Aerless Vacuum Bags Review: How Much Space the Travel Kit Really Saves, the Complaints, and How to Buy It

Our verdict

Yes, if bulky clothes are what fill your suitcase and you have weight allowance to spare. The Aerless Vacuum Kit pairs reusable 27-litre nylon bags with a pocket-sized rechargeable pump, so you can vacuum pack in a hotel room, not just at home, and owners describe the bags as thick and the seals as reliable. It scores 6.3 out of 10. The space saving is real but closer to the brand's own "up to 60 percent" than the advert's "three times"; compression does nothing for weight; and the written return terms are stricter than the "hassle-free" banner.

The short version

What is an Aerless vacuum kit? It is a travel packing kit: reusable 27-litre nylon vacuum bags with a zip and a one-way valve, plus a pocket-sized USB-C pump that sucks the air out. You fill a bag with clothes, zip it, pump it flat in under a minute, and pump it again for the trip home. No vacuum cleaner is needed.

• A travel vacuum kit: 27-litre nylon bags with a one-way valve, plus a small USB-C rechargeable pump.
• $69 for the pump and one bag, $89 with two, $129 with four and $159 with six on the offer page our link opens, with free shipping.
• Best trait: vacuum packing anywhere, with no vacuum cleaner, in seconds per bag.
• Biggest drawback: it saves space, not weight, and the "3X more" headline oversells it.
• Our score: 6.3 out of 10, with the lowest marks for claim accuracy.

Pros & cons

The kit itself is sensible. Vacuum bags have always worked; what put people off was needing a vacuum cleaner to pack for the trip home. A pocket pump solves that. The weak points are the claims around the product rather than the product: the space multiplier, the "pays for itself" maths and the return terms.

How it works

Vacuum packing is simple physics. Clothes are mostly air; take the air out and they take up less room.

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   Pack and zip the bag

   Step 1: You fill a 27-litre nylon bag with folded clothes, then close its double-track zip all the way with the slider; the seal has to be complete or air leaks back in.

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   Pump the air out

   Step 2: The small rechargeable pump sits over the valve and draws the air out in seconds, or you can use the hose of a home vacuum cleaner for a harder squeeze.

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   The valve holds the vacuum

   Step 3: A one-way valve keeps the air out once the pump is removed, so the bag stays flat in your suitcase until you open the zip at your destination.

Who it's for

Aerless suits you if your suitcase fills up long before it gets heavy. That usually means bulky clothes: down jackets, fleeces, sweaters, ski layers or a winter coat you need at the other end. It also suits travellers who move between hotels and want to repack quickly, and anyone who likes to seal worn clothes away from clean ones on the way home.

• Travellers who run out of room before they run out of weight allowance
• Anyone packing bulky clothes such as puffer jackets, sweaters or ski layers
• People who want to keep worn clothes sealed away from clean ones on the way home
• Hotel and hostel travellers without a vacuum cleaner to hand

Who should skip it

• Anyone whose carry-on is already near its airline weight limit
• Travellers packing mostly linen, silk or tailored clothes that crease
• People who want an easy refund after trying the bags on a trip

Why do travellers like Aerless?

The old problem with vacuum bags was the trip home. You could flatten everything with the vacuum cleaner before you left, but once you opened the bags in a hotel, there was no way to squeeze them down again. The Aerless pump is small enough to live in a jacket pocket and charges over USB-C, so the bags work in both directions.

The bags are well specified for travel. Each is 12 by 19 by 4 inches when full, about 27 litres, which is sized to fit standard luggage: Aerless suggests two for an 18-inch backpack, four for a 20-inch carry-on and eight for a 28-inch case. They are made of nylon the brand describes as anti-rip and waterproof, and they close with a zip track rather than a fold-over seal.

There is a tidiness benefit too. A sealed bag keeps clothes together, keeps a damp swimsuit or muddy boots away from everything else, and stops the smell of worn clothes spreading through your case on the way home.

Who gets the most from it

The travellers who gain most are the ones whose clothes are mostly air. Winter trips, ski holidays, hiking trips with fleece and down layers, and visits to cold places in summer clothes all fill a case with bulky, compressible items. For them, a vacuum bag can turn a checked case into a carry-on, or free up room for gifts on the way home.

Families gain too. Children's clothes are small but numerous, and grouping each child's outfits into one flat bag keeps a shared case organised. Backpackers who move every day or two benefit from the pump, because they repack constantly, and a bag that compresses in seconds saves time and temper.

The people who gain least are light packers who already travel with a small bag of thin clothes, and business travellers with suits and shirts that crease. For them, packing cubes or careful folding are better tools.

The emotional appeal, and why to check the maths

Much of the appeal of vacuum packing is the before-and-after moment: a fat bag of jumpers flattened to a slab. It is satisfying, and the sales page leans on it. The useful question is less "how flat does it go" and more "what does that let me do": fit everything in a smaller bag, avoid a checked bag, or bring more home. If the answer is none of those, the kit is a nice-to-have rather than a must.

How much does the Aerless Vacuum Kit cost, and which kit should you buy?

Every Aerless kit includes one rechargeable pump; the difference is the number of bags. On 3 October 2026 the offer page listed one bag for $69, two for $89, four for $129 and six for $159, all with free shipping. Each nylon bag holds about 27 litres. The four-bag kit suits a week with a carry-on and has the best price per bag.

Every kit includes one pump; the difference is the number of bags. The images below are Aerless's own.

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  How many bags Aerless suggests for each bag size

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  Pumping a bag down inside a backpack

The offer page our link opens listed four kits, all with free shipping:

The aerless.com store charged the same for the kits on the same day, and also sells extra bags at $39 each, $69 for two or $119 for four, and the pump on its own for $39. The "retail" figures are reference prices; we have not seen the kits sold at them. A kit with one bag is $69, but the second and third bags cost just $20 each inside the bigger kits, which is why the four-bag kit is the sensible starting point for a carry-on.

Which kit to buy

You only ever need one pump, so for larger needs it is cheaper to buy the six-bag kit and add bags than to buy two kits.

Is the price fair?

Roll-up bags cost about $15 to $30 for a set and household vacuum bags about $20 to $40, so Aerless is the premium option. What the extra money buys is the pump, luggage-sized bags with zips, and the ability to compress again away from home. At $129 for four bags and a pump, the four-bag kit is roughly $25 to $30 per bag once you value the pump at its $39 standalone price, which is reasonable for sturdy travel bags. The one-bag kit at $69 is poor value by comparison.

The pump: what we know and what we do not

Aerless says the pump is handheld, charges over USB-C, and lasts more than 15 trips' worth of packing on a charge. It does not publish the battery capacity, the airflow, or how long a single bag takes in seconds on its own pages beyond "in seconds". Its FAQ advises pausing between bags so the motor does not overheat. Some Trustpilot reviewers found the pump weaker than they hoped and used a home vacuum cleaner at home, which still works with the bags. In short, treat the pump as a convenient travel tool rather than a match for a household vacuum.

The bags: material, zip and valve

The bags are nylon, which Aerless describes as anti-rip, waterproof and odour-proof, and they close with a double-track zip operated by a slider rather than a fold-over seal. A one-way valve on the face of the bag lets the pump or a vacuum hose draw air out and stops it coming back in.

The weak points of any vacuum bag are the zip, which must be fully closed along its length, and the valve, which can let air back in if grit gets under its seal. Owners on Trustpilot mostly praise the bags' thickness, and the main bag-related complaint is damage in transit rather than failure in use.

How to buy Aerless the smart way

1. Decide how many bags your luggage needs. Aerless's own guide is two for a backpack, four for a carry-on and eight for a large case.
2. Open the Aerless offer page (opens Aerless in a new tab) and pick the kit that matches; for a carry-on, that is the four-bag kit at $129.
3. Check the total before paying. Shipping was free on all four kits on 3 October 2026.
4. When the parcel arrives, inspect every bag for cuts straight away. Missing or damaged items must be reported within 14 days of delivery, per the brand FAQ.
5. Try one bag at home first and keep the rest, and the packaging, untouched until you are sure; the written return terms ask for unused items.

How much space does it really save?

Less than the headline and more than nothing. The offer page says "pack 3X more", and that a single bag holds "15+ extra items". Aerless's own store page is more careful: it says the bags "save up to 60% space", and its product diagram shows a full bag about 10 inches thick pressed down to about 2 inches. Both cannot be the general rule, and the store's figure is the safer one to plan around.

How much you gain depends on what you pack. Down jackets, fleeces and chunky knits are mostly trapped air and collapse dramatically. T-shirts lose a fair amount. Jeans, shirts and anything dense lose little. A case of winter clothes might really hold twice as much; a case of summer clothes will gain much less.

There is also a shape trade-off. A compressed bag is hard and flat, which owners say makes it awkward to fit around shoes and wash bags. Plan to pack the vacuum bags first and fit softer items around them.

Space saving by type of clothing

This is why "three times more" can be close to true for a bag of fleeces and far from true for a bag of jeans.

What Aerless's own diagram shows

Aerless's product diagram shows a full bag about 10 inches thick compressed to about 2 inches, holding about 15 items. That is a fivefold reduction in thickness for that bag, but it describes a bag packed with compressible clothes, and it ignores the shape problem: a hard 2-inch slab does not always use the space in a case as efficiently as soft clothes that fill corners. Its store page's "up to 60 percent space saved" is a more realistic planning figure for a mixed case.

Packing order in the suitcase

Lay the compressed bags flat in the bottom of the case first, like books. Put shoes, wash bags and other hard items along the sides and in the gaps, and fill remaining space with soft, uncompressed items such as underwear and socks. Keep the pump, chargers and liquids in your carry-on, not in the case.

When compression is not worth it

For a short summer trip with T-shirts, shorts and a pair of sandals, vacuum bags add effort for little gain. Thin clothes rolled or folded into packing cubes take nearly as little room and come out less creased. Save the bags for trips with bulky layers, or for bringing extra home.

Can you fly with Aerless, and will it help with baggage limits?

Yes, but compression saves space, not weight, so Aerless will not get an overweight bag past airline limits. The pump runs on a lithium battery and belongs in your hand luggage, under FAA rules. TSA allows vacuum-sealed clothes bags but says they are "allowed but not encouraged", because security may open one, so a charged pump in your carry-on lets you compress it again.

Compression does not make clothes lighter. This is the catch in "pays for itself on the very first trip". You save a checked-bag fee only if your packed carry-on still meets the airline's size and weight limits. Most large US airlines limit carry-on size rather than weight, but many airlines elsewhere cap cabin bags at around 7 to 10 kilograms, and a densely vacuum-packed bag reaches that quickly. Weigh your bag at home; our explainer on whether vacuum bags make luggage lighter works through the numbers by airline.

The pump goes in your hand luggage. It runs on a rechargeable lithium battery, and the FAA's rules say devices with lithium batteries should travel in the cabin, not in checked bags. Aerless says the pump is "TSA-approved"; the TSA does not certify gadgets like this, so read that as "allowed in carry-on under the battery rules". The orange "Cargo Aircraft Only" sticker some buyers find on the parcel is a shipping label for batteries, according to the brand's FAQ.

Security can open a vacuum bag. TSA allows vacuum-sealed clothes bags in carry-on and checked luggage but says they are "allowed but not encouraged", because a bag that alarms may be opened, and an opened bag expands. A charged pump in your carry-on lets you compress it again at the gate; our guide to vacuum bags at TSA security covers how to pack so that rarely happens. If you check the case instead, a Travel Sentry lock keeps it closed after inspection; our KeySmart SmartLock review looks at one with an Apple Find My tracker built in.

Repack before the trip home. The point of the pump is that you can compress the bags again at your destination. Charge it before you leave; Aerless recommends 3 to 4 hours before first use.

Weight: a quick self-check

Before you rely on vacuum packing to avoid a checked bag, do this at home: pack your carry-on as you would for the trip, compressed bags included, and weigh it on a bathroom scale (weigh yourself holding it, then subtract your own weight). Compare that with your airline's cabin allowance. If you are over, compression has done its job on space but not solved the problem; you need to take less, wear your heaviest items, or check the bag.

Bags at altitude

Bags can look slightly puffier during a flight, because cabin pressure is lower than on the ground, and settle back when you land. That is normal and does not mean the seal has failed. If a bag has puffed up noticeably after landing, re-pump it at your hotel.

Checked bags and overweight fees

Vacuum packing can make it easier to fit more into a checked case, which makes it easier to go over the checked-bag weight limit, often around 23 kilograms (50 pounds) for economy. Overweight fees can be larger than a second-bag fee. If you are bringing extra home, weigh the case before you leave for the airport.

Is Aerless legit, and what should you check before buying?

Aerless is a real brand with a Trustpilot score of 3.9 from 464 reviews, but its written return terms are stricter than the "hassle-free" banner: the 100-day policy asks for unused items in their original packaging. Some claims, including a Red Dot Design Award, could not be verified. Order well before your trip, keep the packaging, and pay with a card that offers buyer protection.

None of these rule Aerless out. Each one changes how you should buy it.

The return terms are stricter than the banner. The offer page promises a 100-day money-back guarantee and "hassle-free" returns, and the FAQ says "no questions asked". The written refund policy gives 100 days from delivery but asks for items to be unused, unworn and in their original packaging, says returns are subject to a handling fee, and warns that signs of use can affect a full refund. Returns start on the brand's returns portal, and the return label expires after 20 days. Keep the box.

Several claims cannot be checked. The page says Aerless has "1,000,000+ happy customers", "50,000+ 5-star reviews" and a Red Dot Design Award, and shows quotes attributed to People and Forbes. We could not find an Aerless entry among Red Dot award winners in a search, and the largest independent review profile we found, on Trustpilot, has 464 reviews. The "lifetime warranty" is a Limited Lifetime Warranty in section 21 of Aerless's terms: it covers factory defects for the original buyer and excludes wear and tear, misuse and cosmetic damage, and Aerless chooses whether to repair, replace or give store credit.

Who you are buying from. The seller named in Aerless's terms is Aerless LLC, 228 East 45th Street, New York, under New York law, so the "American company" line holds up, although its Trustpilot profile lists the Netherlands. Support is by email only. Our article Is Aerless legit? covers the company, the complaints and how to buy safely.

Delicate fabrics crease. Aerless says the bags prevent wrinkles. Owners say linen and similar fabrics crush. Keep tailored clothes and anything that creases easily out of the vacuum bags.

Hotel rooms and noise. The pump is a small motor, so it makes a short burst of noise for each bag. In a shared hostel room or late at night, pump your bags before others are asleep, or compress them at reception or in a common area.

Order well before your trip. The brand's FAQ gives 4 to 10 business days for US delivery, and some Trustpilot reviewers say their parcel arrived after the trip they bought it for. Order at least two weeks ahead, and do not count on it arriving for a trip next weekend.

Check the parcel as soon as it arrives. The brand's FAQ asks for missing or damaged items to be reported within 14 days of delivery, and one reviewer's parcel arrived cut open with two bags damaged. Open the box, count the bags, and inflate-test one if you can, within the first few days.

Know what the warranty covers. The limited lifetime warranty covers factory defects for the original buyer, not wear and tear, misuse or cosmetic damage, and Aerless decides whether to repair, replace or give store credit. A bag punctured by a buckle on your trip will not be covered; a valve that never sealed should be.

Aerless reviews and complaints: what do owners say?

Owners are mostly positive but sharply split. Its Trustpilot profile showed a TrustScore of 3.9 from 464 reviews on 3 October 2026, with 66 percent five-star and 20 percent one-star, and few in between. Trustpilot noted the company had not invited reviews recently, had replied to 65 percent of negative reviews, and pays for a Trustpilot subscription.

You can read the reviews on the Trustpilot profile for aerless.com.

The praise is about the product: thick, durable bags, a pump that works, and real gains with bulky clothes. One reviewer compressed a puffer coat and base layers small enough to carry in a backpack for a trip to Iceland.

The complaints are mostly about getting the product and getting money back: parcels arriving after the trip they were bought for, a parcel cut open in transit with two of four bags damaged, refunds taking weeks, replies that felt automated, and one reviewer who said a 50 percent return fee appeared only after the return was agreed. A smaller group says the pump was too weak and they used a home vacuum cleaner instead.

What the split reviews mean for you

The pattern, two-thirds five-star and one in five one-star with few in between, usually means a product that works well for most people, sold by a company whose delivery and returns let a minority down badly. That matches what the reviews say. You can reduce your risk from the second group: order early, check the parcel on arrival, keep the packaging, and start any return well inside the window.

What does Reddit say about Aerless?

Very little, so far. When we searched on 6 October 2026, Aerless itself barely came up on Reddit; the threads that rank for it are on r/onebag and are about its rivals, one asking whether the new Yoyovac vacuum bag is worth it and another asking Ekster owners how they rate theirs. Those are the same questions this review tries to answer: does a pump-and-bag kit save enough space to justify its price and the extra weight in your carry-on? Reddit's one-bag travellers tend to pack light, thin clothes, which is exactly where vacuum bags help least, so read their scepticism in that light. The owner feedback with real volume is on Trustpilot, summarised above.

How we researched this review

Nobody on our team has used an Aerless kit yet, and this review does not claim otherwise. Every score on the site follows the five criteria on our how we test page. For this review we read the offer page our link opens, the aerless.com store product pages, refund policy and FAQ, and the Trustpilot profile, all on 3 October 2026. When we searched for Aerless reviews, the results were almost entirely Trustpilot pages and shop listings; no independent hands-on test ranked.

What we would test with a kit in hand

If we test Aerless ourselves, these are the questions we would answer: how much a typical carry-on of mixed winter and summer clothes actually gains; how many bags the pump compresses on one charge; how long bags stay flat over a two-week trip; how easy the zip is to close after repeated use; and how a return goes in practice. We will update this review with the results.

Reading the sales page claims

The sales page combines claims we could check, such as the bag size and prices, with ones we could not, such as the customer count, review count and award. A useful rule for any offer page: trust the specifications and the written policies, and treat round numbers of happy customers and press logos as marketing until you can see the source.

Is Aerless better than roll-up bags or compression packing cubes?

Aerless wins when you want maximum compression on both legs of a trip, because its pump works in a hotel room. Roll-up compression bags cost about $15 to $30 for a set and need no charging, but never get as flat. Compression packing cubes save less space but keep clothes organised and are kinder to creasable fabrics. Home vacuum storage bags need a vacuum cleaner to reseal.

Roll-up bags are the cheap alternative and save a useful amount of space, but they never get as flat as a pumped bag. Compression packing cubes save less space but keep clothes organised and are kinder to creasable fabric. Aerless wins when you want maximum compression on both legs of a trip; our comparison of vacuum bags, compression cubes and rolling covers what an independent test found. Our travel section will compare more of these as we review them.

Aerless vs Ekster: which is better?

They are near-identical on paper. Ekster's TravelPack bag is listed at the same 12 by 19 by 4 inches, also in anti-rip nylon with a zip and valve, and its pump is also a small USB-C unit. The differences are in the buying: on 6 October 2026 Aerless was cheaper ($129 for four bags and a pump, against Ekster's $149), while Ekster is the better-known brand, sells through retailers such as Luggage Pros as well as its own site, and showed a higher review score on its own page (4.5 from 842 reviews) and on Trustpilot. If price matters most, Aerless; if you want an easier return and a retailer to complain to, Ekster.

Two other names come up in the same searches. Yoyovac is a newer, larger bag (43.2 litres, sold in Japan through crowdfunding) with a stronger pump claim; it is not widely sold in the US yet. And plenty of cheap pump-and-bag sets sell on marketplaces for less; they work, but the bags are usually thinner and the pumps weaker.

Aerless vs roll-up compression bags

Roll-up bags have a one-way valve at the bottom; you roll the bag from the top to push the air out. They cost far less, need no charging and work anywhere. They do not get as flat as a pumped bag, rolling takes effort with bulky items, and some people find them hard to reseal on the way home. If you travel occasionally and want a cheap test of whether compression helps, try roll-up bags first.

Aerless vs compression packing cubes

Compression cubes are fabric packing cubes with a second zip around the middle that squeezes them smaller. They save less space than vacuum bags but keep clothes organised, breathe, crease less, and never lose their seal. Many travellers use cubes for everyday clothes and one or two vacuum bags for bulky items.

That combination is often the best of both: cubes for things you need to reach every day, and vacuum bags for bulky layers you only need at the destination or on cold days.

Aerless vs home vacuum storage bags

Household vacuum storage bags are cheap and compress very well with a vacuum cleaner, but they are usually too large for luggage and you cannot re-compress them away from home. Aerless's bags are sized for luggage and its pump solves the return-trip problem; you can still use a home vacuum with them for the hardest squeeze before you leave.

Aerless vs packing less

The cheapest compression is leaving things at home. Planning outfits that mix and match, wearing your bulkiest coat and shoes on the plane, and doing laundry mid-trip all cut what you carry. Vacuum bags are most useful when you genuinely need bulky clothes, not as a way to bring everything.

How to use Aerless for the best results

Charge the pump fully, which takes 3 to 4 hours, before your first trip. Fold or roll clothes neatly, because creases set in once the air comes out, and leave a little room at the top so the zip closes without strain. Run the slider along both tracks, hold the pump firmly over the valve until the bag is flat, and pack the hard bags first.

The short version is below; our step-by-step guide to using Aerless vacuum bags covers packing, stacking and fixes for bags that leak.

1. Charge the pump fully, 3 to 4 hours, before your first trip.
2. Fold or roll clothes neatly before they go in; creases set in when the air comes out.
3. Leave a little room at the top so the zip closes without strain, then run the slider all the way along both tracks.
4. Hold the pump firmly over the valve and keep its air inlet clear; pause briefly between bags so the motor does not overheat.
5. Use bulky clothes in the vacuum bags and keep dense or delicate items loose around them.
6. Weigh the packed bag before you leave, and pack the pump in your carry-on.
7. The first time you unzip a compressed bag, pull the zip ring upward rather than sideways; Aerless says the seal is stiff at first.

What not to pack in a vacuum bag

Vacuum bags suit soft, dry clothes. Keep these out:

• Liquids and toiletries. A leak spreads through everything in a sealed bag, and liquids follow their own security rules anyway.
• Electronics, batteries and the pump itself. Keep them loose in your carry-on, where battery rules want them and where security can see them.
• Damp or sweaty clothes for more than a day. Sealing in moisture invites mildew and smells; dry them first, or keep them separate.
• Sharp or hard objects. Buckles, hangers and shoe heels can puncture the nylon when the bag is compressed around them.
• Leather, suede and tailored clothes. Compression leaves creases that are hard to remove; linen and silk crease too.
• Down jackets for long storage. A trip is fine, but outdoor brands generally advise against storing down compressed for months, because it can lose some loft. Unpack them at home.

Fixing a bag that will not stay flat

• Check the zip first. Run the slider along both tracks again, pressing the zip closed with your fingers along its whole length; a gap of a few millimetres lets air back in.
• Clean the valve. Lint or grit under the valve seal is a common cause of slow leaks; wipe it and press it down firmly.
• Do not overfill. A bag stuffed to the top strains the zip and leaks; leave room so it closes easily.
• Look for punctures. Hold a compressed bag near your ear and listen, or check for a spot that puffs first. Sharp items inside are the usual cause.
• Re-pump if needed. Bags can be compressed again at any time, which is the point of carrying the pump.

Caring for the bags and pump

Empty the bags and let them air after a trip, especially if they held worn clothes. Turn them inside out if they smell, and leave them open overnight. Wipe the inside with a damp cloth if needed and dry fully before storing, so no moisture is sealed in. Store the bags flat or loosely rolled, not folded sharply at the zip. Keep the pump's air inlet clear of lint, charge it before each trip, and store it partly charged rather than empty for long periods.

Using Aerless at home

The bags also work for storing out-of-season clothes and spare bedding at home, especially with a household vacuum. For long-term storage, keep down and wool out of compression or release them every few months, and make sure everything is clean and dry first. Bulky winter gear such as fleece throws compresses well too; our Chair Blanket review covers an outdoor chair cover that packs into its own bag.

Packing for the trip home

The trip home is where the pump earns its place. Use one bag as a laundry bag for worn clothes, compress it to keep smells in and save room for anything you bought, and keep a clean outfit loose for the journey. If you bought bulky souvenirs or gifts, compressing your clothes harder can make room, but weigh the case before you leave for the airport.

A sample winter carry-on

A typical approach for a week in the cold: wear your heaviest coat and boots on the plane; put two fleeces or sweaters in one bag, base layers and T-shirts in a second, a spare jacket or extra knitwear in a third, and use the fourth for worn clothes on the way home. Jeans, shoes and toiletries go loose around the bags. This uses Aerless's own suggestion of four bags for a 20-inch carry-on and puts the most compressible items in the bags.

Travelling with children

Pack one bag per child, labelled with a luggage tag or marker, so you can find a full change of clothes without unpacking the whole case. Keep a spare outfit for each child loose and easy to reach, since a compressed bag is slow to open in a hurry at the airport.

Compressed bags are also handy for nappies and spare bedding for a travel cot, which are bulky but light. Keep anything you may need at short notice, such as a spare top for spills, out of the vacuum bags and in an outer pocket.

Frequently asked questions