Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & Gizmos
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Swimmies, the plastic, inflatable arm bands that you put on non-swimmer children’s upper arms are great. They usually have 2 chambers and valves like you find on a swimming pool air mattress. Un-inflated, they store flat in nooks and crannies.
I use them for my breakables. I insert the breakable object in the swimmie. I inflate the swimmie by mouth. If the object is too long for the swimmie, I use 2.
For example: Glass wine bottles. Put one on the neck and one on the bottom half. Inflate. Let the swimmie extend beyond the bottom about an inch. The top one protects the neck of the bottle. Nothing rattles or breaks on a cushion of air.
That glass knickknack you want to ship to your Aunt? Put it in a swimmie, inflate, put it in the box, and ship it. Virtually no additional weight for shipping.
Pack a bunch in a suitcase when you are not in the RV. Not even the baggage handlers at JFK can break something if you put it in a swimmie and then inflate it around the object.
At this time of year, swimmies are usually half price (or less) in the North. You can find them in drug stores that have seasonal merchandise, discount stores, etc.
Thanks for all the other tips.
I use them for my breakables. I insert the breakable object in the swimmie. I inflate the swimmie by mouth. If the object is too long for the swimmie, I use 2.
For example: Glass wine bottles. Put one on the neck and one on the bottom half. Inflate. Let the swimmie extend beyond the bottom about an inch. The top one protects the neck of the bottle. Nothing rattles or breaks on a cushion of air.
That glass knickknack you want to ship to your Aunt? Put it in a swimmie, inflate, put it in the box, and ship it. Virtually no additional weight for shipping.
Pack a bunch in a suitcase when you are not in the RV. Not even the baggage handlers at JFK can break something if you put it in a swimmie and then inflate it around the object.
At this time of year, swimmies are usually half price (or less) in the North. You can find them in drug stores that have seasonal merchandise, discount stores, etc.
Thanks for all the other tips.
