awhile ago i posted about chamber vacuum machines. i was in the market for one and ended up buying one from www.dougcare.com model # kvp-400a-10, it was 1904.00$$ deliverd and i think it weighs 160lbs. anyway its a awesome machine, i have yet to even think about having buyers remorse. you know like when you bought your first 300.00$ rod and it fished just like your 75.00$ rod. My wife thought i was an idiot but now she is using it, bags are super cheap, its always out and ready to be used, and its fast, you can do two bags at once..wet or dry it doesnt matter the only down side to this machine is its heavy so its not real portable or think of it this way someones not going to break in and run off with it...I talked to the people at dougcare and they said my kids wont wear this machine out. i vacuum sealed 140lbs of fillets and it couldnt stack in the freezer any nicer. so if your thinking about one i would do it, there pretty slick