Comments on: Possible travel solution for bed bugs?

By: bedbugsnyc

bedbugsnyc — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:30:56 +0000

or the taxi…

By: bedbugsnyc

bedbugsnyc — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:30:07 +0000

of course, this does nothing if the bugs hop on during the flight!

By: bedbugsnyc

bedbugsnyc — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:28:54 +0000

i usually bring several huge garbage bags for hotel trips. as soon as i settle into a hotel room, i take all of the things i need from the suitcase, bag the suitcase(tie it up), then leave it in the bathroom under the sink. the things i cannot wash, like cell phones etc. i keep it in zip lock bags. at the end of the trip, all the clothes go into a separate garbage bag, to be double bagged than into the suitcase at the end of the stay. i then wash my laundry at home but, no need to rush since they are in bags already!

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:25:12 +0000

HI Hopeless– Yes, good idea. Cotton-poly blends are more likely to be okay in the dryer. I think 40 minutes of drying is sufficient on hot. But I know the word is out on that.

As long as the business traveler won’t have their luggage seen by anyone who matters, I think it’s good to be safe rather than sorry.

I think you can buy really cheap simple nylon garment bags for $10, though I am not sure where to get them. (Maybe a uniform supply–I had a uniform once and they gave them out in these bags). It would not be classy by any means but might draw less attention and would fold up small so could easily be frozen for re-use at a later time.

By: hopeless

hopeless — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:11:35 +0000

If you are allergic to paisley, I think a regular canvas duffel bag would work. Something like this.

I’ve washed nylon duffels before–but never dried them for as long as an hour so don’t know how long you can dry them before ruining them.

Not sure what would work for a business traveler.