Queen/Full/Full-XL Foam Mattress Vacuum Bag for Moving, Vacuum Seal Mattress Bag with Straps

Worked like a charm. Used for moving across country. In shocked movers do not use these, but why would they... right!! These saved so much room in the moving truck. We used these on the mattresses, the kids nugget couches, couch cushions. Talk about saving space I can't say enough about the space saving this was. Not only did it survive a 3k move from Texas to the Midwest but also as fluctuations of temperatures. It also survived 3 months in a storage locker and may I once again say the space it saved us. Not only that but it protected whatever items were in the bag. We used vacuum to seal and multiple bodies to help stand and lay on the mattress to such out as much air as we could in the king mattress. A 14" mattress went down to 4/5 inches. I do recommend removing any waterproof mattress covers as this impeded getting the air out of the mattress. Sheets were no problems. So if you're hiring a mover may I suggest getting these and saving yourself the extra money by saving space in your truck. They make you buy mattress covers, why not this one. We did not roll up and use the straps as we preferred the nice flat mattress as a cushion along furniture

I had a mattress to return after a home trial, as the mattress wasn’t a good fit for us. It was a massive 14 inch thick hybrid (springs and foam) that weighted a ton. We got it upstairs back when it was in a box, but getting down the stairs was proving impossible in its re-inflated state. It was too big to fit through our narrow stairway. By like 2ft. Even the movers gave up.We gave this vacuum bag a try before calling the movers again. It worked surprisingly well ! Putting it on wasn’t too bad with two people, and a regular $100 upright Bissel Carpet Vacuum was able to shrink the size about 50% in 15 minutes. It compressed enough that we could fold it, and then, with some of the straps included in the package doubled up, we were able to fold it like a hard shell taco and then slide it down the stairs. Success ! Got it down there with minimal damage. For our purposes, it was perfect. We removed the bag and let it re-inflate once in the first floor as it would fit fine in the big mover’s truck.However, there is no doubt that this bag is pretty delicate. It worked for us, but we only had it in use probably for an hour. I would expect it to rip with even moderate pressure or poking. I think if I was planning to vacuum bag the mattress, and then transport or store it somewhere a long distance, I would buy several ratchet straps and put them all over it in its compressed state. That way when the bag inevitably does start to reinflate/rip, the straps will keep it more compressed and manageable. Just be careful with the ratchet straps metal pieces on the delicate bag. I wouldn’t expect this bag to maintain compression, without straps, for more than 24 hours. Even in our short window of an hour, I was seeing it start to slowly reinflate a tiny bit before I put the (included) doubled-up (length) straps on. The straps helped slow that significantly.

Worked great to shrink down a 13 inch queen PE mattress so it could fit in a hatchback. It's basically a giant Ziploc bag with a one way valve to suck out the air with a vacuum cleaner. I learned a few things along the way that will help next time:- Watch a few YouTube videos (duh) to see how others have done it. The instructions are correct but not complete.- Check the seal with your hands after you zip the bag shut. The zipper needed to be pressed shut by hand, but once I did that, it held great.- The bag is thick enough, but is vulnerable to puncturing. I accidentally pressed a rounded plastic part against it and made a small hole that was easily repaired with duct tape.- When rolling/folding your mattress, roll towards the zipper top (start with the zipper the farthest away from you, not on the left or right side). If you roll it with the zipper on the side, it is likely to come undone as you roll it up because it doesn't hold great if you bend it.- When sealing it, stand on the mattress in sock feet to press out the air. Start far away from the valve and work your way in. Then repeat.- Give your vacuum a break frequently. I ran my shop vac for about 5 minutes then let it cool for at least 15 minutes. I had to do that 3 or 4 times. It gets hot pretty quick and you don't want to overheat or overwork your vacuum. It's way harder on your vacuum cleaner than regular vacuuming.