HuffPost previously spoke with Never Too Small founder Colin Chee, who recommended these exact vacuum storage bags for getting oversized items to fit into nooks and crannies beneath furniture like beds or higher-profile sofas. “[They] are great for storing blankets or extra pillows for occasional use when you have visitors, as well as winter jackets during the off-season,” he said. “I store them in my large travel luggage, which is only used occasionally.”
The 20 polyethylene/polyamide bags come in one of five sizes: jumbo (about 39 by 27 inches), large (about 33 by 22 inches), medium (about 28 by 20 inches), and small (about 24 by 16 inches). You can remove the air from each of these double-zippered bags using the included hand pump. (The set also comes with four additional 24-by-16-inch “roll-up” bags that are intended to be compressed manually and aren’t equipped with the suction valve that’s used in conjuction with the pump – ideal for travel situations where you may not want to lug anything extra around.)
As Chee explained, these bags aren’t only handy for winter gear. They can minimize the headache of stashing oversized bedding that doesn’t get used everyday. Reviewers offered inspiration, too, indicating that the bags reduced the footprint of their children’s stuffed animal collections and allowed road-trippers to bring extra bedding to vacation homes.
With a 4.3-star rating and over 73,000 reviews, these storage bags are clearly a winner with Amazon shoppers. You can see some more customer testimony below, or just keep scrolling down to add these convenient essentials to your storage toolkit.
“Just bought my second box. I purchased my first box last year. We were going on vacation that included a stay in a state park cabin. It required us bringing our own bedding. To save room in the car I compressed our pillows, blankets, and sheets. It worked great.
When I got home from vacation, I compressed all of the spare linens in my house. What a space saver.
I’m now helping my niece and needed to purchase a second box. She is happy with the results too.” — Sweetpeavalleybooks“Packed up clothes to store for my kids and my sons plushy collection was getting out of hand but now with these we can keep collecting without the room being overtaken with them” — Julia
“Eazy to use. Various sizes to help with storage various sized items. The bags zip closed easily, and the rechargeable electric pump sucks all the air out very quickly without the need for a vacuum. The clear color makes it easy to see what items are inside.” — hansen78
“These bags are awesome! We had so many winter blankets & quilts. didn’t think that we could get them all into one bag, but we did so surprised how well it works and it even comes with its own vacuum suction. I didn’t even have to pull out my vacuum cleaner ..Very very pleased would highly recommend . I would purchase them again without hesitation! BTW I chose the combo that has mini bags in it and two or three extra large.” — Eve Carroll
“These have been a life saver! We have been able to store a lot of extra blankets linens etc. all in one closet instead of them taking up all the closet space. Very easy to use and multiple sizes to make it easy.” — Shelby K
“Ordered while traveling, bought some extra clothes, with not really having room in my luggage for the plane ride home…ordered, received quickly, and EVERYTHING was then able to fit in my carry-on…..the little pump it comes with worked like a charm!!” — Jen Saso
