Does anybody use these for camping. Seems like a good idea. How are they used if there is no vacuum hose available? Would they work with an electric pump just the same?
I tried the jumbo bags from Argos and used the cigarette lighter air pump and yes it did work the the bags themselves were rubbish and took them back.
I did think it was the air pump so took it in the house and used the Dyson but no difference I only bought them after everyone on here said they were good.
Yes we use our Aldi 12v pump, but using the deflate option! - and they do a pretty good job, maybe not quite as good as using the Dyson at home, but not far behind!
we have always used vac bags in the home and it is not worth going for these really cheap ones, the best value for money ones we have used are actually the Dunelm! the best ones we have found by far!
I use my Tesco pump but it doesn't fit the valve so I close the bag and stick the nozzle in the end, as before, not quite as effective as the Dyson but it does.
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I've given it up with these bags, I've had cheap ones and dear ones and I just can't get them squashed down enough on my return trip. Have gone over to compression bags for some stuff, bit of a pain really, but I think maybe my airbed pump deflate suction isn't up to much really.
I've given up using these as vacuum bags and now just use them for storage because they're quite strong. I've had three different makes and they're as bad as each other.
Vacuum cleaner hoses don't always fit them either - I just roll them up on the floor and push the air out as I go. It only takes a week or two for the air to be back in them again.
I use the ones you just roll and compress to squeeze the air out.
They're great for clothes - I fitted OH's 2 trousers, 1 shorts, 3 T-shirts and 3 knickers and socks in one, rolled it up, and it fitted in one of those Exped dry sacks - smaller pack size than a sleeping bag, for a few days' clothes, and they're easy to roll up for the return journey.
Like Mozzi, I have the roll out compression bags for pillows, duvets, etc. It means I don't have to worry about how to get the air out on the return trip. I hadn't thought of using them for clothes but will give it a go now it's been suggested.
I use vacuum bags. I don't suck the air out, I use them like you would a compression bag. Just roll out the air, or I have a flat rigid aluminium sheet that I stand on to expell the air.
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Hi outdoor crew, It's easy, get husband slighty tipsy, superglue his lips to the hole in the bag. place him a kneeling position, stand back & take aim, & give him a swift kick in the g***ies there you are job done, easy!!!!!!
PMSL at Bikermate ! I hope you haven't learnt that from experience lol ! Thanks everyone for your input. Maybe I will go for the roll up ones that can also be used with a vac, that way I should be covered.- not literally, Cheers
don't mean to 'go on' about the dunelm ones BUT they have a valve you press in so you can squeeze most of the air out before you start, but i have never had a problem using my 12v pump! - maybe i'm just lucky! ha ha x
Hi everyone, I don't want to appear daft, but if you use one of these things to put your clothes in and then expel all the air, don't the clothes get terribly creased? The one thing I WILL NOT DO on holiday is ironing!
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If you fold the clothes properly, lay them on top of each other, roll them up as a bundle to transport and then open the bag again when you arrive and set up camp, I find no ironing is required.
Not that I iron jeans and T-shirts at home either, so maybe my standards are just lower than yours
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and they do a pretty good job, maybe not quite as good as using the Dyson at home, but not far behind! 
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! I hope you haven't learnt that from experience lol ! Thanks everyone for your input. Maybe I will go for the roll up ones that can also be used with a vac, that way I should be covered.- not literally, Cheers 
