Totally NFR: I just agreed to let my nephew store the contents of his apartment

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cynupstateny

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in my basement until he finds a house (maybe a year). I've been searching for airtight matress bags with no luck. My basement is heated but after heavy rain there is a musty smell and I don't want his beds to absorb the odor. Do any of you know where I can find them? I've found some that you seal with tape but I'd prefer a sealable bag.

 
We've had good luck with SpaceBags before, but I don't think they come in mattress sizes.

In case this is of some help, though not really the same thing... When we moved (just within the city) last time, I was so paranoid about somehow picking up bedbugs that I insisted we encase our mattress in two zip bags and then wrap and tape the whole thing before it left our old apartment. Maybe one of the (non-airtight) bedbug-proof zip bags would work for the year?

There's a risk of mold developing (just from the mattress itself) if you seal it entirely airtight for a long period (according to the Internets!).

 
It is also dangerous to seal a used mattress in an airtight bag.

Mattresses need to breathe. Otherwise they will develop a "pong" of their own.

I would suggest storing his mattress in a breathable bag, under a bed. Takes up a ton of space, I know, but you risk ruining it the other way.

Michael

 
Didn't know that. Maybe I'll have to lean them againts walls in the house.

Does that go for fabric furniture, too? OMG I won't be able to move around in my own home!

 
 
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