Are vacuum sealed travel bags worth it?

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Are vacuum sealed travel bags worth it?

Packing and unpacking again, once or twice a week, is a big part of one woman's life."Much too familiar after 41 years of doing it," Susan Giesse said.As a flight attendant jetting around the world, she has tried every method she could come up with to fit as much as she can in her carry-on bag.adventuridge picnic cooler bag

"I have generally rolled my clothes and put them in," Giesse said.But is that the best way to cram the most into a suitcase? The folks who came up with Dr. Save's Vacuum Travel Kit think they have the best solution–vacuum zip sealed bags.

You load up the plastic bags with clothes, zip them shut and use the vacuum to suck out the air in the bag. It's supposed to leave the clothes completely flat creating more space in the luggage.

We checked in with professional organizer Ashley Hatcher who says she has a better way to pack.It's literally thinking in terms of outfits and packing them together," Hatcher said.Hatcher says she folds the clothes in flat squares, by outfits. The key to fitting a lot in, Hatcher insists, is organizing your clothes before you pack.

She was able to fit 15 outfits shoes and accessories into her suitcase.Back to Susan and the vacuum bags. We were able to fit into two vacuum bags, four to six complete outfits and some accessories and then drop them inside her carry-on.

So at $41.99 is Dr. Save's Vacuum Travel Kit worth it?In the end, Susan and Ashley felt the bags were not the best way to organize and fit the most in your luggage for a trip.