Acid free tissue

[abl13]

Whenever I'm planning on throwing away a worn out (clean) piece of clothing I save it and it use that to stuff my bags. I think it works pretty well and is free!

 

[Suzanne B.]

I re-use the air pockets that come with most of my amazon orders. They don't make noise and are smooth so they don't leave weird wrinkles if the bag is stored for a time.

I tried that....I had too much trouble with them deflating.

I have always put the tissue paper in ziploc style bags, and put that inside my bags. I've never had any issues with discoloration or otherwise. It also makes it easier to pull in and out when I'm changing bags.

I never thought about putting the original tissue paper on ziplock bags. :shame:

I put the bubble wrap inside a dust bag and then inside of the bag. It does make it easier to take in and out.

 

[sdkitty]

Whenever I'm planning on throwing away a worn out (clean) piece of clothing I save it and it use that to stuff my bags. I think it works pretty well and is free!

I use either old tee shirts or socks or the tissue paper that comes in the bags. I haven't had any problems. Maybe if I had bags that cost thousands and had light colored lining, I'd be more concerned.

 

[xeyes]

I tried that....I had too much trouble with them deflating.




I never thought about putting the original tissue paper on ziplock bags. :shame:

I put the bubble wrap inside a dust bag and then inside of the bag. It does make it easier to take in and out.

Maybe I'm too paranoid about such things, but I'm uneasy about stuffing my bags with plastic; since plastic traps moisture much more effectively than paper, I'm more worried about the potential for moisture-related issues in the bag interiors when using plastic. (If you've ever stored something leather or wool or otherwise organic inside an unvented plastic bag for a while and seen this happen, you'll know what I'm talking about. The problem would be lessened if the plastic was on the inside of the stored bag, since air can circulate through the exterior materials, but trapped moisture might still cause problems inside.)

That said, I do have a few bags with plastic inside. I've cut up two-pocket poly folders from an office supply store and placed large rectangles of the poly into either side of my softer Boroughs when in storage, to reduce their sagging. (Not the "soft" Boroughs, but the three-zip ones that can zip over the top of the poly insert.) I'm probably going to punch holes in the inserts to allow more airflow and air them out regularly if I don't carry them for a while, to be on the safe side.

I stuff my bags with loosely-rolled paper; I find that the sheets of paper that stores use to wrap fragile objects work very well for this, as they're relatively robust and can be crumpled to take up more space without shredding or falling apart. (Then again, a lot of my bags have black interiors, so discoloration isn't a big problem. If they were lighter colored, then acid-free tissue would be ideal.)