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Buy It And Try It: The Space Bag

Good Day Sacramento entertainment reporter Mark S. Allen is on the road a lot.

"Half the year, about 26 weeks," said Mark. "I get paid so much we may have to cut 10 of the 15 Call Kurtis producers," added Mark.

And he's got packing down to a science.

"About four minutes, but bear in mind that I'm doing it at 3 a.m. so it's sort of an afterthought," said Mark.

So what if we could give him something to save him some space?

"If there's a product that might compress it a little further, I wouldn't have to use the expansion, absolutely!" said Mark.

"Just place your items into the storage packs, zip the bag shut and vacuum out the air," read Mark.

The space bag! There's the large bag, which requires a vacuum, and the small suitcase version that rolls out the air.

"Normally I roll with a big fat Louis Vuitton that Sam Shane loaned me, but today I've got my target special," joked Mark.

So we asked Mark to fit everything from his suitcase into the three small bags.

"This is the way I fold, too. One down," said Mark.

Now that we're full it's time to empty the air.

"I normally get the air out by sitting on the bag. This will be a change, the top keeps opening," said Mark.

The first two wouldn't seal but on the third, "That's what they're talking about, I think that's what they're going for," said Mark.

So we're one for three, so let's try and fit it all in one large bag.

"Pack, seal, vacuum out the air. I think I can remember that. One Justin Timberlake jacket, one Sam Shane power tie, one Sam Shane coordinated power shirt. Houston, we have connection. Let the vacuuming begin!" said mark.

"I'm melting! I'm melting!" remarked Mark.

But after all is said and done, Mark says he wasn't impressed.

"You know what's weird, it all fit in there better before. Maybe it's me, maybe it's the technique, but I'm not thrilled," commented Mark.

So in the end, Mark switched back to his old method.

You can get the bags at spacebag.com for about $20.

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