| Heading out of town? Squishing your toothbrushes | | | | it can be sealed, you can use these bags to |
| into tight spaces? Carrying liquids? Packing for any | | | | protect important items from getting wet. |
| kind of adventure whether its a trip to the in-laws | | | | You're sure to avoid accidents by placing your |
| or scaling the peaks of Europe can be challenging | | | | clothes, wallets, and electronic devices in ziplock |
| as airlines reduce luggage space and travelers | | | | bags before keeping them in your bag. |
| become increasingly more mobile. Amazingly, | | | | But perhaps the best feature of these resealable |
| those ziplock bags in your kitchen may prove to | | | | bags is for packing is their flexibility. Because they |
| save the day. | | | | can conform to the space around them, they can |
| Ziplock bags are resealable container bags. They | | | | fit in very small and unusually shaped areas, |
| are god's gift to food-packing. A bag features a | | | | allowing you to separate your packing while at the |
| zipper on its opening, which makes it easily | | | | same time fitting much more in an area. |
| re-sealable. They come in different sizes, enabling | | | | Planning your budget for a backpacking trip? Take |
| them to accommodate different storage needs. | | | | our advice: don't make the mistake of dedicating |
| Sizes include small, medium, large, extra large, and | | | | a huge amount to food. This could greatly hamper |
| double extra large. Some of them are made for | | | | your budget as food is one of the most |
| specific uses such as packing sandwiches and | | | | expensive things to consider when going on a trip. |
| snacks; and freezing items. They were first | | | | Unless you're willing to risk sanitation and |
| patented by one Robert W. Vergobbi and were | | | | cleanliness, prices are going to get steep with |
| intended as pencil bags. | | | | food. |
| The first to patent these resealable bags was | | | | To save money for other things like expenses on |
| Robert W. Vergobbi. They were actually intended | | | | transportation and accommodation, you can bring |
| for use as pencil bags. But Robert Lejuene, a fifth | | | | food items you can cook and mix with other |
| grader at that time, stepped up and proved that | | | | food available in the place. If you happen to find a |
| they can also be used as food storage devices as | | | | cheap place with a small kitchen available for you, |
| food won't easily spoil inside a resealable bag. | | | | preparing your own food can save you a lot and |
| He proved this by joining his school's science fair. | | | | extend your budget, perhaps even take you |
| It was a smashing success and with it came the | | | | farther than you originally planned. |
| mass production of ziplock bags specially designed | | | | For your next camping, backpacking, or in-law trip, |
| for storing food. | | | | make sure to pack your things with these handy |
| Aside from keeping foods from getting spoiled | | | | bags. You might even want to consider bringing a |
| easily, ziplock bags are also water resistant. Since | | | | few ziplock bags with you. |