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Does packing in vacuum bags increase weight?

Using vacuum bags does not make your luggage heavier — packing 30 pounds of clothing will still be 30 pounds whether compressed or not. However, you may find that your suitcase ends up heavier since the vacuum bag will open up more space, allowing you to pack more items.



From a physics standpoint, vacuum packing does not increase the weight of your luggage; in fact, it slightly decreases it by removing the mass of the air trapped between your clothes. However, the common "trap" for travelers is that vacuum bags allow you to fit significantly more items into the same physical space. Because you are essentially "shrinking" the volume of your clothing, you might find yourself adding more garments to fill the extra room in your suitcase. This leads to a much denser and heavier bag that can easily exceed airline weight limits. While the process of sucking out the air makes the bag more compact and easier to manage, the net weight is entirely dependent on the physical mass of the items you pack. It is always wise to weigh your bag with a scale after vacuum sealing to ensure the increased density hasn't pushed you over the 23kg or 32kg limit.

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Using vacuum bags does not make your luggage heavier — packing 30 pounds of clothing will still be 30 pounds whether compressed or not. However, you may find that your suitcase ends up heavier since the vacuum bag will open up more space, allowing you to pack more items.

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Some pathogenic (illness-causing) bacteria, however, like low-oxygen environments and reproduce well in vacuum-packaged foods. In fact, without competition from spoilage bacteria, some pathogens reproduce even more rapidly than in their presence.

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Shoes, coats and towels are usually the heaviest items.

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Overweight baggage is usually considered any bag weighing more than 50lbs. The fees for checking overweight baggage are usually charged in addition to any standard, excess, or overweight fee.

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That depends if you have several kg overweight and are asking for the price per kg or if you really just only have one single kg extra. For a singe kg above the limit you most probably will not get charged, especially not on a full service airline. There is usually a tolerance in the range of 2–3kg, sometimes up to 5.

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Cough up and pay the excess Depending on how many kilos over your suitcase is, you might have a few extra kilos spare where you can pay a fee to let your suitcase go through. Sometimes just being ready to hand over your credit card without protest will make ground crew waive the fee.

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Few things add weight and bulk to a suitcase more easily than shoes. If you're traveling somewhere cold, wear your heavier boots during the journey there rather than placing them in your bag. For warmer leisure travel, find a pair of comfortable-but-stylish walking shoes and some versatile flats.

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