vacuum storage bags can be a smart, efficient way to organize clothes, coats, bedding, towels and blankets you aren’t using.

But after fitting the contents of two duffels, two backpacking packs, and two large suitcases into five vacuum-storage bags that take up 1/10th of the space under my bed, I am a complete convert.

The storage bags are sold in one size (21.65″L x 13.78″W x 12.4″H), but you can purchase packs with different quantities of the bags. The bags come vacuum-sealed but are able to turn into ...