Here is a blurry picture of my favorite pot that I used to use when I had an adequately sized kitchen connected to a gas company that didn't demand to see a copy of my fucking lease:
Mmmmmmm Top Ramen.
After spending 2 - 5 minutes searching Amazon for pot bags, I decided that I was the only person in the universe that wanted a custom-fitted travel bag for each pot that I own.
I set out to make one, and made a prototype with printer paper and tape. Then I looked at it and briefly wondered how I could possibly still be single. The prototype turned out ok, but it was clear that with whatever design I used, keeping the bag closed would require a latch of some sort, and it had to be something other than tape, because I was planning to use tape to connect the pieces of fabric, because I don't know how to sew.
Fun fact: one of the salsa girls I knew in Philly was a badass fashion major and made me a trumpet case that strapped onto my back like a guitar so I could ride with it on my sportbike to the alumni concert. Since the Trumpet is the greatest and best instrument in the universe, and since motorcycles are the awesomest mode of terrestrial transportation, I was unbelievably cool. Sadly she stopped dancing and became married and boring years ago. I miss her.
Anyway.
So I didn't really know what material I should use, but I figured that since "moving blankets" are what people use for moving, I couldn't go wrong. For closing the bag, I decided on velcro, because that seemed like the least amount of work. I happened to have some black duct tape to connect the pieces of fabric, which is awesome. Add a pair of scissors and you're good to go:
That's the "moving blanket" in the top right. Top left is a huge strip of velcro that was neatly rolled up before I got to it.
So then I sat down and set out to actually make the pot bag. I had an idea for a design that would be better than the prototype, but I really didn't feel like making another prototype. Or really putting much effort into it at all. So I just kinda put the pot on the moving blanket and cut the shit out of the blanket, and taped it with the duct tape, and then slapped the velcro on it. Here is a blurry picture of the final bag:
It has um...I don't feel like describing it. So it looks like shit, but I'm actually pretty happy with how it turned out. I think it will do an adequate job of protecting the pot and protecting other shit from the pot. Here is a picture of the pot in the bag:
I made a second pot bag for another pot, and that one looked even shittier because my patience was running out. Then I gave up and just used packing paper / bubble wrap on the rest. They all went into the same moving box. So I don't really know what I accomplished here. I guess if I move like 5 more times, I will have broken even, you know, as far as the time it took to make the bags vis a vis the difference in packing times with and without the bag.
Even if it doesn't save time overall, though, I do believe that anything you can do to shorten packing time is actually extra valuable, because packing time has a huge impact on how easily a move will go. In fact if I can ever force myself to finish making these for all of my pots and other large cooking shit, I could probably cut the packing time for those items in half, or more.
Glassware and dishes and shit are another story. I might just get rid of them. For some reason I only have one large plate left anyway, and I can't remember the last time I used it. Shot glasses are a huge pain in the ass. It takes a ridiculous amount of time to roll them in bubble wrap. I'm thinking maybe of getting foam, and cutting shot glass shapes in the foam. Maybe in a suitcase. It would be like one of those assassin's gun briefcases from the movies, except instead of a rifle and clips, this suitcase would hold a bottle of captain and shot glasses. Man that would be cool.
p.s. If you found this post because you're a narcotics officer and it contains the words "pot bags" please go fuck yourself.
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