Can you compress these bags with a Vacuum Cleaner, or is it just done manually?
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I agree with brian t. Used the bags for trekking in Tibet. No electricity there. Had to go manually--which is fine. However, in the past I had used a small hand pump to compress plastic bags of clothing to fit into my suitcase. Try it anyway.
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Manually, you stuff your sleeping bag/clothes and pull the straps to compress as tight as needed. Quality product!
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Yea you can always just put the vacuum back on it. I'd say 1-2 months until it starts really expanding. But I honestly think these bags are garbage unless I got defective ones. They should stay sealed much longer in my opinion
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I doubt it, due to the construction and mechanism of how the bag works. I found that I was able to suction out a good amount by hand rolling the bag and pushing down with my own body weight. It's really easy and super convenient to use especially if your traveling without a vacuum.
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these are vacuum sealer bags. you will cut them to the desired length and use a vacuum sealer to remove the air. no "zip"
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Just hold your regular vacuum hose up to the bag's opening and voila, it sucks the air out of the bag. It's very easy and kind of fun.
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These are not the vacuum type bags. They don't collapse by vacuuming the air out. They are just regular storage and yes they stay sealed until you open them.
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I believe it's considered manual. . You insert bag, engage lock, and press seal/vacuum button. You don't have to hold the button down and you can pause it while in operation. This is a wonderful machine.
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Place items in the bag, "zip" the bag shut, then attach a vacuum to the bag (circular plastic thing), and turn on the vacuum - the vacuum sucks all the air out.
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I've never used those handy storage vacuum sealed bags, but the vacuum should have enough power to do that. Judy
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Yes, you can. But just push the seal button and open the unit after about 5 to 7 seconds. No vacuum.
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yes you can. the problem is that without a vacuum no matter you do, you will not be able to get all the air out.
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The bags have a special contraption on them where the tip of the vacuum is placed. The bags are zipped tightly (like a ziplock only way better), and then you put the tip of the vacuum on the seal spot and hold the trigger until it is sealed. The bags are reusable, washable, boilable, etc., and cost about $1/bag on Amazon for the smaller size.
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I never used the manual pump but I don't see why not. I used several brands of storage bags with my medela pump.
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No John, they are very troublesome. I think our machine just stopped working and we got rid of it. The bag fits, it didn't expand and fill up. It seriouslt may have been our cleaner and there is not a thing wrong with the bags. like I said, they fit well
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Take a plastic tube half the width of the bag from a hardware store with end caps. Fill it with sand and cap it off. Put some old rags or shirts in, set the tube in and keep filling with rags. Beat it down to compress it and finish filling.
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If you vacuum too hard, they will be wrinkled. However if you are careful when folding the cloths and only reduce the size moderately, then it should work. Our main purpose was to keep possible odor out of the cloths, therefore we only compress moderately to low.
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To get the small bags to work you: 1.Pack your clothing (It does work better if you don't over fill), 2.Then close the zipper, Then I slightly opened the zipper in a corner and continued with Step 3. Roll out the air. I think by just slightly opening the zipper in 1 spot a one-way air valve is created because my clothes compressed just fine. It was super easy to use and didn't refill with air. And I have been able to reuse the bags with no problems.