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Sakku Solar Bags Made From Recycled Sails
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 3:00 AM on August 3, 2008
Solar bags are a great way to charge all your gadgets while out and about, but Switzerland-based bag maker Sakku one ups the green aspect by making its bags out of recycled sails. Each Sakku Buddy comes stamped with a "story" listing the name of the lake or sea which the boat that used the sail is located. Each bag has a 2.5W solar panel and is big enough to contain a 17" notebook. Currently only available in Europe, the Buddy costs either US$275 or US$385, depending on whether you get the chargeable battery option. [Sakku US page via Coolest Gadgets]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
Andi
Posted August 4, 2008 4:25 PM
Hi. The sakkus on the pictures above are made of recycled sunshades and umbrellas ;-). But right: We also have sakkus made of used sails from sailboats, but thei're mostly white :-)
ifakara
Posted August 4, 2008 5:08 PM
YO! Swiss dude here. :-) I got one of the bags!! Can't believe it finally made it to gizmodo. It's tight! Actually I got a black one, my colleagues love it...just wish there was more sun in Switzerland. ;-)
Weihovah
Posted 3:47 AM 3/8/08
it's expensive to be a treehugger
Weihovah
DisposableInterloper
Posted 3:45 AM 3/8/08
Meh. It only comes in white unless you order over a 100 of these, and the solar panel is only good for smaller devices like phones or PDAs, but no notebook solution is as yet available. Handy, I guess, but not $385 handy.
DisposableInterloper
DisposableInterloper
Posted 4:16 AM 3/8/08
By the way, the Sakku Buddy isn't made from sails. That's the Sakku Traveler. The Sakku Buddy has yet to be released, and it's made of designer fabric.
DisposableInterloper
jkr2
Posted 4:36 AM 3/8/08
when you consider how many cotton plants were killed to make that many bills, it's not eco friendly at all.
jkr2
dobbybabee
Posted 5:10 AM 3/8/08
I don't think many people are going to bring 385 dollars to buy this. They'd probably use credit card.
dobbybabee
jkr2
Posted 5:55 AM 3/8/08
@dobbybabee: umm that was clear sarcasm, especially when one considers that a lot of cotton is picked w/o actually killing the plant.
jkr2
rabiddachshund
Posted 6:10 AM 3/8/08
Did anyone else read recycled snails?
rabiddachshund
fastm3driver
Posted 8:01 AM 3/8/08
What to do after you get your HARD on. Sailor joke.
[hardtshirts.com]
fastm3driver
Here_we_go
Posted 11:35 AM 3/8/08
@jkr2:
You must be talking about outside the US because here it kills the plant 100% of the time.
Here_we_go
jkr2
Posted 1:11 PM 3/8/08
@Here_we_go: [en.wikipedia.org]
I'm not familiar w/ cotton picking, just going off of what I read.
jkr2
Weihovah
Posted 2:13 PM 3/8/08
@jkr2: you could pay w/ coins which are 100% recyclable
Weihovah