I know this is not up there with real problems with Festools; when they do happen, but has anyone had any issues with the bags for, in my case the CT22, their vacs?

I ask because a while back I purchased a few 5-pack boxes of bags.  We recently ran out; we even made the last two or three last longer by emptying them and reusing them.  Well, late last week we really, really, needed a few more.  With my free 2nd day delivery, I ordered a 5-pack from Amazon.

I just found out this morning that these bags seem inferior to what we were using in the past.  One of my guys accidentally poked his fingers through the side of a bag while opening it prior to inserting it in the CT22.  He, only once, attempted to empty a bag but the bag broke and spilled debris all over the place.

Now, I know these bags are not designed to be reusable but we were under the gun, so to speak.  That said, the quality difference is readily apparent.  One of my guys remarked that they even look different, though I am no judge.

Just asking.

Thanks.

Oh, before you ask...

I want to sell the CT22, hence not stocking up on bags.

Later.

That's what I did, stock up.

If I had been able to sell the CT22, I would never have needed new bags, and would never been in a position to noticed the difference.

That said, the bags are made of paper and if they sat in Amazon's, probably unheated, warehouse for any length of time, they could have absorbed moisture from the air, which deteriorated the material.

If we had not gone through three bags already, I would have returned them to Amazon.

Guess you must have 'bagged' a bunch of cash in your CT22 to latter recover your money back from the long life bag.   

Really, I don't follow your calculation.  If you had stated that, "after the 30th time you have your cash back" I could agree.  But certainly not after the fifth use.

I like to be able to just toss them, not empty them.

I probably have a bag explode every 3rd one.  I need to buy some CT-26 bags for my 22 and see if that helps.

You think Festool made the bags less durable, because they know guys are re-using them?

Wow this is disappointing to hear.   I got my vac last summer and so far I am impressed with my ct33 bags.   The last two bags I removed were heavy and packed tight. I literally had to wrestle them out of my vac.  Took the top of the vac off, took all the accessories off, tipped the vac over and tugged at the bag until the vac "gave birth" to it.       I then shouldered the baby dirt bag and walked down to flights of stairs.   Can't do stuff like that anymore with a flimsy bag.   Does anyone know if the ct26/36 bags work well in the old vacs?   I think I saw someone fit one in his old vac, so I know you can get them in. I just wonder how they perform as they are not intended for use in older vacs.  If I have to switch bags I'm going to miss those plastic caps.

That's how the bags from my earlier purchases behaved.  Tight, dry and packed to the gills.  Not a leak anywhere to be found.  The new batch........

Darcy,

Which vac were you using?

I have never had a bag blow out ever. I just don't get it.

I  pack those bags as full as a brick and still in 3 years never had one blow out. I have packed bags so full I could barely pull them out of the machine.

Could it be that it's because I only use wood and never any other dust gets in my machine?

The new 26 / 36 bags work great.
Just be sure to check that when inserting the bag, that the bottom cardboard clip latch into it's respective holder. If u don't u would not realize it until it's too late and the whole inside turns into a big mess.
Don't ask me how I know that.