mall I think. I didn't think they'd solve me. Hummmmmmmmm.
 
LOL, have you ever done laundry while at the pool? Good luck getting a machine - seems like everyone else wants to do it that way, too! :rotfl2:

I'm with Annie - if you are in a studio, laundry is a pain! It may not be overly difficult, but it's certainly not convenient! :)

I love the washer/dryer combo in the larger units. It's one of the reasons I don't want to book a studio, even though it's usually just the two of us. We don't commando anymore though, and spend some time in the room. DVC has spoiled us. :)
Laundry at Vero Beach is not fun. They have 6 dryers and 2 washers!:confused3 And then there are the perverbial " I am going to take up both washers to do my wash and not come back for 3 hours" people. It was not pretty my last go round in that laundry room......:sad2:
 
Since you are experimenting, you might want to try bundle wrapping packing. It's pretty simple and I think will leave your clothes a lot less wrinkled than space bags, but take up less space than the way you're already packing.

http://lifehacker.com/software/travel/pack-like-a-pro-with-the-bundled-wrapping-method-301435.php

Oh wow - I'm so glad I responded to this, cause I've been trying to find a video of this method that I'd seen before but forgotten to bookmark, and this time I came up with the right search terms! Here it is - this is great!

http://www.viddler.com/explore/hackcollege/videos/51/
 
I don't use space bags. I find no need. Eagle Creek makes Pack-It cubes and folders that work very well. You don't run into the weight issues because you don't compress the clothes as much. Compress them you do however and I find Eagle Creek's solutions sufficient for our family of 3.

I should note that I have no financial interest in Eagle Creek, I'm just a very happy user of their products.

OK! NEW obsession!!! Tell me more about them PLEASE!!

I just looked at your link & went to the Ebags website from there (I've ordered from them before & have been very happy.) They have their brand or whatever in a "close-out" set (ugly burnt orange but I don't care about that so much) for $17.99!!! Nicer, more normal colors are $29.99 / set. This set is for 1 ea. of their sm., med. & lg. sizes. Sm is 11x6.75x3. Med is 13.75x9.75x3 and Lg. is 17.5x12.75x3.25 http://www.ebags.com/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=searching&ModelIDList=115846,133541,133549,13032,48438,48439,133538,133545,93507,107842&N=4001+20014520&merchBlock=bestSellers

So I just went to measure the inside of all my bags with a tape measure.:rotfl2: My "spinner" carry-on is a funny shape (larger at the bottom than at the top) so I THINK with some shoving I could get 2 larges in it - the top narrows enough to cut it close. I KNOW I can get 2 larges in my other old fashioned carry-on. The duffle we'd most likely use as a carry-on would only take the mediums I think. But could hold like 3 of that size & possibly a small. But so when you say you use these cubes how MANY of them do you use per person for a week??? I mean, how many would I need?? It does not seem like 1 "set" per person would be enough. My LARGEST duffle could hold several of the larges... Oh MY!! :rotfl: OK, and I've never rolled clothes to pack although I've heard it's efficient & Diane suggested it too... What sizes of these things do you use and about how many things can you get in them?? What if it was WINTER and you were packing bulkier items? Have you done jackets / fleece / jeans?????

Tell me more! Tell me more!!! Can't you just HEAR my mind racing a mile a minute!?:rotfl2: I guess I should practice rolling now?!:rolleyes:
 
Since you are experimenting, you might want to try bundle wrapping packing. It's pretty simple and I think will leave your clothes a lot less wrinkled than space bags, but take up less space than the way you're already packing.

http://lifehacker.com/software/travel/pack-like-a-pro-with-the-bundled-wrapping-method-301435.php

Oh wow - I'm so glad I responded to this, cause I've been trying to find a video of this method that I'd seen before but forgotten to bookmark, and this time I came up with the right search terms! Here it is - this is great!

http://www.viddler.com/explore/hackcollege/videos/51/

:rotfl2::lmao: OK that video was funny! I would be wanting what was in the middle! I can see how that works out really well for some people, except I sorta in all of my lengthy posts forgot to mention that we don't usually unpack all the way on vacation! :rotfl::lmao: OOPS!! (I would HAVE to clean & sanitize the drawers & everything etc. in order to my stuff where your stuff has been! Nothing personal ya know...it's just an "eewww" thing for me. We get there and we HEAD STRAIGHT OUT. I never have ever taken time to "move in" on vacation. I'm tellin' ya we spend almost NO TIME in our villa! Plus I always figured leaving everything packed was 1/2 of the way toward re-packing to go home! :rotfl2: So that's another "issue" with the space bags...I would have to unpack them. The CUBES however look neat 'cuz I could still stay packed AND see all my stuff!! :rolleyes:

I know...I'm a real wreck!!:lmao:
 
:rotfl2::lmao: OK that video was funny! I would be wanting what was in the middle! I can see how that works out really well for some people, except I sorta in all of my lengthy posts forgot to mention that we don't usually unpack all the way on vacation! :rotfl::lmao: OOPS!! (I would HAVE to clean & sanitize the drawers & everything etc. in order to my stuff where your stuff has been! Nothing personal ya know...it's just an "eewww" thing for me. We get there and we HEAD STRAIGHT OUT. I never have ever taken time to "move in" on vacation. I'm tellin' ya we spend almost NO TIME in our villa! Plus I always figured leaving everything packed was 1/2 of the way toward re-packing to go home! :rotfl2: So that's another "issue" with the space bags...I would have to unpack them. The CUBES however look neat 'cuz I could still stay packed AND see all my stuff!! :rolleyes:

I know...I'm a real wreck!!:lmao:

Annie, we are all learning SO much about you. :rotfl2: :goodvibes

I have a feeling that your OL list is a work of art - I'd love to see it! The Eagle Creek cubes are nice and they might work for you...but I also think careful packing can work just as well. In fact, I think your current method might work best for you since you have to figure in both the ironing issues and your germ/not unpacking issues. Plus you can put the money you save in not buying more space bags or packing cubes toward your OL membership. ;)
 
I'm just loving this thread.... :)
You must be a Quality Assurance /Infection Control Nurse. If not think about it you'd be great..
I was a little lost with the OL :confused3 I thought you were talking about overhead luggage :lmao: Just me..
We are leaving in two weeks for a 9 night stay in a studio at the BCV and I do agree doing laundry is a pain in a studio.. but with just DH and I... I'd rather save my points and go again in Dec. I also second that a Studio is not a Hotel room...especially if you can make your tea in your room... and
Funny I only iron on vacation...go figure..
Tara thanks for the great video I think I'm going to try that bundle thing...
Well all the best to you and have a great Vacation... :wizard:

P.S. Annie what do you do with the Bedspread????
 
:rotfl: I'm sure ya'll ARE learning more than you ever wanted to know about me from this thread! But oh well...kinda ties into my screen name & tag too...I really can't help myself sometimes!:goodvibes

Tea Pot - I'm currently unemployed but if I had a QA job I'd probably get fired 'cuz I would be so strict that nothing would pass inspection! They'd get tired of me rejecting stuff!! :rotfl: I HAVE had some pretty tedious jobs tho where I looked for other peoples problems & mistakes. Anyway...I don't completely remove the bedspreads but I will fold them over & back down to the bottom of the bed.
 
:rotfl: I'm sure ya'll ARE learning more than you ever wanted to know about me from this thread! But oh well...kinda ties into my screen name & tag too...I really can't help myself sometimes!:goodvibes

Tea Pot - I'm currently unemployed but if I had a QA job I'd probably get fired 'cuz I would be so strict that nothing would pass inspection! They'd get tired of me rejecting stuff!! :rotfl: I HAVE had some pretty tedious jobs tho where I looked for other peoples problems & mistakes. Anyway...I don't completely remove the bedspreads but I will fold them over & back down to the bottom of the bed.

So your name really fits. ;)
 
I have stayed in many studios and have used the laundry. I tend to go very late at night. I don't sleep a lot. LOL I'm a little weird about going on vacation. When I leave for vacation - my house is spotless. It's sell your house clean. LOL Just so I can walk into a nice clean house and relax after vacation. I also bring back all clean clothes that can be put right away. So I don't have to do laundry when I get home. When I get back from vacation I want 1 day to do absolutely nothing. House is clean, clothes are washed. I know it's a strange quirk.

That being said LOL. I highly recommend Downey Wrinkle Release. Hang your clothes, spray, tug. Wrinkles disappear. Or if you have a dryer - throw all your clothes in the dryer with a wet face cloth, put it on wrinkle release. All done.
 
OP -- I used the non-vacuum space bags this past December on a 3 week trip to Taiwan. I didn't care about wrinkles (they were all casual clothes) but I don't think we had too many -- I would roll or fold the shirts and pants before putting them in the bag and then rolled the bag.
When I rolled the bag properly and made sure the bag was sealed, we didn't have any leaks.
What I found them really useful for was to categorize the clothings (mine, husband, son) and then create "day sets" so I only had to open one bag for each day. It did save some space -- but the bags are on the heavier side -- so the suitcase with the clothes had nothing else (no toiletries, books, etc that would be denser than clothes) to keep it under the weight limit.

buzz5985 -- I do the same -- I go into a cleaning mode before we leave. Drives my husband nuts.
 












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