Chicago vs. Bed Bugs

We’re really not about advertising products here at Chicago vs. Bed Bugs, but when we meet exceptional, innovative people who genuinely share our goals– to help people who are experiencing bed bug infestations and to prevent people from experiencing bed bug infestations–  well, we can’t resist giving them a little public attention here on our website.

And this is why we agreed to meet with Adam Greenberg, owner of Vantzen Products and creator of BugZip Luggage Encasements– a new line of products designed specifically to help prevent people from contracting and spreading bed bugs.  Adam’s line of work puts him in direct contact with people who have bed bugs on a daily basis.  Here’s what inspired Adam’s genius idea and why he became determined to make it work:

Speaking with hundreds of people who were battling bed bugs in their home, I was deeply moved by the frustration, exhaustion and fear they spoke of. My grandmother told me horror stories of living with bed bugs as a little girl in New York many years ago. You can not speak to someone who has experienced bed bugs without realizing that it is a life changing event.

Seeing them first hand under my bed while on a brand new cruise ship really made it hit home how quickly they spread and how easily they can be just about anywhere. Bed bug experts all say the #1 thing you can do is to not get them in the first place. But there were no real solutions to prevent an infestation. Since bed bugs are usually brought home unknowingly in luggage, I began to think of ways to keep them out of the suitcases, and BugZip was born.

If everyone used BugZip while traveling, then bed bugs would not spread from place to place and the pest control experts would be able to make real progress towards eradicating them. I’m hopeful that someday my grandkids will not believe me when I tell them bed bugs stories and that bed bugs will go back to just being a bed time fable.

-Adam Greenberg, creator, BugZip

See what we mean?  Adam cares, and we can tell.  We’ve got a good eye for these kinds of things.  So we met with Adam, spoke with him at length, and then he gave us a whole big box of BugZips to test at home.

We got to try the BugZip encasements– all of them!– and we love them.

So What Are BugZip Luggage Encasements?

• Heavy-duty clear vinyl encasements designed to resist rips and tears
• Encasements seal contents with reinforced, seamless, 3-sided bug-resistant zipper
• Sold in four sizes: Large Suitcase, Medium Suitcase, Garment Bag, and Drawer Liner
• All encasement sizes packaged in flat-folded 10×13x1 inch bags

How Do BugZip Encasements Help Prevent Contracting and Spreading Bed Bugs?

• You can use them when you travel, to help prevent bringing bed bugs home with you or bringing bed bugs along with you
• Packaged encasements easily fit into luggage, so they can be packed in your suitcase before you leave home or
• Smaller-sized encasements easily fit inside your luggage, so you can safely seal your belongings before you leave home

How Do BugZip Encasements Help People Who Already Have Bed Bugs?

• BugZips are safe and durable, so sealing clothing and other items securely is one less thing to worry about
• BugZips fit nicely into dresser drawers and closets, so life feels a little more like normal
• BugZips are an easy, inexpensive solution at a time when solutions– especially easy solutions– are hard to come by

*Be advised that BugZips can be difficult to zip sometimes, particularly when you are impatient and hurried, as we were at times.  Rest assured that when you zip them slowly and carefully, it’s a breeze.  We promise.

One More (Big) Reason to Love BugZip

• Vantzen Products has generously offered to help Chicago vs. Bed Bugs disseminate good information to the public and to raise awareness of our organization and its cause.  And we are so grateful!

So where can you buy them?

Well, we encourage you to click the advertisement on the right side of this page and complete your purchase through our affiliate program– our organization will receive a small portion of the proceeds, and we could really use any help we can get to produce fliers, informational brochures, and other educational tools for the general public.  But if you’d prefer, you can also purchase BugZip Luggage Encasements by visiting the official BugZip website.

Awesome job, Adam.  We thank you for creating a product that will not only help prevent the spread of bed bugs, but also help people who are suffering because they are living with bed bugs.