Winbag - Inflatable Leveling Tool

Works great for making very fine shim adjustments. I have used it to install interior doors and squaring the frame to the opening using a laser level. the one hand operation leaves my other hand free to stabilize the door or insert a shim. The air inflation bulb allows for infinite and very fine adjustment. I am surprised at how easily it can lift the entire door off the floor to level the top. I now have several different size bags for different jobs: doors, dry wall, wood working, fence gate adjustments, etc. If you DIY this is very useful.

I have used this tool to successfully break into several friend's vehicles when they locked their keys inside. It's a breeze to use and won't damage the vehicle. I had a police officer pull into the parking lot as I'm breaking into my coworkers car and he said, "Need some help?" We both laughed and he asked for my ID and said, "Crime isn't funny." Good times. Oh, I did not get arrested. My coworker cleared the air.

I got a small plastic block wedge to get the car door apart slightly so I could shimmy this Winbag Air Wedge down inside the top of the door. This thing pumped up effortlessly so I could separate the door from the frame slightly and slide in my Little Max Long Reach Tool, which I got on Amazon as well! These three things and your set to open locked cars! The second day after they arrived, my neighbor locked his keys in his car at Walmart... and on his birthday! He called me because I bragged about how I was never gonna have to call Pop-a-Lock ever again when I got locked out! I was just a bit timid to help at first because he had a really nice new Nissan Maxima, but it worked easily and did no damage to the car whatsoever!

I used one of these to lift each leg of my heavy king size bed to install non slip pads. I also used them to raise heavy steel floor cabinets so I could level them. The bags start out perfectly flat and inflate a couple of inches. You will likely need to sit them on top of a block of wood or books if you're raising something from a position that is not close to the floor. I had to place the bag on a few stacked books when I raised my bed, for example. They have amazing lifting power and enable you to do some jobs without a helper and without straining. It takes very little effort to pump them up while under load. The only negative is that the tube often pops off the bulb when I'm pumping it up. The bag doesn't deflate and it is easy to pop back on, but it is annoying. I definitely recommend buying a couple of these for your home workshop. Your back will thank you.

This is a handy little tool, and well worth the cost. After purchasing my first Winbag, I promptly ordered a second. I use it for it’s marketed purpose - as an inflatable shim, but I was turned on to it while searching for the tow truck equivalent for vehicle lockouts. I have not used it for that. It’s not advertised as such. Right away, I went off to level my new washer. The Winbag acted as a jack on one side while I adjusted the legs. Last week, I had to cut down or adjust two doors that began dragging on the floor. We’ve all balanced a door on the tip of our shoe or something while rehanging it. Two Winbags under the door allowed me to very easily get the door into perfect position and install the hinges. Today, I found its use for cleaning and furniture refinishing. I used a Winbag to jack up the side of a heavy antique dresser so I could get the legs off the carpet to detail clean them. Then while applying a new shellac coat to an old dining room hutch, I used a Winbag to jack up one side off the carpet to apply the finish to the very bottom. Just now, it lifted one side of my very heavy oak dining room table. This is indispensable for the DIYer/handyman/homeowner. For $15, it pays to have one or two of these in your toolbox for that time you need a second hand to lift, tilt, hold, etc. and who knows - maybe some day I’ll need it to get into a car!

Used three of these spaced out in a circle to remove a stuck washing machine agitator. Worked great! I'm sure they'll come in handy again for other jobs that come up.

I ended up getting two of these. They are so helpful in so many ways. They lift and hold in position objects, which would be otherwise difficult to do.

The bag works well and seems durable. I gave it 3 stars only because the one-way valve at the bottom of the pump was seized and I had to punch it loose with a pen. Once I did that, the seal around the pump to the valve bleeds air when squeezing. Superglue fixed the problem, but it shouldn't be bleeding air there and should force it all into the bag. With that all done, it works great for doing vehicle unlocks