Perhaps you’ve seen the trend on Tik Tok, Instagram, or YouTube: the vacuum bag challenge. You get inside an oversized garbage bag, insert a vacuum hose, and seal the bag around your neck as best a you can. Have a friend turn on the vacuum, and next thing you know you are back in the womb, being sucked in from all angles.
While that method is cheap and quick, if you want to elevate your experience you can upgrade to a latex vacuum bed, which is essentially plastic pipe arranged in a rectangle with an opening to accept a vacuum hose, an air hole for breathing, and latex covering all sides. These also come in 3d by making a cube. Making one takes considerable effort and you can buy them from fetish websites, but you’ll pay hundreds of dollars at a minimum.
There is a middle option – something that won’t break the bank and also not take too long to make on your own. Our clear vinyl and frosted vinyl is exceptionally soft – mimicking the feel of latex at a fraction of the cost, and it can be sewn instead of glued, minimizing the amount of time necessary to make something.
We took our blue frosted vinyl and cut out a body bag, leaving a neck hole at the top and a small opening at the bottom to allow for the vacuum hose. Here are the pointers that we learned while undertaking this project:
- If you cut the material to your height it will be too short. Originally we had made it about 10 inches longer than the height of our model to accommodate for the thickness of her body, but when she got in the bag, we found she had to draw up her knees because there was not enough length. You’ll need at least an extra 2 feet of material to accommodate for body thickness and feet. Having too much length is better than not enough.
- The material gets clogged in the vacuum hose. Unless you hold the hose cupped in your hand to prevent it from going inside the vacuum hose, the hose gets clogged and the suction stops. Since we made the hole for the vacuum at the bottom of the body bag, holding the end of the hose wasn’t an option. We experimented with placing the hose in-between our models feet, but the suction made it uncomfortable. Instead, we took a pvc pipe and drilled holes into it, then ran the pvc pipe up one side of the bag. Drill more holes than you think you need and drill them on different sides of the pvc pipe. See our picture above.
- Use an extra long zipper. In our original design the zipper wasn’t long enough and our model couldn’t fit their hips and shoulders into the bag. We upgraded from a 20 inch zipper to a 36 inch zipper to solve that issue. The zipper doesn’t seem to leak much air, so a longer zipper did not affect the suction.
Moving forward, there are a couple more things we would experiment with if we had more time. Two questions that we had were: how much more suction could we get if we added duct tape to the seams? Could we add a second vacuum port to the top and double the amount of suction with 2 vacuums? Would adding a second pvc pipe, run it up the other side of the bag, and attached a second vacuum to it add even more suction?
Lastly, another thing that we found was when our model wore a thick cable-knit sweater, the suction was increased versus when she entered the vacuum bag naked. The sweater was porous enough that it enabled suction to pass to the other side of the bag from where the pvc pipe was located. We read that laying on a foam pad (https://www.amazon.com/AK-TRADING-Upholstery-Density-Replacement/dp/B06X1B8NRC/ref=sr_1_19) can have the same affect and also provide a softer surface versus the floor. You would lose out on the feeling of the vinyl on your backside, but you’d get better suction. Another option might be to cover the top side of the foam pad with vinyl so that you keep the feeling, but still get a softer “bed” and additional suction.
Ultimately we were incredibly satisfied with the outcome – it has plenty of suction and served our purpose. You can totally trap someone in one of these and leave them to enjoy the feeling of complete body pressure, give them a massage, run a hand down them, or even play around with hot / cold sensations. Think what fun you could have with an ice cube, or a heated toy…
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It’s helpful that you called out the time and cost of full latex beds so readers can realistically compare options before diving in.
I like that you mentioned foam pads as an alternative for comfort and suction improvement. Combining foam with a vinyl layer on top sounds like a clever hybrid solution.
Your middle-ground approach using clear or frosted vinyl instead of going full latex bed seems way more approachable cost-wise. Sewing instead of gluing is a big plus for people without specialty adhesives.
The TikTok garbage bag version always looked sketchy, so seeing a more structured build with a proper breathing hole is a lot more reassuring.
Placing the vacuum port at the bottom seemed logical at first, but your experience with the hose clogging shows why internal distribution matters more than entry point.
Running the hose between the feet sounded awkward, so the PVC solution feels like a much cleaner and more comfortable fix overall.
The suggestion of experimenting with hot and cold sensations once inside adds another layer of use that I hadn’t considered.
Using frosted vinyl for a softer, latex-like feel at a lower price point is a smart material choice. It sounds like a good compromise for beginners.
Overall, the trial-and-error notes like zipper length, hose clogging, and material sizing make this feel like a genuine build log rather than just a concept overview.
I appreciate the honesty about the first zipper being too short and switching to a 36 inch one. It’s reassuring to hear the longer zipper didn’t noticeably reduce suction.
The detail about suction stopping when the material gets pulled into the hose is something I wouldn’t have anticipated until it happened. Good catch including that.
Good tip about drilling more holes than you think you need in the PVC. I’ve made airflow systems before and underestimating hole count is a common mistake.
Your comment about having too much length being better than too little really stands out. It’s one of those things that’s obvious in hindsight but easy to overlook during cutting.
The mention of cube-style 3D vacuum beds makes this feel like a nice stepping stone before committing to a more complex build.
The note about adding at least two extra feet of length saved me from making the same mistake you described with the model having to bend her knees. That kind of practical detail is exactly what DIY guides usually miss.
The idea of running a second PVC pipe up the opposite side and potentially adding another vacuum is intriguing. I’d be curious how much diminishing returns you’d actually get.
Interesting workaround with the drilled PVC pipe to stop the vinyl from clogging the vacuum hose. I wouldn’t have thought about distributing the suction that way instead of just enlarging the port.
The comparison between wearing a cable-knit sweater versus going in bare was surprising. Makes sense that the porous fabric helps distribute suction better across the bag.
I’m curious whether duct taping the seams would noticeably improve airtightness or if the sewn vinyl is already close enough for most purposes.