BugZip - Finally something that works!

If you have never had bed bugs, consider yourself lucky and be GLAD! About six years ago, we took in a foster child who was covered in what we thought were mosquito bites. They were all over his arms and legs and they itched. We applied cream and took him to the doctor and got a newer, different cream. The bites would disappear and then new ones would appear daily. Within a matter of days, our other foster boy was covered in the bites. I had never heard of bed bugs in the United States. I thought they were a foreign country problem. It was not until we moved the bunk beds from downstairs to the upstairs bedroom that my daughter came down one day covered in bites that I made the connection. The kids down stairs were no longer being bitten and the kids upstairs were. I did some internet research, went into her room at night to check the mattress and that is when we saw the culprits. About 10 or 15 little bugs were crawling about. They scattered like cockroaches when we shined the light on them. We took the mattresses out and encased them in airtight covers but the bunk beds were a loss, as were the beds we moved downstairs.

After that, I became well versed in bed bugs and how a person can get them. I am very careful now. I never set my luggage on the bed or floor in a hotel room. I use the bathroom counter. I also buy those really big ziplock bags for our clothes while we’re in the hotel and then when we get home, our luggage stays out in the garage (I live in Arizona where it gets in the triple digits easily) and they are sealed in large bags.

Until recently, this was the only way I knew that would protect our family from ever contracting bed bugs again. Everything I read says they can be in any motel or hotel chain, any reputable place could have them. Now, there is a product made for our protection that is affordable and in my opinion, worth the money.

The makers of BugZip have come up with an ingenious bed bug encasement which actually protects our luggage while we travel, and our clothes while we are staying at a hotel or motel! In my opinions, BugZip is an affordable manner of battling bed bugs because the cost of taking our bunk beds and other beds to the garbage dump, buying airtight mattress encasements and then buying new beds was a huge dent into our budget.

This is the clothing encasment that goes in the drawer of the hotel/motel/cruise cabin that protects our clothing:



This is the luggage encasement that protects our luggage while our clothes are safe in the drawers:



Bed bugs are nearly impossible to trace. They are impossible to see during the day unless you have a magnifying glass and know what you are looking for. They leave small, tiny specks of feces on the mattresses in the seams and on the bed frame where the mattress rests as well as any joint or place where two edges meet each other. Watch this video for a glimpse at the pesky little critters.

The beauty of BugZip is that you encase your luggage and/or clothes upon arrival and then leave the potentially infested BugZip behind for disposal. It is important to note that when you encase your luggage and/or clothes, make sure you go around the corners of the BugZip careful so as not to ruin the zipper and render your BugZip useless. Bed bugs attach themselves to the outside of luggage so it is important to only use the BugZip once. Additionally, the cost of the BugZip makes this a reasonable request and preventing the spread of bed bugs is something we all appreciate.

I was provided a BugZip in four different sizes to try in order to complete this paid review. This is an honest review and I would suggest this product to others.

THIS IS A PAID REVIEW FOR THE BUGZIP PRODUCT WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO ME FREE OF CHARGE.