Monday, June 20, 2011

George Guest Hillside Backpacks




Boston’s George Guest is ready to properly enter the accessories market with their collection of bags and accessories. After three years of research and development, designers, George Keeler and Alexander Schultz, are ready to showcase their goods. We start with their canvas Hillside backpack with leather treatments throughout. It is made from thick 18oz duck canvas and features a roll/store top opening. The shape of the bag is unique. Shaped like a pear, it opens up for more storage towards the bottom.

Creative Backpack Umbrella




While inconvenient to carry when it’s raining, I don’t think it’s possible for an umbrella to ever truly be hands-free. No matter what the good people at Hammacher Schlemmer try and tell you. This backpack umbrella they’re now selling definitely looks like it lets you carry groceries or box kangaroos while staying dry, but I can only see it working if you live on a deserted planet where the wind never blows during a storm. Because whenever I’m walking with an umbrella here on Earth, I’m constantly fighting to keep it stable in stormy gusts, and preventing it from banging into other people.

Most importantly though, if my critiques haven’t been convincing enough already, if you use a backpack umbrella you’re going to look exactly like this woman does. That alone should be enough of a reason to stick with a traditional model, or just let you and your groceries get absolutely drenched. But if my prejudice towards supposed hands-free umbrellas hasn’t dissuaded you so far, you can go ahead and order one from Hammacher for $39.95. I promise I won’t judge you.