Testing the JetBag® - Wine Packing Accessory Efficacy
Before Idea Mia released the JetBag® to travel the world, we tested the design to ensure protection, absorbency and retention where all valid marketing claims of the product. To ensure these claimes we conducted several trials in order to test The JetBag’s protective and absorbent properties. What we found was that we had indeed created a new and innovative product for packing wine bottles inside and outside our luggage and suitcases.
Wine Travel Bag Test 1: Protection Design
Group 1: 50 bottles packed into JetBags®.
Group 2: 50 uncovered bottles. Each group was covered with 3 layers of t-shirts and placed into a soft-sided travel suitcase.
The suitcase was impacted with a large, flat object. This object (25 lbs) was attached to a rope and let swing freely from a height of 6 feet (2 meters). At impact, it exerted a force equal to 12 N or 56.26 pounds force per inch. Each test group in the trial was impacted in the same location (bottle neck) and at the same intensity. Each bottle was hit a maximum of 7 times.
Primary Endpoint: Verify the efficacy of The JetBag® in protecting both the bottle as well as the clothing (similar environment to that of luggage prepared for travel).
Registered Outcome:
With JetBag® Without JetBag®
Number of Hits 350 285
Number of Breakage 0 43
Hits to Breakage Ratio N/A 5.81
Results: The JetBag® vastly increased chances of impact survival. To summarize, if properly packaged and placed inside a travelers luggage, a wine bottle inside a JetBag® should provide ample bottle protection to ensure safe transport during travel.
Group 1: 50 bottles packed into JetBags®.
Group 2: 50 uncovered bottles. Each group was covered with 3 layers of t-shirts and placed into a soft-sided travel suitcase.
The suitcase was impacted with a large, flat object. This object (25 lbs) was attached to a rope and let swing freely from a height of 6 feet (2 meters). At impact, it exerted a force equal to 12 N or 56.26 pounds force per inch. Each test group in the trial was impacted in the same location (bottle neck) and at the same intensity. Each bottle was hit a maximum of 7 times.
Primary Endpoint: Verify the efficacy of The JetBag® in protecting both the bottle as well as the clothing (similar environment to that of luggage prepared for travel).
Registered Outcome:
With JetBag® Without JetBag®
Number of Hits 350 285
Number of Breakage 0 43
Hits to Breakage Ratio N/A 5.81
Results: The JetBag® vastly increased chances of impact survival. To summarize, if properly packaged and placed inside a travelers luggage, a wine bottle inside a JetBag® should provide ample bottle protection to ensure safe transport during travel.
Wine Travel Bag Test 2: Absorbency Design
780ml of green-dyed 65% proof alcohol was poured inside The JetBag® which was left at rest for 50 seconds. Experiment was repeated 25 times.
Primary Endpoint: Verify the efficacy of The JetBag® in absorbing the content of 1/5 of a U.S. gallon.
Registered Outcome: The JetBags® were opened. Visually and to touch, bags felt dry. No liquid pooling was observed.
Results: The JetBag® absorbed 100% of 780ml. To summarize, the JetBag® demonstrates the ability to absorb the full contents of a standard 750ml bottle of wine. Therefore, the JetBag® provides a second layer of protection during travel in the event of failure resulting from pressure expansion during flight or other extreme external forces.
780ml of green-dyed 65% proof alcohol was poured inside The JetBag® which was left at rest for 50 seconds. Experiment was repeated 25 times.
Primary Endpoint: Verify the efficacy of The JetBag® in absorbing the content of 1/5 of a U.S. gallon.
Registered Outcome: The JetBags® were opened. Visually and to touch, bags felt dry. No liquid pooling was observed.
Results: The JetBag® absorbed 100% of 780ml. To summarize, the JetBag® demonstrates the ability to absorb the full contents of a standard 750ml bottle of wine. Therefore, the JetBag® provides a second layer of protection during travel in the event of failure resulting from pressure expansion during flight or other extreme external forces.
Wine Travel Bag Test 3: Retention Design
780ml of green-dyed 65% proof alcohol was poured inside The JetBag® which was left at rest for 18 hours (18 hours being the average time a travelers luggage is under an airline’s control during flights from U.S. to Europe). Experiment was repeated 25 times.
Primary Endpoint: Verify the efficacy of The JetBag® in retaining the content of 1/5 of a U.S. gallon for a prolonged amount of time.
Registered Outcome: The JetBags® were opened. Visually and to touch, bags felt dry. No liquid pooling was observed.
Results: The JetBag® retained 100% of 780ml for at least 18 hours. to summarize, the JetBag® not only demonstrates the ability to absorb the contents of a standard wine bottle, tests indicate that the liquid inside a bottle would continue to be retained inside the JetBag® for a considerable amount of time. This should help lay fear aside to anyone who is worried about glass piercing through the bag and the contents spilling out into their luggage during travel.
780ml of green-dyed 65% proof alcohol was poured inside The JetBag® which was left at rest for 18 hours (18 hours being the average time a travelers luggage is under an airline’s control during flights from U.S. to Europe). Experiment was repeated 25 times.
Primary Endpoint: Verify the efficacy of The JetBag® in retaining the content of 1/5 of a U.S. gallon for a prolonged amount of time.
Registered Outcome: The JetBags® were opened. Visually and to touch, bags felt dry. No liquid pooling was observed.
Results: The JetBag® retained 100% of 780ml for at least 18 hours. to summarize, the JetBag® not only demonstrates the ability to absorb the contents of a standard wine bottle, tests indicate that the liquid inside a bottle would continue to be retained inside the JetBag® for a considerable amount of time. This should help lay fear aside to anyone who is worried about glass piercing through the bag and the contents spilling out into their luggage during travel.
Wine Travel Bag Testing Conclusion...The initial tests performed on our JetBag® have laid the foundation for the countless testimonies that speak these very same truths time and time again. Does the JetBag® offer protection against breakage during travel? Answer, Yes! Does the JetBag® offer addition protection against extreme forces resulting in breakage never the less? Answer, Yes! Is there any other product for packing wine and other breakable goods that offers two layers of protection, not just one? Answer, No... there is only one JetBag®!
