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What Do You Call A Backpack That’s Also A Chair?

Is it a Backchair? Packchair? Who knows! This Keen Springer Backseat Pack handles both backpack and chair responsibilities but unlike others in the past, it doesn’t look completely bat shit crazy. And it keeps your bum clean!

July 29, 2011
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A Canoe That Can Fit Inside A Backpack

Ori Levin designed a full-size canoe that’s completely collapsible and can be stored in a bag that’s only 5 x 9 x 28 inches big. Basically, you can have a boat in your backpack.

July 26, 2011
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Spray Paint Behemoth Bag Packs 22 Cans Of Vandalism (…Or Art!)

Should you find yourself preparing a massive spray paint project, you’re probably going to need a massive amount of spray paint! Sure, you could juggle them, or throw them in a bag. Or carry this ginormous spray paint monster backpack.

May 24, 2011
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What Kind Of Bag Can A Guy Carry?

The Awl‘s exposé on the various types of man bags raises some interesting questions: What type of bag should a man carry? How did you decide on your particular bag? Are they all just man-purses?

May 4, 2011
Science

This Backpack Looks Through Walls

Although the brick and concrete-penetrating Prism 200c can’t see through clothes like the perv-preferred Midnight Shot NV-1, it’s still pretty neat! The backpack-mounted scanner uses ultra-wideband radio waves to scan a room for baddies before they know you’re there.

April 14, 2011
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Graffiti Backpack Makes Tagging An Illegal Breeze

The graffiti in my neighbourhood really sucks—it’d be nice to see as much creativity as I have in other locales. Maybe the local taggers are just unorganised? This eight-can bag makes spraying down a masterpiece oh so convenient.

April 13, 2011
Computing

North Face Makes Laptop Backpack You Won’t Be Embarrassed To Use

As an unapologetic North Face fanboy and user of a few Apple products, I just spent the a considerable amount of time coveting this backpack, which has padded compartments galore to store MacBooks, iPads and every other item in between.

April 9, 2011
Gadgets

Charge Your Phone In Style With Ralph Lauren’s Solar Backpack

There are a ton of solar backpacks on the market and they’re not very attractive, so it’s nice that a mainstream designer label like fashion juggernaut Ralph Lauren has come out with a stylish version of their own.

September 22, 2010

Charge Gadgets From Your Backpack Without The Sun’s Help

I much prefer the look of Quirky’s Trek Support backpack to Voltaic’s solar-powered backpack from years ago, and if enough people agree with me and pre-order it (for $US130), they’ll even put it into production.

September 21, 2010

Stuff Bounty (But Not Han Solo) In Boba Fett’s Jetpack Backpack

It could be the sartorial choice of the year and costs a whole lot less than a Louis Vuitton satchel. I’m talking about Boba Fett’s jetpack backpack, which has finally gone on sale after months of cruel photo-teasing.

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