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Fake "space bag" alert sewingbythecea 07-31-2006
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Posted by on July 31, 2006, 8:14 pm
I bought a couple of these "knock-offs", thinking I could pack some
lightweight sewing supplies into them, suck all the air out, and stack
them on shelves, thereby doubling my storage space.
I managed to stuff about six large size quilt batts into each bag.
Vacuumed all the air out, and the bags flattened nicely. It was
amazing, how quilt batts could be shrunk up to nothing. Why, they are
all air! They weighed nothing. I was beginning to think I ruled. My
cleverness resulted in loads of empty shelf space in the sewing room.
I stacked three or four of these bags atop one another, on an open
wire shelf units, maybe two-and-a-half feet from the ceiling, up above
my dryer. Filled the whole space. A couple of bread machines, an old
dry iron, and assorted semi-fragiles shared the shelf nicely. All was
well, for about two weeks.
One morning recently, all hell broke loose, a crashing and
shattering which went on for three minutes; a seemingly endless
slow-motion suicide of assorted minor household appliances.
I arrived on scene to see the last of the lemmings leap onto the tile
floor. At the opposite end of the shelf, wedged tightly against the
ceiling, were the four pseudo space bags, each one enormously distended
with air. Beneath them, shelf braces were bent, folded, molly bolts
pulled out, and all the brackets were sprung away from the wall. I
would not have believed that airy batts could do that sort of damage
unless I'd seen it.
I am not a fan of open wire shelving. I think if I'd stacked the
batts on wood shelves, they'd have simply pushed their way off the
shelf, instead of destroying it. It took me a while to repair the
damage; I put in new molly bolts and brackets. My sewing room is again
full of fluffy, slithery quilt batt packages. I don't know if I should
try this again with the "original, genuine Space Bag", or just consider
this a one-time experiment, and get back to making quilts. That would
get rid of my batt storage problem, but most quilting is a slo-mo
process for me. (My dogs like to loll in the coolness under the beds,
or I'd simply slide the bags into all that lovely unused emptiness.)
Cea


Posted by klh in VA on July 31, 2006, 9:26 pm
we bought several of those space-bags
results were not nearly so spectacular but nonetheless the same results.
the bags leaged and crept out. at least we didn't have them in a
under-pressure sitsplats!


klh in va

sewingbythecea@aol.com wrote:

> I bought a couple of these "knock-offs", thinking I could pack some
>lightweight sewing supplies into them, suck all the air out, and stack
>them on shelves, thereby doubling my storage space.
> I managed to stuff about six large size quilt batts into each bag.
>Vacuumed all the air out, and the bags flattened nicely. It was
>amazing, how quilt batts could be shrunk up to nothing. Why, they are
>all air! They weighed nothing. I was beginning to think I ruled. My
>cleverness resulted in loads of empty shelf space in the sewing room.
> I stacked three or four of these bags atop one another, on an open
>wire shelf units, maybe two-and-a-half feet from the ceiling, up above
>my dryer. Filled the whole space. A couple of bread machines, an old
>dry iron, and assorted semi-fragiles shared the shelf nicely. All was
>well, for about two weeks.
> One morning recently, all hell broke loose, a crashing and
>shattering which went on for three minutes; a seemingly endless
>slow-motion suicide of assorted minor household appliances.
>I arrived on scene to see the last of the lemmings leap onto the tile
>floor. At the opposite end of the shelf, wedged tightly against the
>ceiling, were the four pseudo space bags, each one enormously distended
>with air. Beneath them, shelf braces were bent, folded, molly bolts
>pulled out, and all the brackets were sprung away from the wall. I
>would not have believed that airy batts could do that sort of damage
>unless I'd seen it.
> I am not a fan of open wire shelving. I think if I'd stacked the
>batts on wood shelves, they'd have simply pushed their way off the
>shelf, instead of destroying it. It took me a while to repair the
>damage; I put in new molly bolts and brackets. My sewing room is again
>full of fluffy, slithery quilt batt packages. I don't know if I should
>try this again with the "original, genuine Space Bag", or just consider
>this a one-time experiment, and get back to making quilts. That would
>get rid of my batt storage problem, but most quilting is a slo-mo
>process for me. (My dogs like to loll in the coolness under the beds,
>or I'd simply slide the bags into all that lovely unused emptiness.)
> Cea
>
>
>

Posted by Kay Lancaster on August 1, 2006, 5:42 am
On 31 Jul 2006 17:14:39 -0700, sewingbythecea@aol.com wrote:
> I bought a couple of these "knock-offs", thinking I could pack some

Bought the "real McCoy", same basic results... slow air leakage. My best
results have been with heavy duty garbage bags... vacuum out the air as much
as possible, quick with the cabletie, and then cram the bags into duffels,
which act as girdles when the inevitable expansion occurs.

Posted by WB on August 1, 2006, 5:02 pm
sewingbythecea@aol.com wrote:
> I bought a couple of these "knock-offs", thinking I could pack some
> lightweight sewing supplies into them, suck all the air out, and stack
> them on shelves, thereby doubling my storage space.
> I managed to stuff about six large size quilt batts into each bag.
> Vacuumed all the air out, and the bags flattened nicely. It was
> amazing, how quilt batts could be shrunk up to nothing. Why, they are
> all air! They weighed nothing. I was beginning to think I ruled. My
> cleverness resulted in loads of empty shelf space in the sewing room.
> I stacked three or four of these bags atop one another, on an open
> wire shelf units, maybe two-and-a-half feet from the ceiling, up above
> my dryer. Filled the whole space. A couple of bread machines, an old
> dry iron, and assorted semi-fragiles shared the shelf nicely. All was
> well, for about two weeks.
> One morning recently, all hell broke loose, a crashing and
> shattering which went on for three minutes; a seemingly endless
> slow-motion suicide of assorted minor household appliances.
> I arrived on scene to see the last of the lemmings leap onto the tile
> floor. At the opposite end of the shelf, wedged tightly against the
> ceiling, were the four pseudo space bags, each one enormously distended
> with air. Beneath them, shelf braces were bent, folded, molly bolts
> pulled out, and all the brackets were sprung away from the wall. I
> would not have believed that airy batts could do that sort of damage
> unless I'd seen it.
> I am not a fan of open wire shelving. I think if I'd stacked the
> batts on wood shelves, they'd have simply pushed their way off the
> shelf, instead of destroying it. It took me a while to repair the
> damage; I put in new molly bolts and brackets. My sewing room is again
> full of fluffy, slithery quilt batt packages. I don't know if I should
> try this again with the "original, genuine Space Bag", or just consider
> this a one-time experiment, and get back to making quilts. That would
> get rid of my batt storage problem, but most quilting is a slo-mo
> process for me. (My dogs like to loll in the coolness under the beds,
> or I'd simply slide the bags into all that lovely unused emptiness.)
> Cea
>

Proving once again that "Nature abhors a vacuum" JPPBill

Posted by on August 2, 2006, 9:20 am

WB wrote:
> sewingbythecea@aol.com wrote:
> > I bought a couple of these "knock-offs", thinking I could pack some
>
---
> Proving once again that "Nature abhors a vacuum" JPPBill
---
Thanks for the nice laugh. I think that every week, when I have to
weed the veggie garden, and look as if I've been mud-wrestling.
It's nice to know that other folks have sampled 'space bags' and
found them wanting. Saves $ and frustration. Packing batts in duffle
bags sounds like the cure, so I may get around to making some
duffles--still have a bit of that $1.00 a yard canvas, which would make
nice bags.
I did find some great big inexpensive plastic storage bags--Ziplock
makes them. You're not really supposed to store fabrics in plastic, but
I have all my winter clothing packed in these bags, for lack of
dressers.Looks like the dogs will lose the under-bed lolling space,
after all.
Cea


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