Originally Posted by
JCinPA
Bundle packing tip:
It can be hard to keep a bundle properly situated while putting it in an unstructured bag, especially if there is a men's suit coat on the outside.
These sew-on hook & loop fasteners are available at stores like Walmart or Target and at fabric shops for less than a dollar each. They are 36" in length and in two pieces, one hook, one loop. You put them together for a strap of customizable length and then use them to fasten your bundle while it is on your bed or folding table. They help keep the bundle formed while moving the whole thing into your bag. I use two of them.
I realize many bags have compression straps, but this is for a different purpose. It is so you can carefully build your bundle on a table or bed and then be able to move it into your luggage without it becoming disheveled. These have no buckles and are virtually weightless.
Instead of using the velcro straps you mention here, I find that it's a lot easier to accomplish the same goal by using packing folders (you can find an example
here). I still pack in the bundle-pack fashion (in other words, I don't fold each shirt separately), but I use these folders to wrap up the bundle. In fact, I take out the plastic insert boards that come in the folders, so that all I'm using is the cloth folder. They have no buckles and are virtually weightless - like the velcro straps you're using - but the wrap up the bundle even more efficiently and effectively, and make moving the bundle around in my luggage or at the hotel as easy as can be. Works for me.