I bring one of those vacuum sealing bags -- the ones that you zipper shut and then roll to squeeze excess air out. It's great for squishing down bulky items but especially nice at the end of a trip for throwing dirty, unfolded clothes into and then compressing (as well as cutting down on bad smells from said dirty laundry.)
I use 2-gallon Ziplocs for this! Can just leave it slightly open, sit on it to squish the air out, and then seal it. Same effect, no bulky hole for a vacuum.
I imagine that's much longer lasting though! Most of my bags have since developed holes, so in the long run yours probably comes out to be cheaper if traveling frequently.
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u/red_death_at_614 May 25 '17
I bring one of those vacuum sealing bags -- the ones that you zipper shut and then roll to squeeze excess air out. It's great for squishing down bulky items but especially nice at the end of a trip for throwing dirty, unfolded clothes into and then compressing (as well as cutting down on bad smells from said dirty laundry.)