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PackTite - An Independent Evaluation
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hkbugs
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Posted 1 year ago
Fri Nov 14 2008 13:22:35
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David - and the eggs die, too, correct???
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your host
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Posted 7 months ago
Sun Mar 29 2009 18:43:55
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(If you want to comment on it, or have suggestions, please do so in the comments the faq itself, so I can make any required changes swiftly.)
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I've been using my packtite for about two weeks now. I AM VERY HAPPY! I can now wear shoes other than these damn Crocs (you know, plastic shoes, or rubber, whatever they are, but you can boil them.) I've used the Packtite so far for papers I put them in a plastic bin and just cook the whole thing (I can finally do my taxes) shoes, hats, my leather belt, my jacket in a big ziplock - open, a couple pictures, tools, some watercolors and brushes in a plastic tub. It's basically like taking your stuff to burning man, oh, ok east coasters, the desert in your car on a HOT day and leaving the windows rolled up. Sometimes the big ziplocks don't zip afterwards, but most of the time if I wait till they cool off, they're fine. I am not worried about bugs trying to escape, it's very unlikely. I think it gets hot so fast they just faint, and then die, as they should. Yes, just die my little bugs..sleep deeply, and forever. (OK, I had a nice weekend and feel more powerful than them today) That's why today I am the Queen of my castle.
It's a great solution for our little problem. Thanks to you DJ, what a great invention.
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mamamia
newbite
Joined: Jul '09
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Posted 3 months ago
Fri Jul 24 2009 23:37:47
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YES, I SUGEST YOU CHANGE THE DESIGN AND PUT THE HOLE FOR THE ELECTRIC CORD SEPARATELY FROM THE ZIPPER. I USED A LOT OF TAPE TO SEAL AROUND THE CORD, AND I'M STILL CONCERND. NOT JUST FOR BUGS ESCAPEING, BUT ALSO ABOUT THEM ENTERING AFTER THOSE FOUR HOURS - WHILE THE UNIT COOLS. IT STAYS ON THE FLOOR FOR HOURS AFTER TREATMENT TO COOL OFF. SO,DO YOU HAVE A NEW VERSION ? I WOULD BUY IT,RATHER THAN USE A NOT SECURE ONE !!
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spideyjg
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Posted 3 months ago
Sat Jul 25 2009 1:01:55
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DID YOU PACKTITE YOUR KEYBOARD AND BREAK THE CAPS LOCK KEY OR DO YOU JUST LIKE TO SHOUT!
All caps online is yelling.
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junior member
Joined: Sep '08
Posts: 113
Posted 3 months ago
Sat Jul 25 2009 18:11:10
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The chances of a bed bug finding and climbing out of the packtite on any cord are close to 0. When infested items are placed inside the unit and the heat is turned on, the areas around the unit become hot much quicker than the items being treated. A bed bug would have to enter the packtite armed with the knowledge that it has about 2 minutes to locate and scale the cord that leads to freedom. Not only will it have to "know" how to get out, it will have to go against its natural aversion to heat. Remember, whatever you put in there is going to be the last cool place available as the ambient air around it will heat up to deadly temps pretty quickly. Thus, a bed bug would have to want to go towards the heat on a tightrope rather than seek out and hide in the relative cool spot that would be the center of your suitcase, etc. In our tests, especially with our first prototypes that did not reach thermal death temps, we always found our test bed bugs in the center mass of what we were trying to heat- that is where they moved. I really don't know why we even bother with the metal sheath on the cord, but we still provide it. As for my unit at home which I count on to debug my clothes etc. after being in a bed bug filled environment, it has no metal sheath and I run the temp cord through the top as well. We have occasional issues with shipping damage, just the nature of shipping, and I would hate for a slight defect to occur in any seal that we would attempt around a cord that would be low on the bag and thus easily accessible to bed bugs.
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jkim
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Joined: Apr '09
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Posted 2 months ago
Fri Aug 28 2009 14:31:09
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I just purchased a packtite through this site! I am moving on Monday 8/31, so I want to get everything heated and "sanitized"before I move into my new BB free home. I noticed the instructions say I must not let anything touch the heating unit. does that mean I have even less room to place stuff on the steel rack besides the 2 inch off limits side ends? A bit confused because the heating unit is adjacent to the rack and it is inevitable to have my stuff touching the unit if I place something on the rack. does this make sense to anybody?
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junior member
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Posted 2 months ago
Sat Aug 29 2009 9:26:44
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You can put stuff on the rack above the heating unit. We simply don't want things dangling below the shelf as they might somehow get caught up in the heating unit itself. As always, make sure you keep items out of the vent zones.
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jrk262
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Joined: Aug '09
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Posted 2 months ago
Sat Aug 29 2009 22:08:28
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Does anybody know what would happen if I placed a leather jacket inside the packtite?
I have a very nice leather jacket that is hanging in the closet of a room with an infestation that seems to be limited mainly to a wooden loft bed frame. I am pretty sure the jacket has not been affected, but obviously don't want to take any chances. Has anyone tested the packtite on leather? If so, your experiences and tips would be greatly appreciated.
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