Test to see if foam mattress vacuum storage bags work

[GON]

Moving time again. Our king size foam mattress is super heavy, and I am not getting younger trying to move it myself.

On Amazon I came across a product that claims it reduces foam mattress bulk by 80 percent. Of course, it does not reduce the actual weight.

The reviews were mixed. What I found is that a cheap foam mattress might reduce by 80 percent, but a well built mattress does not achieve the 80 percent shrinking. I suspect I gained about 35 percent shrinking.

The kit comes with Velcro straps to hold the mattress after shrinking. Reviews state the Velcro straps don't work. I went with other straps.

Shrinking this mattress really taxed the DeWalt vacuum. I think a lessor vaccun would have produced worse results.

The bag is a one time use. Yes, I would buy the bag again, with appropriate expectation management.

 

[mrsilv04]

The other upsides are that it should keep the mattress clean and dry... and protect it against anything such as bedbugs, that could already be present in a moving truck or storage facility. I like it.

Best of luck with the move.

 

[Cheetah-kins]

Hmm. Does seem like it helps a bit. I guess I'd be weighing the result against the cost, it doesn't seem Earth shattering.

 

[Leo99]

I write a check to movers. Not dealing with moving myself ever again.

 

[GON]

For comparison, I put a cheap foam queen size mattress in this blue zipper bag. This mattress is significantly lighter than the king.

This blue bag was well designed for a single person to place the mattress in the bag, another amazon product.

 

[Cheetah-kins]

I write a check to movers. Not dealing with moving myself ever again.

Yeah us, too. We've moved several times around the US and always used movers. Doing it yourself doesn't save much and is absolutely soul crushing.

 

[GON]

I write a check to movers. Not dealing with moving myself ever again.

I hired two helpers yesterday, $35 an hour cash, four hours minimum guaranteed. Neither showed.

 

[GON]

Yeah us, too. We've moved several times around the US and always used movers. Doing it yourself doesn't save much and is absolutely soul crushing.

We are all different. I move about every two years, and have done so for decades. I pack myself.

 

[atikovi]

I hired two helpers yesterday, $35 an hour cash, four hours minimum guaranteed. Neither showed.

No Home Depot nearby where day laborers hang out?

 

[AZjeff]

We are all different. I move about every two years, and have done so for decades. I pack myself.

How many more do you have in you?

 

[tbm5690]

How many more do you have in you?

Yeah that sounds miserable. Plus unless you really like making new friends the social aspect sounds really tough.

 

[atikovi]

Plus unless you really like making new friends the social aspect sounds really tough.

Hey, if you've got a full size pickup, you make new friends easy.

 

[GMBoy]

The other upsides are that it should keep the mattress clean and dry... and protect it against anything such as bedbugs, that could already be present in a moving truck or storage facility. I like it.

Best of luck with the move.

That is a great point right there!

 

[RoadDukie]

At least with the vacuum bag and the straps, you can now use a two-wheeler to move the bed.

 

[Number_35]

@GON, what's your next stop? Is that your last one before retiring?

Hoping the move goes well for you!

 

[SHOZ]

Maybe an AC vacuum pump would reduce it more? Did you leave it on vacuum for 24 hrs??????