tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77573558359601453672024-03-05T14:20:41.846-08:00SolECiel and MyShittyBackpack hemp/cotton daypacksThe Tulum bag (SolECiel) is for carrying laptops, the MyShittyBackpack is for iPads. These bags are sturdy, soft, comfortable and washable. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-62822456312392852572023-04-19T06:26:00.005-07:002023-04-19T06:26:56.589-07:00How to order - Contact us<p>To order send us a DM on Instagram or shoot us an email at christelle.day007@outlook.com. Payments go through PayPal.</p><p>You can also Whatsapp us at +52 55 45 95 06 51</p><p>Thank you.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-88569678395094787232023-04-19T05:47:00.007-07:002023-04-19T09:40:08.888-07:00MyShittyBackpack reviews<p> All reviews are published as they are. 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line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />Among all the different backpack designs that are available online and in stores, how do you pick the one quality backpack that will be perfect for you and will not disappoint you?</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The beige backpack is hanging from a palm tree on a background of greenery" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/79C96A10-FBF1-4B93-9962-6216E9C1A9B9_480x480.jpg?v=1610418673" /></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">It really depends on what kind of end use you will have for your backpack. Do you need a large travel backpack? A daily backpack? A tech backpack?</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Whether you are looking for an everyday bag or a casual travel backpack that you can also take on short hikes, to go errands or just walk your best friend around the neighborhood, you are at the right place.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In my opinion, most everyday backpacks out there are unnecessarily large and bulky, and we end up overloading them and having to log around all this useless weight. Our ability to carry weight diminishes with age.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div>The GoApe™ backpack is a smaller size in the realm of backpacks but it is roomy enough for everyday use and day outings/hikes. This size of backpack is not common on the market.<br /><br /></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #00aaff;">TIP 1</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #00aaff;">So, when choosing a day backpack maybe go for a smaller size, let’s say a capacity of 10 liters or under.</span></strong> </div></blockquote></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />With this 9 litre backpack, you will not be carrying more stuff than you need to. This means that the weight of the bag will remain in check. Feel free to check the other blog post "HOW MUCH FITS IN THIS BACKPACK".</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="I am wearing my backpack ringing at somebody's door" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/39563C29-1A57-4462-A14D-A28E39CCEF7D_large.jpeg?v=1594853637" style="float: none;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Happy in the company of my wonderful GoApe™.<br /><br /></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>TIP 2<br />Wide and adjustable straps<br /></strong></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />Straps should be fully adjustable<em> and</em> at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. <em>Backpacks with narrower straps are a no-no unless they are mini backpacks.</em></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The GoApe straps are not padded but they are wide (1.5", 4 cm) and thick enough for a comfortable feel. They do not slide off your shoulders. They are also fully adjustable so that you can fine tune the right fit for you. Once your straps are adjusted the adjustment will stay put and you will not have to readjust them for quite a while.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="443" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NvL0iZ9Ca4w?autoplay=0&fs=0&iv_load_policy=3&showinfo=0&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&start=0&end=0&origin=https://youtubeembedcode.com" type="text/html" width="788.54"></iframe></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>TIP 3</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>A real top handle</strong></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />Yep it is very useful. It enables you to grab your backpack and go. It also allows you to hang it from a hook or even a door knob in public bathrooms so that you do not have to set your backpack on the floor.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> <img alt="" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/C4DB9597-09D8-47B3-986A-E4A1BB8D5677_large.jpeg?v=1595270983" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #00aaff;">TIP 4</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #00aaff;">Make sure the backpack you are about to buy has a secure fastening</span></strong></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />I read too many reviews of people complaining that the backpack they just bought will not stay closed when it’s full. Whether it’s a magnetic or Velcro closure, this is a common problem and it makes the bag unusable. The magnets we use in this backpack have been factory-tested for a load up to 17 pounds/8 kg. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/products/B59680C7-20F9-4B6F-9C67-C3FFBDD4D20F_480x480.jpg?v=1607281281" /></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: white;">-</span></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>TIP 5</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>Own two different backpack sizes</strong></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />It is suggested to own a smaller backpack like the GoApe™ for daily use, and a larger one with padded shoulder straps and a sternum/waist strap too. This way if you really need to carry more weight than the GoApe™ should take, you can switch to the larger backpack and hopefully still be comfortable. This larger type of backpacks abound online and in stores.</p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">But beware, the question of weight is still valid with larger backpacks, and in the end it will depend on how much weight your back can take.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Another type of backpack that is offered is the expandable type with a zipper that releases an extra compartment, which is like having two backpacks in one. I find this type very cool, but a little stiff and a bulky for a small backpack.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://myshittybackpack.com/products/quality-hemp-multipocket-backpack-with-bottle-holder"><img alt="One of my customers is wearing her backpack on the beach" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/17F52AA3-1AD2-46E2-B01B-A09F24C803B0_large.jpeg?v=1591465859" style="float: none;" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">This happy customer told me she wears her GoApe every single day.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>TIP 6</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>The washability</strong></span></div></blockquote><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Many backpacks are not washable. I do not understand this. What if there is a spill inside your main compartment? Or your cat knocks off a coffee mug on it? In a general way, bags usually get dirty fast even if no accidents happen, and need to be washed to remove possible smells and be given a fresh new look once in a while. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This hemp backpack, despite its light color, does not get dirty easily. I can wear it for months before I have to wash it.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/42CB7039-47DB-4D5D-A1CE-A68D1A16845A_large.jpeg?v=1595273087" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Thank you for reading this blog post. I hope it helps. Cheers!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-41278665896856454242023-04-19T05:37:00.000-07:002023-04-19T05:37:03.296-07:00What makes the MyShittyBackpack different?<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">When someone first looks at this backpack, they probably think “Mmm, it looks nice but I don’t see what’s so special about it”. And I agree, from a distance it looks... like a backpack. So, what is it that makes this backpack original?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>What makes this backpack unique is the combination of all the following 9 practical characteristics in one single backpack: <br /></strong></p><ol style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>the quick-access key organizer</li><li>the natural fiber material: hemp and cotton</li><li>the size of the backpack (I find most backpacks too large for daily use)</li><li>the nice top handle</li><li>the wide adjustable straps</li><li>the external water bottle holder</li><li>the large smartphone pocket with zipper</li><li>the comfortable feel</li><li>the washability</li></ol><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><strong>What is the one feature I could not find in other backpacks? </strong></div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><em>Mainly, a device to organize my keys in a smart and convenient way and this is the main characteristic that makes this backpack different from others. This quick-access key organizer is now trademarked.</em></span></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />Some backpacks have a key fob on a very short leash. Usually it is buried inside the main compartment or you have to open a zipper to access it.</p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">As a mom with two little kids and having to carry many errands bags, it was always a hassle to have to drop everything just to go fumble for my car keys while watching the kids in the parking lot. And then, when reaching home, I would have to repeat the same fumbling business for my house keys. There had to be another way!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Plus I always tended to forget where my keys were - in the bathroom, in the living room, in the fridge? I got tired of this too.</div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">My own son came up with a special design that’s simple but works perfectly. Think of a kangaroo pouch for your keys. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The leashes are long and elastic and the carabiners rotate so that you don’t have to remove your house keys from the leashes when you are locking/unlocking your doors, all this while the bag remains on your shoulder. The result is you always know where your car and house keys are and you’ll never forget or misplace your keys ever again.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">I use the key leash inside the main compartment to attach my wallet. When I need to use my wallet, I do not have to unhook it from the long leash. That’s a nice detail when you are standing at the ATM or at the cashier’s when abroad: your wallet cannot be snatched by a thief if it is tied to your bag. Check the blog post dedicated to the 3 key fobs <a href="https://myshittybackpack.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-my-elastic-key-hooks" style="color: black;" title="Link to key fob article">here</a>.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="this photo shows how the key organizer hangs from the back of the backpack with a set of car keys and a set of house keys" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/393916B8-8048-4C5D-8ECE-87E2C58D349E_large.jpeg?v=1593990366" style="float: none;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="this photo shows how I am unlocking my gate using the key organizer extended all the way" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/22E3D3D6-70FC-44B2-82CF-AA9A509CF012_large.jpeg?v=1593998842" style="float: none;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="this photo shows how the key organizer looks when it is put away inside the kangaroo pouch at the back of the backpack. The side vertical zipper is for the smartphone" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/E2E2D21D-026A-4DD5-819B-C1C380D2F2A9_large.jpeg?v=1593387802" style="float: none;" /></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="443" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8q4BsI4wW4?autoplay=0&fs=0&iv_load_policy=3&showinfo=0&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&start=0&end=0&origin=https://youtubeembedcode.com" type="text/html" width="788.54"></iframe></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">Maybe the world is heading away from plastics in general, at least that’s what I hope. If such is the trend going to be, a backpack that’s not made from plastic (= polyester, nylon, microfiber, etc.) would be inherently different since natural fibers are not commonly used in backpacks. The blog post on hemp is <a href="https://myshittybackpack.com/blogs/news/about-hemp" style="color: #00aaff;" title="Link to blog post on hemp">here</a>.</span></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows a close-up of the hemp/cotton material. The vertical strands are the darker hemp strands, and the horizontal strands are the lighter colored cotton strands" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/9E77F5FD-029B-4247-8B7D-C9E19559CC68_large.jpeg?v=1591638124" style="float: none;" /></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">Another feature that is not easy to find in other backpacks is a good size. In my humble opinion, most backpacks are too large for what we do on a daily basis and we end up carrying too much weight and bulk on our backs, unnecessarily. So I really focused on the right size for daily use, day trips and short hikes so that we keep things to minimal and the load remains light.</span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="I am ringing the bell at a front door. I am wearing a beige outfit with my beige backpack. I am the beige lady!" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/39563C29-1A57-4462-A14D-A28E39CCEF7D_large.jpeg?v=1594853637" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">My backpack is 9 litres, a perfect size for day use.</p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">Another thing that has to be present is a nice top handle. I owned nice backpacks that did not have this feature and guess what, where the heck do you set your backpack in public bathrooms? On the floor? With a nice grab handle you can hang your backpack to the hook on the door. It’s a detail, but it matters when you travel.</span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The backpack is hanging from a table by a hook. The top handle is hung from this hook." src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/8E6BC497-4760-4981-B9DE-A79B8AF9B20A_large.jpeg?v=1593991381" style="float: none;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">In restaurants, I hang my backpack this way, in between my knees <br />so that nobody can snatch it.</p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">Another feature that I do not like in some backpacks is that anybody can open the zippers in your back without you noticing it. Unless you have locks on your zippers, this is terrible. So I chose the flap-type design, which is more secure. Nevertheless, wearing your backpack in the front instead of on your back is a good idea in crowded areas. </span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Backpack is set on a wood table with a straw hat on top of it. A colorful coffee mug is next to it and some flowers are in the background." src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/94B13CE2-5E6D-4EF1-A52B-7A33BA8DD5E7_large.jpeg?v=1594847133" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">Straps have to be wide and fully adjustable and there has to be a real water bottle carrier for hikes and walks.</span></blockquote><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This shows the back of the backpack: one side zipper pocket is the cellphone pocket, then in the middle is the kangaroo pouch with the key organizer put away in it, and on the other side the water bottle carrier is holding a water bottle" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/E14D5889-41BE-4454-B4F1-F2F5AD0FF7F3_large.jpeg?v=1593991582" style="float: none;" /></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">I also wanted to never have to look for my smartphone. The phone pocket had to be easy to access but discrete, and large enough for all smartphone sizes and for my earbuds to also fit in it. Some people put their cellphone in the back slip pocket with the keys.</span></blockquote><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Side zipper pocket for smartphone and earphones" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/88CF1D9E-63D6-4406-BFFA-AE5ABF81F388_large.jpeg?v=1593992313" /> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This backpack is so comfortable to wear that I forget I am wearing it.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="The beige hemp backpack is worn by a woman in a desert. It looks comfortable to wear." src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/DA03092E-15BD-453A-B93D-B1EC124B0CB6_large.jpeg?v=1594674631" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">And a backpack has to be washable, at least by hand. </span></p></blockquote><ol style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ol><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="This shows how I let my backpack hang dry in the air after I wash it by hand" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/66C202CF-476B-4E38-9E1C-73617ED1C657_large.jpeg?v=1593991659" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">All in all, many of the features of this backpack can be found in other backpacks commonly, but having all of them in one backpack together with the unique key leash device is what makes this backpack unique.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Thanks for reading this post.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-36644568947253022862023-04-19T05:35:00.004-07:002023-04-19T05:35:34.238-07:00What’s up with the brand name?<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">And the brand name? What’s up with that? 😅 Why would anyone choose this name for a quality backpack? It makes no sense!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />Some of you expressed an interest in knowing how we came up with this name 😃. <br />It had to be a name that would draw attention, something very unusual and funny that would be easy to remember. <br /><br />There was no inspiration at first. So I asked my kids if they had any ideas. Teenagers can be very creative. And it didn’t take long for a first answer to come: “shitty backpacks”.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">It almost came out spontaneously from my son. He hadn’t given it any thought. Exactly what was needed: a spontaneous inspiration. We had a good laugh but this was actually taken seriously. It sounded very interesting, but not quite perfect yet.<br /><br />A day later my husband suggested the name “my shitty backpack” and this was it. A lot of you love it and some others don’t. Still, somehow it has to be this name. Cannot please everyone can we? <br /><br />Also, there is an implied reference to a “hempy” product in the name. <br /><br />For those of you who do not like logos, they can easily remove the label so that the backpack is neutral. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-3959074005283688882023-04-19T05:34:00.005-07:002023-04-19T05:34:44.049-07:00Who is the little blue guy?<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">What’s up with the little blue guy on our hemp backpacks? </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Actually the inspiration came from an ancient South American extraterrestrial symbol. A long, long time ago, some people South of Colombia must have seen TV man in their dreams. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">At MyShittyBackpack we also happen to love South America. We lived there too.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Such a modern-looking figure derived from such an ancient culture felt perfect to convey the modernity of this ancient plant that is hemp. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you look close enough, you’ll see that this blue guy was painted by hand.<br /><br />This is the MyShittyBackback brand emblem.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Cheers!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-24687574013198333882023-04-19T05:33:00.006-07:002023-04-19T05:33:59.680-07:00What fits in the MyShittyBackpack?<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This backpack is roomy enough for what is needed on a day in town, a day trip, a short hike or a walk, and helps keep the load to minimal weight. I tested it in all these conditions and what happens is this bag is so comfy that you forget you are wearing it. This is a medium-sized backpack -</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><em style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">if you are looking for a large backpack this is not it.</em></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">It is designed to be low profile and inconspicuous. This way, nobody will suspect that I’m carrying the latest iPad Pro and iPhone. Do you like attracting the wrong kind of attention?</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">I purposely did not want this backpack to look like a tech bag.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Maximum usable internal dimensions:</span> 11” tall x 9.8” wide x 2” deep (28 cm tall x 25 cm wide x 5 cm deep). The internal dimensions stated here allow for the space needed to cinch the bag closed at the top. If you do not cinch your bag at the top then more of the bag width and height will become usable. </strong></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>These internal dimensions will allow you to measure whatever you are considering putting in this backpack and determine if it will fit.</strong></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">So, here’s a list of things that fit:</p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>A water bottle or baby bottle of maximum 2.7” (7 cm) diameter (in the external water bottle holder). <em>Please do not put a wallet or cellphone in this open pocket.</em></li><li>A tablet inside a protective case. Always carry your electronics inside a protective case in this backpack. 14 inch laptops do not fit. Maximum 13.5” (34 cm) total diagonal dimension including the padded sleeve:</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/120996367_816618672474165_473626845014834826_n_480x480.jpg?v=1602457103" /></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Flexible A4 files will fit horizontally inside the bag because they will be able to slightly flex at each end. Stiff A4 files will fit in this bag only if you do not cinch the top of the bag.</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows how a European A4 flexible file fits horizontally only in the main compartment" height="480x480" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/3400B576-6A9C-46CB-9C96-A48DDA603231_480x480.jpg?v=1600695045" width="480x480" /></div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Letter size documents and books fit vertically whether they are flexible or stiff and you will be able to cinch the bag at the top:</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows how a Letter size document perfectly fits vertically in the main compartment of the bag" height="480x480" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/DC3C55F8-98BF-42A9-8705-102B5FB8179F_480x480.jpg?v=1600695058" width="480x480" /></div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>A large smartphone + earbuds in the side zipper pocket:</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="The side zipper pocket is open, showing the smartphone and earbud case inside it." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/567CA469-FA66-4257-9279-31167F268A5F_480x480.jpg?v=1604533851" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Lately some customers have been putting their cellphones in the open back pocket with the keys and this is a very good idea too because this way you can feel your phone vibrating in your back.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>A small pouch with your cables or toiletries and whatnot</li><li>Your wallet (preferably zipped up in the front pocket or in the main compartment)</li><li>Your passport (preferably in the zipper pocket inside the main compartment, with your Apple Airtag GPS tracker)</li><li>A small notebook</li><li>A case for your glasses</li><li>Tissues</li><li>A thin sweater or rain poncho</li><li>A sandwich</li><li>A small camera</li><li>Your house and car keys tied to the external key hooks</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">And an apple!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The photo shows the backpack and next to it all the things that fit in it." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/05B593B1-DA90-4B2B-800F-DA14A60634F7_480x480.jpg?v=1604537117" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">I hope this gives you a good idea of what fits.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The photo shows the main compartment with all those things inside it." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/EFA393C2-7956-4158-942A-D2AD9C1FBE67_480x480.jpg?v=1604537137" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">Notice how I set the tablet on the front side of the backpack instead of against my back. I put the soft stuff on the side of the main compartment that’s against my back. The backpack will feel comfortable if the load is well arranged and if the main compartment is not maxed out.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="this is how the backpack looks when it is closed, with all these things inside it." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/67D3734E-4C2F-4D4B-820B-E962C9E49578_480x480.jpg?v=1604537233" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">With all this in the backpack, rest assured that the magnets will not open under the load, like they do on many other backpacks. They will stay closed at all times even if the backpack is full. This has been tested with loads of up to 17 pounds/8 kg.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Remember that if the backpack is overfilled it will become difficult to use the outside zipper pockets. Just like all backpacks...</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The flap of the backpack is open, showing the main compartment and the front zipper pocket open" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/7DE653A8-8239-49E7-89FC-FA2FC8AEF6F1_480x480.jpg?v=1604537311" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">The wallet best goes in the front pocket under the flap, <br />or tied to the hook inside the main compartment if it comes with a D-ring.</p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">THE BACK POCKET WITH THE KEY ORGANIZER IS EFFICIENT ONLY IF YOU WEAR YOUR BACKPACK WELL ADJUSTED. IF YOU WEAR YOUR BACKPACK TOO LOOSE ON YOUR BACK THEN ANYBODY CAN SLIP A HAND INSIDE THIS POCKET AND TAKE YOUR STUFF WITHOUT YOU KNOWING.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">You can also use a small compression cube in order to pack a change of clothes for overnight: </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo shows what a small compression cube contains" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/EA9A8C67-21B6-414D-9643-4C0CA85FAC81_480x480.jpg?v=1612581298" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #404040;"><a href="https://youtu.be/vlF9xYjUjGE" style="color: #404040;" title="Link to YouTube video where I show how to pack the backpack with a compression cube">Click here to see a video of how I pack my backpack for the weekend using this blue compression cube</a></span> (I got the small compression cube on Amazon).</p><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00aaff;"><strong><em>Please make sure to not put anything of value in the water bottle carrier as it is an open pocket with no closure. No cellphones or wallets should be placed in this pocket.</em></strong></span></p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br />This bag is not padded but it will work well if you carry your tablet inside a protective case.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This size of backpack does not require a sternum or waist strap.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you are going to carry more stuff than this I would recommend you switch to a larger backpack with padded shoulder straps and sternum/waist strap.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Thanks for reading this post.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-76947217333754961192023-04-19T05:32:00.002-07:002023-04-19T05:32:37.082-07:00Detailed specifications of the MyShittyBackpack<p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">This quality backpack was created for those who are looking for a practical, durable and comfortable bag for daily use and for those who tend to forget or lose their keys, or have a large quantity of keys to manage.</span></p><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Customers especially love the quick-access key organizer as it is very convenient and brings them peace of mind. This is the number one feature that makes this backpack different, and it is trademarked.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strong data-mce-style="font-size: 1.4em;" style="color: #00aaff; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: left;">DIMENSIONS</strong></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strong data-mce-style="font-size: 1.4em;" style="color: #00aaff; font-size: 1.4em; text-align: left;"><br /></strong></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">External dimensions: 14.1" tall x 13" wide x 2" deep (36 cm tall x 33 cm wide x 5 cm deep).</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Usable internal dimensions: </strong>11” tall x 9.8” wide x 2” deep (28 cm tall x 25 cm wide x 5 cm deep). These internal dimensions allow for the space needed to cinch the bag at the top. If you do not cinch your bag at the top then more of the bag width and height will become usable. Check blog post “<span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><a data-mce-href="https://myshittybackpack.com/blogs/news/how-much-fits-in-this-backpack" data-mce-style="color: #404040;" href="https://myshittybackpack.com/blogs/news/how-much-fits-in-this-backpack" style="color: #404040;" title="Link to blog post How much fits in this backpack">How much fits in this backpack</a></span>” for more info.<strong><br /></strong><br />This is a <strong>medium/small backpack.</strong> It will fit a tablet up to 13.5" total diagonal dimensions <em>including the padded sleeve</em>. This bag does not fit laptops. If you are looking for a laptop backpack, check our <a data-mce-href="https://soleciel.com/" href="https://soleciel.com/" title="Link to SolECiel">SolECiel model here</a>.</p><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">1.5"/4 cm wide <strong>adjustable straps. </strong>The<strong> maximum usable length of straps is 80 cm/31.5 inches.</strong> Shortest usable length of straps is 50 cm/20 inches. Unfortunately, we found out that these straps are not long enough for plus size customers.</p><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><em>If you are looking for a large backpack, this is not it.</em></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Because this backpack is not padded, it is recommended to <span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;"><strong>always carry your electronics inside a padded sleeve.</strong></span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">DETAILS</span></h4><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Quality and durability. </strong>The material, seams, zippers, metal parts and lining are meant to last a long time under normal use conditions. Despite the light color, I was surprised to find out that this backpack does not get dirty easily. Several customers confirmed this.</li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This bagpack has a <strong>9 litre capacity</strong>: not too big, not too small for an everyday bag. It holds what you need for the day without being bulky.</p></li></ul><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><img alt="A woman wearing a beige cotton outfit is wearing the backpack in front of a house." data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/397d44a7-d7b8-4a82-86ea-034a530dd3d8.jpg" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/397D44A7-D7B8-4A82-86EA-034A530DD3D8_480x480.jpg?v=1604533733" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/397D44A7-D7B8-4A82-86EA-034A530DD3D8_480x480.jpg?v=1604533733" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/397d44a7-d7b8-4a82-86ea-034a530dd3d8.jpg" /></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">The <strong>breathable and </strong><strong>comfortable feel</strong> (exterior 55% hemp/45% cotton blend) makes it appropriate even in hot desert climates. In fact it is highly recommended for desert climates since it is breathable and does not get damaged by sand.</li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li>The water-resistant cotton lining makes this knapsack <strong>weather-resistant.</strong></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The flap self-closes by 4 strong hidden <strong>magnets</strong>. Your backpack will stay closed at all times with up to 17 pounds (8 kg) of weight inside it!</p></li></ul><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing the 4 invisible magnets sewn on the flap and the body of the backpack." data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/686b22da-9f32-4b88-81f8-20e99be8ab70.jpg" data-mce-style="float: none;" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/686B22DA-9F32-4B88-81F8-20E99BE8AB70_480x480.jpg?v=1604533648" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/686B22DA-9F32-4B88-81F8-20E99BE8AB70_480x480.jpg?v=1604533648" height="480x480" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/686b22da-9f32-4b88-81f8-20e99be8ab70.jpg" style="float: none;" width="480x480" /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><ul><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">The nice <strong>top handle</strong> allows you to grab your backpack or hang it from hooks.</li></ul></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young woman is walking in the street while holding the backpack by the top handle. A mural is in the background." data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/38f1fdf0-43b2-4bb9-89ad-48a21ebae52d.jpg" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/38F1FDF0-43B2-4BB9-89AD-48A21EBAE52D_480x480.jpg?v=1604533627" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/38F1FDF0-43B2-4BB9-89AD-48A21EBAE52D_480x480.jpg?v=1604533627" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/38f1fdf0-43b2-4bb9-89ad-48a21ebae52d.jpg" /></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">1.5"/4 cm wide <strong>adjustable straps. </strong>The<strong> maximum usable length of straps is 80 cm/31.5 inches.</strong> Shortest usable length of straps is 50 cm/20 inches. Unfortunately, we found out that these straps do not fit plus sizes.</p></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The side<strong> cellphone pocket with zipper </strong>accomodates <em>ALL smartphone sizes</em> plus your earbuds.</p></li></ul><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing the side zipper pocket open with a smartphone and earbud case in it." data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/567ca469-fa66-4257-9279-31167f268a5f.jpg" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/567CA469-FA66-4257-9279-31167F268A5F_480x480.jpg?v=1604533851" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/567CA469-FA66-4257-9279-31167F268A5F_480x480.jpg?v=1604533851" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/567ca469-fa66-4257-9279-31167f268a5f.jpg" /></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">The external <strong>umbrella/water bottle </strong><strong>holder</strong> has an elasticized top for a secure fit around your bottle. It fits a bottle no bigger than 32 ounce/1 liter capacity with a 2.7”/7 cm maximum diameter.</li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></ul><blockquote style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><p data-mce-style="text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;" style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">Please avoid leaving valuable items like a wallet or cellphone in the side water bottle holder because it is not secured at the top.</span></p></blockquote><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The<strong> external key organizer </strong>in the back is secure and offers quick access to 2 independent elastic and rotating key leashes for attaching all your keys, a wallet, AirTag and USB. Never worry about forgetting or misplacing your keys again! This device is trademarked.</p></li></ul><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A woman is showing how to use the key organizer by locking a door using it." data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/64437caa-a719-4ff0-b73d-6bc8db077dc8.jpg" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/64437CAA-A719-4FF0-B73D-6BC8DB077DC8_480x480.jpg?v=1604533896" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/64437CAA-A719-4FF0-B73D-6BC8DB077DC8_480x480.jpg?v=1604533896" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/64437caa-a719-4ff0-b73d-6bc8db077dc8.jpg" /></div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;">Leave your keys on while locking/opening doors and locks, and you will never misplace or forget them. <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff; text-decoration: underline;" style="color: #00aaff;"><a data-mce-href="https://myshittybackpack.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-my-elastic-key-hooks" data-mce-style="color: #00aaff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://myshittybackpack.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-my-elastic-key-hooks" style="color: #00aaff;" title="Link to blog post about the key organizer">More information on how to use this exclusive key organizer.</a></span></span></div><br /><img alt="View of the back of the backpack with the size zipper pocket closed up." data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/1bddca21-29b5-4f9f-bf3a-c1745fcb5100.jpg" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/1BDDCA21-29B5-4F9F-BF3A-C1745FCB5100_480x480.jpg?v=1604533968" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/1BDDCA21-29B5-4F9F-BF3A-C1745FCB5100_480x480.jpg?v=1604533968" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/1bddca21-29b5-4f9f-bf3a-c1745fcb5100.jpg" /> <br />This bag is designed so that you do not feel the keys in your back.</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;"></span><br /></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li>All backpacks come with an <strong>attachable card/cash pouch.</strong></li></ul><div data-mce-style="text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing a set of keys and the card wallet attached to the key organizer in the back" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/fd12a0b6-9365-4553-837f-86cc11dbd36e.jpg" data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/FD12A0B6-9365-4553-837F-86CC11DBD36E_480x480.jpg?v=1627950275" data-sanitized-data-original="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/FD12A0B6-9365-4553-837F-86CC11DBD36E_480x480.jpg?v=1627950275" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/t/15/assets/fd12a0b6-9365-4553-837f-86cc11dbd36e.jpg" /></div><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Internal zipper pocket</strong> for your passport, AirTag or tech accessories.<br /></li><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">Lightweight (1.2 lb, 560 g)<strong> </strong>and comfortable to wear.<br /></li><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">Unisex.<br /></li><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">Vegan-friendly.</li><li data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;"><a data-mce-href="https://myshittybackpack.com/apps/help-center#hc-how-to-remove-the-label" href="https://myshittybackpack.com/apps/help-center#hc-how-to-remove-the-label" title="How to remove the label">Labels are removable</a></li></ul><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">VIDEO</span></h4><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff; text-decoration: underline;" style="color: #00aaff;"><a data-mce-href="https://youtu.be/-l_r1ryufWI" data-mce-style="color: #00aaff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://youtu.be/-l_r1ryufWI" style="color: #00aaff;" title="Link to short video showing the features of the backpack">Click here to watch a quick video showing the features of this backpack.</a></span></span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">SHIPPING INFO</span></h4><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Only Express shipping is available at this time (FedEx, DHL, TNT, UPS, etc.).</span></h4><p class="font_8" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Current delivery time worldwide: <strong>1-2 weeks. </strong>A signature will be required at delivery.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">We are not able to deliver to the following countries: Cuba, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and some islands and territories.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Deliveries for one backpack by Express are <strong>US$ 19.90</strong> (approximately € 18, £ 16, CAD 28, MXN 400, PLN 76) to the following countries:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #00aaff;">Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, United Arab Emirates, USA.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Scroll down for more shipping countries.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Express shipping price for one backpack to the following countries: </strong></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Australia, NZ and Oceania: </span>US$ 29</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Canada: </span>US$ 24.90</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Mexico:</span> US$ 27</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Central and South America: </span>all countries US$ 39</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Iran: </span>US$ 68 and for this country customers have to go pick up the package at the facility. There is no delivery to your door. </li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Iraq:</span> US$ 158</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Israel: </span>US$ 155</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Russia:</span> US$ 36</li><li><span style="color: #00aaff;">Venezuela: </span>US$ 99 (some areas are not delivered, check with your local Express company, you may have to go get your package at the facility)</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you need to know what is the shipping cost to a country not listed here, shoot us an email at christelle.day007@outlook.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you live in a country with civil unrest, it is recommended that you ask us for a confirmation that we do deliver to your country before ordering.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The backpack is set on a wood table, with a straw hat on top of it and an exotic coffee mug placed next to it" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/455AE0CA-50FC-4EAC-81C2-F62B4DD09310_480x480.jpg?v=1630964778" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong data-mce-style="font-size: 1.4em;" style="font-size: 1.4em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">USES</span></strong></h4><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This bag is meant to be used as an everyday pack for running errands in town, going to the gym, to the coffee shop, commuting on your bike or walking your dog, and as a day trip bag to go on short hikes, to amusement parks or to the beach!</p><a data-encoded-attr-charset="VVRGLTg=" data-encoded-tag-name="meta" data-encoded-tag-value="" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></a><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><em>Because this backpack is not padded, it is recommended to always carry your electronics inside a protective pouch.</em></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">CARE INSTRUCTIONS</span></h4><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Prewash stains by hand with laundry soap. Main wash by hand or gentle machine cycle with regular laundry detergent and cold water. Harsh detergents and dryers are a no-no. <span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><a data-mce-href="https://myshittybackpack.com/apps/help-center#hc-backpack-care-instructions" data-mce-style="color: #404040;" href="https://myshittybackpack.com/apps/help-center#hc-backpack-care-instructions" style="color: #404040;" title="link to complete backpack care instructions">Detailed care instructions are here.</a></span></span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #00aaff;" style="color: #00aaff;">GUARANTEE</span></h4><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you are not pleased with your backpack, contact us at christelle.day007@outlook.com within 100 days of receiving it, attaching pictures of the problem to your email, and we will offer you a hassle-free exchange or an immediate refund.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">HOW TO ORDER</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Send us an email at christelle.day007@outlook.com or contact us by DM on instagram @hempcottonbackpacks. </p><div style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><a data-encoded-attr-defer="" data-encoded-attr-src="aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcHAuaGVscGZ1bGNyb3dkLmNvbSUyRmYlMkZsZ1NxMjUlMkZ3aWRnZXRzJTJGcmV2aWV3X2pvdXJuYWwuanM=" data-encoded-tag-name="script" data-encoded-tag-value="" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></a><div class="hc-widget" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div data-hc="review-journal" data-sanitized-data-hc="review-journal"><br /></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-76708971098151538282023-04-19T05:25:00.004-07:002023-04-19T09:40:36.991-07:00Reviews Tulum bag<p> All reviews are posted unedited. We publish all the reviews, we do not filter out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ07aHF2aVV9DlDgAj1SjVZhdDstsRrYaDucjiim5-eu3hKKzUyaVORFT1Ymc3U50LBCZ9wJhV0rSxft6pdaHV0XYcyTx-FcbLL448DjnlzHVzGF44o8U2SRylmOlZ9aK-2YTW_OoFQr0iNFa3LSlt5yy8xU5W7hEMwrc6BeOERkzWuypm7ADjCnCa/s1790/AD1B5445-448B-4151-A64F-1756CFEC3791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="1493" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ07aHF2aVV9DlDgAj1SjVZhdDstsRrYaDucjiim5-eu3hKKzUyaVORFT1Ymc3U50LBCZ9wJhV0rSxft6pdaHV0XYcyTx-FcbLL448DjnlzHVzGF44o8U2SRylmOlZ9aK-2YTW_OoFQr0iNFa3LSlt5yy8xU5W7hEMwrc6BeOERkzWuypm7ADjCnCa/w411-h413/AD1B5445-448B-4151-A64F-1756CFEC3791.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCd7zFNL70-EeRSSw4aiUNDc-q2r835Xzp2xwD6-pCQ3NbKAILFUjGQA8euMBaBNYvZZKZ8lqz6Vjp8ORdZbrkYlvE2KAAkLQWMdVr7yDzknDdnzrpcfa0cnI2dQapNpHeWXA1CIuj2ljGX-P429Sj2TWbl_-JnLBK78EZb5uZqD46TjQj2AhiQRF/s1487/E411D874-B8FF-447F-9BD3-0D4CD6E9BEAA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="1487" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCd7zFNL70-EeRSSw4aiUNDc-q2r835Xzp2xwD6-pCQ3NbKAILFUjGQA8euMBaBNYvZZKZ8lqz6Vjp8ORdZbrkYlvE2KAAkLQWMdVr7yDzknDdnzrpcfa0cnI2dQapNpHeWXA1CIuj2ljGX-P429Sj2TWbl_-JnLBK78EZb5uZqD46TjQj2AhiQRF/w411-h381/E411D874-B8FF-447F-9BD3-0D4CD6E9BEAA.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-16463661795855500002023-04-19T05:23:00.002-07:002023-04-19T05:28:27.400-07:00Detailed specifications of the Tulum backpack - shipping costs<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Tulum backpack feels nice in tropical heat (natural fibers), is rainproof (rain shell), single-compartment and not padded (for less bulk inside luggage), ultra-organized, durable and washable. With a laptop inside it is very comfortable to wear even though the straps are not padded.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">It comes with a crossbody bag for quick errands.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">It is also helpful for those who travel with 2 backpacks, as a smaller daypack taking minimal space in your checked luggage.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Even though the Tulum backpack is mostly designed for digital nomads, remote workers and international students, anyone else can use it too on a daily basis, for school, work, day hikes, errands and trips.</span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822;">DIMENSIONS</span></h4><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">15.7" (40 cm) tall x 12" (30 cm) wide x 4.3" (11 cm) deep</span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Minimal length of straps: 27" (70 cm)</span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Maximal length of straps: 37" (95 cm)</span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Width of straps: 2 inches (5 cm)</span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Capacity: 10.5 litres</span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Weight: 1.9 pounds (880 g)</span></li></ul><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">This is a medium size backpack. It will fit an electronic device up to 15.6" total diagonal dimensions including the protective case.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><em>If you are looking for a very large backpack, this is not it.</em></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Because this backpack is not padded, it is recommended to <strong>always carry your electronics inside a protective case.</strong></span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822;">DETAILS</span></h4><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li>Designed <strong>for laptops 13-15.6 inches.</strong></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><strong>Quality and durability. </strong>The material, seams, zippers, metal parts and lining are meant to last a long time under normal use conditions.</span><br /><br /></li><li><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">The<strong> breathable and </strong><strong>comfortable feel</strong> (exterior 55% hemp/45% cotton blend) makes it appropriate in all climates, even hot jungles and deserts.</span></p></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><strong>Lining</strong> 100% natural color cotton.</span></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><strong>Waterproof rain shell.</strong></span></p></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">4 strong hidden <strong>magnets </strong>for an auto-closing flap.</span></p></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Comfortable <strong>top handle.</strong></span></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Side <strong>smartphone pocket</strong> for any size smartphone.</span></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li>Invisible<strong> secret pocket</strong> for AirTag, passport, credit cards and cash. </li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><strong>Double level mesh pocket</strong> to organize your cables, charging bricks, powerbank, dongles, earbuds, earphones, mouse, calculator, chargers and other tech peripherals.</li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><strong>Sunglass pocket and pen loops</strong></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><strong>Water bottle holder</strong> inside the main compartment for a smaller bottle of up to 3" (8 cm) in diameter. This pocket collapses flat when you are not carrying a water bottle.<br /></span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><strong>Wide adjustable straps</strong> that are not padded, nevertheless the backpack is surprisingly comfortable to wear even when carrying a laptop.</span></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Our exclusive party trick: the <strong><a data-mce-href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-the-key-organizer" href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-the-key-organizer" title="Link to blog post on the key organizer">external key organizer</a> </strong>in the back open pocket with 2 independent elastic and rotating key leashes for attaching all your keys, a membership card, a wallet and USB. You will always know where your keys are and will never worry about someone snatching your wallet at the ATM or cash register</span><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">. This device is trademarked.</span></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><b>A</b></span><b>ttachable crossbody bag/tech pouch </b>that attaches to the key leash inside the main compartment or inside the back open pocket.</li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;"><strong>Internal zipper pocket.</strong></span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Moon logo under the flap.</span></li></ul><ul style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Unisex.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span data-mce-style="color: #404040;" style="color: #404040;">Vegan-friendly.</span></li></ul><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822;">VIDEO</span></h4><p style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a data-mce-href="https://youtu.be/_nlXqtlsnF0" href="https://youtu.be/_nlXqtlsnF0" title="Link to video">Click here to watch a short product video.</a></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822;">SHIPPING COSTS as of March 2023</span></h4><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Only Express shipping is available at this time (FedEx, DHL, TNT, UPS, etc.).</span></h4><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><p class="font_8" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Current delivery time worldwide: 1-2 weeks</span><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">.</span> </strong>A signature will be required at delivery.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">We are not able to deliver to the following countries: Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and some islands and territories.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Deliveries for one backpack by Express are <strong>US$ 19.90</strong> (approximately € 18, £ 16, CAD 28, MXN 400, PLN 76) to the following countries:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #cc7822;">Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, United Arab Emirates, USA.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #404040;"><em><strong>For the 4 backpack offer, please </strong><a href="https://soleciel.com/pages/contact" style="color: #404040;" title="Link to contact us">contact us</a><strong> so that we can quote you the current shipping price to your country. Thank you.</strong></em></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Scroll down for more shipping countries.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Express shipping price for one backpack to the following countries: </strong></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Australia, NZ and Oceania:</span> US$ 29</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Canada: </span>US$ 24.90</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Mexico:</span> US$ 27</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Central America and South America:</span> US$ 39</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Iraq:</span> US$ 158</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Israel: </span>US$ 155</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Russia: </span>US$ 36</li><li><span style="color: #cc7822;">Venezuela: </span>US$ 99 (some areas are not delivered, check with your local Express company, you may have to go get your package at the facility)</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you need to know what is the shipping cost to a country not listed here, shoot us an email at christelle.day007@outlook.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you live in a country with civil unrest, it is recommended that you ask us for a confirmation that we do deliver to your country before ordering. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young man and a young woman are sitting on a wood bench in front of palm trees and holding their backpacks on their lap" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/1F389B77-26DD-4BEB-9C4F-6F02F8D0217B_480x480.jpg?v=1630961054" /></p><h4 data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1.4em; color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822; font-size: 1.4em;">USES</span><br /></h4><p data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1">While the Tulum backpack is mostly meant for digital nomads, it is also useful to bicycle commuters, or anyone who is commuting from their home to the work place while carrying a laptop, or simply for everyday use by anyone, with or without a laptop.</span></p><p data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>Basically the Tulum backpack is meant for nomads who need to pack their daily backpack flat in their checked luggage and use it once they arrive at their destination to commute from their hotel to the work space or to go on day trips.</strong></p><p data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1">The reason for the single-compartment structure and the absence of padding is that it allows this bag to take up minimal space in checked luggage. But be assured that it will still be surprisingly comfortable to wear even with your laptop inside it.</span></p><p data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1"></span><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1">The inside organization will allow you to ultra-organize all your tech accessories in a very practical way, and the easy-access key organizer will allow you to attach your hotel, locker, scooter, bicycle lock, car keys and wallet safely in one convenient place.</span></p><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="color: #cc7822;">CARE INSTRUCTIONS</span></h4><p data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1">Prewash stains by hand with laundry soap. Main wash by hand or gentle machine cycle with regular laundry detergent and cold water. Harsh detergents and dryers are a no-no. Hang to dry in the shade. </span><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="color: #cc7822;"><a data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://soleciel.com/pages/backpack-care" data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-href="https://soleciel.com/pages/backpack-care" href="https://soleciel.com/pages/backpack-care" style="color: #cc7822;" title="link to complete backpack care instructions">Detailed care instructions.</a></span></p><h4 data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="color: #cc7822;">GUARANTEE</span></h4><p data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1">If you are not pleased with your backpack, contact us within 100 days of receiving it, attaching pictures of the problem to your email, and we will offer you a hassle-free exchange or an immediate refund.</span></p><h4 data-mce-fragment="1" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment="1" style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></h4><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /></h4><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822;"></span><br /></h4><h4 style="caret-color: rgb(33, 43, 54); color: #212b36; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "San Francisco", "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span data-mce-style="color: #cc7822;" style="color: #cc7822;"></span><br /></h4><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-50927281485387019282023-04-19T05:19:00.004-07:002023-04-19T05:19:29.709-07:00Does the Tulum bag feel heavy?<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">With 1.9 pounds (880 g), one would expect the Tulum daypack to be too heavy for all day carry.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young woman is carrying the Tulum bag in beige. A palm tree is in the background" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/0BC418B9-D1E8-4A02-AB92-E09D553FA345_1024x1024.jpg?v=1653441778" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This bag surprised us. We gave it the OK after testing it. Once you have the Tulum bag on your back it just feels nice, and the weight is no longer an issue. Nobody has complained about the weight of this bag. You just forget you are wearing it. This surprising effect could be due to the wide comfy straps as well as to the way the bag just conforms to your back in a soft way.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Two young women are looking at the Pacific ocean with binoculars while wearing the beige and the black Tulum backpack" height="480" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/DAEC744D-A3C8-43CE-8BC9-0F9634B1FF93_1024x1024.jpg?v=1653441598" width="640" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">But of course, any backpack will become too heavy to carry if the load exceeds a reasonable level. Besides, like any other backpack, adjusting the straps the right way so that the load spreads along your back helps a lot.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The Tulum backpack will feel comfortable to wear when it contains what you need for a day trip, including a water bottle. And it will also work well for carrying your laptop and notebooks back and forth to the coworking space or school.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-56531960308256240742023-04-19T05:18:00.003-07:002023-04-19T05:18:30.853-07:00Why do digital nomads love the Tulum bag?<p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">The Tulum backpacks were created based on features that digital nomads were not finding in their current backpacks. Over there in Tulum, Mexico. </span></p><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>As a digital nomad, you may be having a hard time finding a backpack that does not stick to your back in hot weather, packs flat in your luggage, is specifically organized for your lifestyle and will keep your belongings safe in a downpour or at the beach; all while being comfortable, durable and washable.</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="The beige backpack is seen with the rain shell on" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/FE5D5B03-93A9-4C1A-B832-36952D63C2BF_480x480.jpg?v=1644267407" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 60px;">The Tulum backpacks are made from hemp and cotton for a breathable and comfortable feel in any type of climate. The absence of padding allows to pack them flat and is compensated for by wide and soft straps.</div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li style="text-align: left;">We now have so many little gadgets to carry around that it is becoming more and more difficult to keep track of all of them: adapters, cords, cables, EarPods, earphones, USB flash drives, iPods, smartphone, tablet, wallet, keys for this, keys for that, computer glasses, external battery, chargers, dongles, AirTag, etc. Where the heck do we put all this when we are on the go, or even at home? The Tulum backpack has strategic pockets for everything.<br /><br /></li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing the side pocket for any size smartphone" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/9D684287-AFAB-465C-9CF2-99ABA5AC58AC_480x480.jpg?v=1644954894" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This shows where the water bottle, the sunglass case and pens go" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/1E335B6E-BA8F-4942-857C-95C34D01A971_480x480.jpg?v=1644953832" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">Pockets for a 1 litre (33 ounces) bottle, sunglass case, 2 pens and passport/AirTag. A tablet fits in the zipped pocket at the top. The water bottle holder is collapsible.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing the two level mesh pocket inside the main compartment" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/26B0596D-97D5-4060-BE08-59BF68CFF633_480x480.jpg?v=1644953939" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">The above photo shows the <a href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-double-level-mesh-pocket" title="Link to blog post what is the double level mesh pocket"><strong>double level mesh pocket</strong></a> for organizing small gadgets and all cables, or your clothing when you go on a trip.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing the secret pocket for airtag and passport at the bottom of the bag" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/800C11B3-70DE-46F8-8CA8-7B682B332FB6_480x480.jpg?v=1644953778" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;">This photo shows the secret pocket for AirTag, passport, credit cards and cash. It zips closed.</p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>How many times did you look for your hostel, bicycle or locker keys, your glasses, your earbuds and asked around?</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="The beige backpack is seen from the back with the keys sticking out from the kangaroo pouch" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/082CF234-1411-4758-8A90-ADCEFF2AA604_480x480.jpg?v=1643771783" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 60px;">The Tulum backpack comes with a stretchy <a href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-the-key-organizer" title="Link to blog post about the key organizer">key organizer </a>in a kangaroo pouch at the back. Use it to organize your hotel key, locker key, bicycle lock key, scooter key, USB and D-ring wallet. No more searching for keys and daily objects.</div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Another thing that digital nomads love about this bag is the awesome magnet closure that remains secure even when a thick and heavy laptop is inside it.</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows the 4 heavy magnets that close the backpack" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/99F4F177-931B-40BC-9F72-DA3328DB7F67_480x480.jpg?v=1649177576" /></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>The clip inside the main compartment also allows you to hang a D-ring wallet, a pouch, a USB drive or anything else.</li></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Another thing is, in the back of our minds, don’t we all kind of have some concern for the environment? Is it cool to always purchase things in polyester, microfiber, nylon etc. Aren’t they all the same thing in the end: <em>plastic</em> straight from the petroleum industry.</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Close up of the hemp and cotton material of the backpack" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/53894F9E-02CD-4221-9AEB-D44302E83C0F_480x480.jpg?v=1630624678" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 60px;">The Tulum backpacks are made from 55% <a href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/about-hemp" title="LINK TO BLOG POST ABOUT HEMP"><strong>hemp</strong></a> and 45% cotton.</div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Lastly, aren’t we tired of carrying huge bags and backpacks? Do we really need to log around all the stuff that fills up our bags? Weeding out what we do not need makes for less messy bags, lighter loads and a more pleasant experience. The Tulum bags are just the right size - not too big, not too small. They accomodate your laptop and work peripherals, or a beach towel, a water bottle and a sweater when you are off work.</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The two backpacks are laid flat on a table and two young people are typing away on their laptops next to the backpacks" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/50BB6E4D-BBD5-4D9B-B01E-A5FAB96A4AD7_480x480.jpg?v=1629656545" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/4FC7254C-1690-4114-800B-6AD41345C1B4_480x480.jpg?v=1642386154" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">So, all in all, these are the reasons why this backpack was created. Smartphone, keys and wallet are always in place. Cables, tech peripherals and USB are no longer lost at the bottom.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Customers have been enjoying all the features, including the awesome magnets for closure and the wide adjustable straps. And as always, our main objective is to listen to what you need and give it to you.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Thank you for visiting.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-12436853527213667712023-04-19T05:17:00.003-07:002023-04-19T05:17:34.313-07:00What is the double level mesh pocket?<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The double level mesh pocket allows you to separate small objects in the top mesh pocket (the pocket with black mesh) from the bigger ones in the larger mesh pocket. It is especially convenient as a cable tamer, where cables are neatly separated and easy to organize.</span></p><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="THIS SHOWS THE DOUBLE LEVEL MESH POCKET ZIPPED CLOSED INSIDE THE MAIN COMPARTMENT" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/2B61FD2D-6045-4703-A96A-23542F2EE9E3_480x480.jpg?v=1644956088" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">This is the double level mesh pocket when it is zipped closed.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="This shows the smaller top pocket inside the mesh pocket, for smaller items" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/B35B58A8-7B57-4D65-980C-31B527C72262_480x480.jpg?v=1644956138" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">This is the upper level of the mesh pocket, for smaller objects and cables.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="This shows the larger pocket with cables inside it" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/26B0596D-97D5-4060-BE08-59BF68CFF633_480x480.jpg?v=1644953939" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">The larger pocket of the double level mesh pocket can hold your larger cables and gadgets like a keyboard. Note that the upper mesh pocket is pushed back at the top.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="This shows the Tulum backpack with a laptop and notebook, and the keyboard is inside the mesh pocket" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/1C77FF4D-71F9-46FF-B2D3-D8ADFA1AF304_480x480.jpg?v=1644956775" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Keyboards fit in this mesh pocket.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The mesh pocket can also serve as a packing cube for clothing when you are not working.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-73712490527775040432023-04-19T05:16:00.006-07:002023-04-19T05:16:52.791-07:00What is hemp?<p> <b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Why is hemp apparel so desirable?</b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">If you’re enthusiastic about green products, you must have heard of hemp fabrics because it’s one of the best things that happened to environment-friendly textiles. Backpacks made using hemp are just one of its numerous derivatives that are worth considering. But why?</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">What makes them so valuable and more importantly, why should we be choosing hemp bags? To find out, read what we have to say and by the end, you’ll definitely be motivated to buy a hemp backpack. Let’s take a look.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>What really is hemp?</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Hemp belongs to the family of <em>Cannabis sativa</em> plants. Environment-conscious manufacturers are increasingly resorting to hemp in making textiles, construction materials, foods, oils and a lot more. Its fibrous stalk grows quite tall and has minimal THC levels. Hemp’s use as fabric is just one of its numerous other applications.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Photo up close of a hemp plant" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/19D80689-DBCA-4606-917A-2B960AA71218_480x480.jpg?v=1609779570" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>H</b><b>ow is Hemp in fabric used?</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Apart from being a self-sustaining product harvested organically and enhancing the soil it takes root in, hemp in fabric is durable, strong and efficient too. Not only that, hemp is amazingly healthy for your skin and is very comfortable and good for you to use, not just from the environment perspective, but for your body as well. This is why a huge portion of hemp applications are invested in apparel. Here are some other ways in which manufacturers use hemp fabrics and garments:</p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Children’s clothing, shirts, dresses and pants</li><li>Upholstery</li><li>Tablecloth</li><li>Bedroom fabrics like blankets, bedsheets and duvets.</li><li>Sturdy ropes</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="This photo shows a close-up of the same material, the vertical darker strands being the hemp fibers, and the horizontal lighter colored strands being the cotton fibers" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/9E77F5FD-029B-4247-8B7D-C9E19559CC68_large.jpeg?v=1591638124" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">In this close-up photo of the Tulum backpack, the cotton strands are the lighter colored ones (horizontal) and the hemp strands are the vertical, darker ones. The blend is 55% hemp and 45% cotton. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Hemp is a valuable plant that can be used up in its entirety. The seeds are edible, and so are the roots. The stem produces fibers for usage while the leaves and stem both contribute to creating paper. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Why are hemp backpacks recommended?</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Hemp backpacks are miles ahead of their cotton counterparts. Why? There are a lot of reasons. For starters, the liquid absorption rate of hemp is higher than cotton helping the color to stay on the bag for a longer time. Its porous structure makes it lightweight too. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Here are some of the reasons why we should pay more attention to hemp:</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Strength</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Hemp fabrics have almost 3 times more tensile strength than cotton, making it more durable despite being lightweight.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Resistance to weather</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Hemp doesn’t let mold grow and repels harmful UVs, making it a great choice for outdoors.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Versatility</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">There are products available that combine the properties of hemp and other fabrics like silk, cotton etc. Such blends provide versatility to the qualities of hemp.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Low water requirements</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Unlike cotton, hemp doesn’t require a lot of water for growing up. In fact, it takes more than four times less water to grow hemp than it takes to grow cotton while producing cellulose in a smaller timeframe.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Photo of a hemp field" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/3102443B-BA02-475D-B68B-B1A0E6695F0A_480x480.jpg?v=1609779582" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><b>Environment-friendliness</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Farmers need a very small amount of time to yield a big hemp harvest without investing in fertilizers or pesticides. The process of producing them is also easily renewable after every 2 or 3 years, providing more fiber and oxygen for every acre than trees themselves. Hemp also requires less land than cotton to grow.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Photo of a hemp field" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/60741AC1-4CC0-40E7-ACEC-8822F477DA9A_480x480.jpg?v=1609779884" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">For this backpack, I chose to have cotton mixed with hemp for even more softness and a tighter weave. The durability of this material is high. </p><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="This photo shows how the external material of the backpack looks like" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/DA145189-659D-4E37-A1BB-07A48D553FD4_large.jpeg?v=1591650320" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">This is the outside material of the backpack, a blend of cotton and hemp that is very durable, breathable and washable.</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Despite its light color, the beige backpack does not get dirty easily. I wear it for months before I have to wash it.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-33778714425880057052023-04-19T05:15:00.006-07:002023-04-19T05:15:54.035-07:00What fits in the Tulum bag?<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The Tulum backpacks are meant to comfortably carry any laptops from 13 to 16.5 inches, plus notebook, keyboard, tablet, water bottle, sunglass case, pens, cables, AirTag and gadgets, wallet and keys, from your hotel room to the coworkspace, or to the beach!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows the beige Tulum backpack when it has only a water bottle, a sunglass case, and a passport in the secret pocket at the bottom" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/1E335B6E-BA8F-4942-857C-95C34D01A971_480x480.jpg?v=1644953832" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">The above photo shows the secret pocket for AirTag, passport and credit cards at the bottom on the right side. It zips closed.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photo showing the backpack loaded with a 13 inch laptop, a tall booknote and a keyboard, plus water bottle and glass case" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/99904A26-0A22-468B-A851-D933E4ED50E1_480x480.jpg?v=1644950323" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">This photo shows how a <strong>13 inch laptop</strong> fits in the Tulum backpack, with a tall notebook, a keyboard, a 1 litre (33 ounces) water bottle and a sunglass case, plus cables and gadgets.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows how a Macbook Pro 15.6 inches fits" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/AD5A42B8-4C20-4FD5-A5F6-76EB77E9297D_480x480.jpg?v=1644950556" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">This image shows how a <strong>Macbook Pro 15.6 inches</strong> fits, with a tall notebook, a keyboard, a 1 litre (33 ounces) water bottle and a glass case, plus gadgets and cables.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows how a thicker 15.6 inch Toshiba laptop fits" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/8B1326E3-1282-4C11-A95A-A487736A0274_480x480.jpg?v=1644953118" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">This photo shows how a <strong>thicker 15.6 inch Toshiba laptop</strong> fits together with a tall notebook, a keyboard, a water bottle, cables and gadgets. The bag can still be slightly cinched at the top. The keyboard is inside the mesh pocket and the 33 ounce water bottle is behind on one side of the laptop.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young woman is carrying the black Tulum backpack with a thick15.6 inch Toshiba laptop in it" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/C19EE0C1-466E-49C3-9605-6A4185A7E4E2_480x480.jpg?v=1644953219" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">Above is how the Tulum backpack looks when a thick <strong>15.6 inch Toshiba laptop</strong> is inside it, together with a tall notebook, and a 1 litre (33 ounce) water bottle plus gadgets.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young woman is carrying the beige Tulum backpack while pulling on the straps to show how wide they are" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/6A519D39-A3BF-40D6-86DF-61855DB380B1_480x480.jpg?v=1644953400" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">The 2 inches (5 cm) wide straps allow for comfortable carrying.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">As to the size of files and books, the <strong>A4 and letter formats both fit.</strong> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="This photo shows the double level mesh pocket of the Tulum backpack, where you can manage all your cables and gadgets in two pockets" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/26B0596D-97D5-4060-BE08-59BF68CFF633_480x480.jpg?v=1644953939" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">This photo shows the <a href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-double-level-mesh-pocket" title="Link to blog post what is the double level mesh pocket"><strong>two level mesh pocket,</strong></a> where you can organize small gadgets and cables in the smaller black upper mesh pocket, and larger cables in the bottom of the larger beige pocket. The whole thing zips closed.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-26370492704502313112023-04-19T05:12:00.001-07:002023-04-19T05:12:43.026-07:00Why no padding?<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Now that we all got used to wearing padded laptop backpacks, why would anyone come up with the opposite concept?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This idea found me when I was not looking. I would never have thought of a laptop backpack that is soft and has no padding at all, and actually there are no other laptop backpacks with no padding in the straps and no padding whatsoever in the main compartment, that I know of.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">At first I didn’t think it could work because all the laptop backpack brands are putting more and more emphasis on heavy-duty padding and multiple compartments. But this was a non negotiable requirement by the experienced digital nomads I was talking to in Tulum. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The main reason behind this concept is: it allows to pack the bag flat in checked luggage using minimal space. When digital nomads or international students arrive at their destination, they «ditch» their larger travel backpack and grab this smaller daypack for their daily commute to the work space or to go to the gym or the beach! It works both for work and leisure.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This is actually important to them - being able to take along a packable backpack for everyday use that remains comfortable enough to carry when holding a laptop, and also that is not sticky in the heat (natural fibers) while being rainproof!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The beige backpack is set flat inside a suitcase, next to a straw hat" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/4F9929D3-B626-4CF2-AFC1-9F188EE228B7_480x480.jpg?v=1632520799" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The nomads I met were unable to find a backpack of this type so they just stuck with their large and sweaty backpack every day or were using a makeshift bag that was not practical. They simply asked me to create the backpack of their dream! This was in March 2021 in Tulum, Mexico.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The absence of padding is compensated for by wide straps (5 cm, 2 inches wide) that allow to carry the backpack comfortably enough even when it holds a laptop, but laptops need to be inside their own padded sleeve.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young woman is wearing the beige backpack while showing how wide the straps are " src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/AB0774CD-37F8-471E-AE4A-356C7452322F_480x480.jpg?v=1644267105" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The absence of padding inside the main compartment also allows to use this backpack for non-laptop day trips or overnight trips while enjoying the full capacity of the bag, which means that it can be used daily by anyone, not only digital nomads, such as university students, moms, dads and travelers in general.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young couple are each wearing a backpack while touring some Greek temples" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/C0D4968F-5A5F-49FE-834A-A4C0A1C42806_480x480.jpg?v=1644267326" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">When came the time to try out this backpack with an older 15.6 inch Toshiba laptop (thick and heavy), I was very surprised how comfortable it was to carry just like this. It is a different sensation from a padded backpack but it feels nice.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="A young woman is carrying a black Tulum backpack with a 15.6 inch thick Toshiba laptop in it" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/DF6D776B-D1F1-40CB-BF8E-4BF0102317B0_480x480.jpg?v=1644960355" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">This is what the Tulum backpack looks like with a thick 15.6 inch Toshiba laptop inside it, plus a notebook, water bottle, wallet and gadgets.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">One thing that can be done to promote comfort is to set a sweater or any type of soft layer on the side of the backpack inside the main compartment that will be in contact with your back and then to place the laptop or books against this soft layer. This way you create your own padding if you want to.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Laptops 13-15.6 inches inside their own padded sleeve fit in this bag. It is also possible a 16 inch MacBook Air may also fit (I haven’t tried this yet).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This concept has been deemed innovative or at least this is one of the main features that make this backpack unique, together with <span style="color: #cc7722;"><a href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/how-to-use-the-key-organizer" style="color: #cc7722;" title="Link to key organizer blog post">the exclusive key-organizer</a> </span>and the <a href="https://soleciel.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-double-level-mesh-pocket" title="Link to blog post what is the double level mesh pocket">double level mesh pocket.</a> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">So now that this backpack is created, I thank my digital nomad friends for their valuable input, and I trust I am offering a solution that will be useful to many nomads.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-35079329274160147942023-04-19T05:10:00.006-07:002023-04-19T05:10:42.182-07:00How to use the key organizer<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Detailed information about the 3 key fobs</span></p><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">I used to misplace my keys almost every day. So my son and I invented this convenient key organizer that I have not seen anywhere else. I no longer fumble in my bag or ask people if they have seen my keys. My customers also love this feature. The key organizer is the number one feature that makes this bag unique and it is now trademarked.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">It is also great for people who have a lot of keys to manage.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="443" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w_j2zVNQd-0?Rel=0%20autoplay=0&fs=1&iv_load_policy=3&showinfo=0&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&start=0&end=0&origin=https://youtubeembedcode.com" type="text/html" width="788.54"></iframe></p><h3 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Description of the key hooks</h3><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">There are 3 stretchy key fobs total in this backpack:</p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>the key organizer with its 2 key fobs is inside the kangaroo pouch on the back of the backpack like on the video above, and</li><ul></ul></ul><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>one more key fob is inside the main compartment.</li></ul><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><blockquote style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">👉🏻 The 3 key hooks are rotating carabiners on long elastic leashes so that you do not have to remove your hostel/locker/bicycle lock/scooter keys from the hooks when unlocking/locking doors and locks, and you do not have to detach your wallet when you are using it. This way, you always know where your keys are and you never forget them either. This device is a time-saver that brings you peace of mind.</p></blockquote><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br /><img alt="I am unlocking a door while the key organizer is stretched out to reach the lock" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/036C790B-A6A1-4946-AF2A-3B708385F27C_large.jpeg?v=1591471456" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Benefits of the exclusive key organizer in the back of the backpack</h2><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Since the elastic leashes are long enough, you will be able to reach doors and locks without having to remove the key from the key fob, and you will be able to use your card pouch comfortably without detaching it either.</li><li>If your wallet is attached to one of the hooks when you are using it at the ATM or cash register, no one will be able to snatch it from you. That's really cool when you are travelling.</li><li>You can hang a ton of key sets on each hook, and never have to remove them either in order to use them.</li><li>If you have a lot of keys hooked, it is easy to sort through them while they are all on the hooks.</li><li>You can attach anything else instead of keys: USB, gym membership card, coin pouch, earbud case, wallet, etc.</li><li>When things are attached to a hook, they will not fall off the bag whenever you are fumbling through the bag. It happened to me once to lose a small medical pouch when I was searching my bag on a night bus in Latin America. I did not notice that it fell off. No more of that either!</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong><span style="color: #cc7722;"><a href="https://soleciel.com/collections/tulum-hemp-and-cotton-backpacks" style="color: #cc7722;" title="link to purchase the backpack">Shop your Tulum nomad backpack here.</a></span></strong></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The beige backpack is seen from the back with the key organizer placed inside the kangaroo pouch" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/33439F72-D2B4-4E7A-920B-0E6DB57BA867_480x480.jpg?v=1644267978" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The backpack is seen from the back with the keys partly out of the kangaroo pouch" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/082CF234-1411-4758-8A90-ADCEFF2AA604_480x480.jpg?v=1643771783" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The beige backpack is seen from the back with the keys completely out of the kangaroo pouch" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/BAA72DE8-0955-42F0-B31F-126D08F13162_480x480.jpg?v=1644267994" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">Thanks to the design, you will not feel a bulge in your back.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This is a video showing how to use the hooks when you have a ton of keys to manage (this video is from our other website, but the concept is the same):</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="443" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pVOW-Kjcw9M?autoplay=0&fs=0&iv_load_policy=3&showinfo=0&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&start=0&end=0&origin=https://youtubeembedcode.com" type="text/html" width="788.54"></iframe></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Let me know if you are using these key fobs in a more creative way or if you have any suggestions in the comment section. Thank you for reading this post.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/helpfulcrowd/image/upload/image/stores/lgSq25/badges/j2QCWY/icon.png" width="272" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-54145332194011578172023-04-19T05:09:00.003-07:002023-04-19T05:09:47.880-07:00How to wash your backpack<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Although the color of the beige backpack is light, it does not get dirty fast. I wore mine for months before I had to wash it. I am also careful not to set my backpack on dirty or muddy surfaces. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>If your backpack got wet in the rain simply hang it to air dry. Remove the rain shell from the outside bottom zipper pocket and set it out to dry. You can pull the main compartment lining towards the outside to speed up the drying. <strong>Drying your backpack in a dryer would make it shrink. </strong></li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><strong>How to wash your dear backpack:</strong></p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>We suggest you first remove the rain shell that’s inside the outside bottom zipper pocket at the back of the backpack. All it needs is a simple wiping clean. It will go back in its pocket after the backpack dries.</li></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Next the AirTag, passport, cards and cash come out of the invisible secret pocket near the bottom inside the main compartment. All the other pockets get emptied too.</li></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Prewash stains or dirty areas by hand with laundry soap.</li></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Place your backpack in a bucket or in the washing machine with regular laundry detergent. Use only cold or lukewarm water, on a gentle cycle. You can add a cup of white vinegar to the wash or rinse water to remove odors.</li></ul><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>Keep in mind that natural fibers are damaged by bleach and harsh detergents.</li></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/841C5421-C6F3-4FE4-BB99-BF522CB7ABCE_480x480_f83ee67a-e93a-429c-96cf-48a612d3c06b_480x480.jpg?v=1616800796" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>If you are washing by hand, 2 or 3 rinses with cold water should be enough. Empty bucket in between rinses. </li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="" height="480x480" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/553B5D9A-DF02-4A94-8D98-28F4BD7653F3_480x480.jpg?v=1591315671" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480x480" /><span wfd-id="476"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="476"></span></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li><span wfd-id="476">Hang to dry </span><em>in the shade</em><span wfd-id="475">.</span><strong> DO NOT USE DRYER. </strong>Dryers would make your backpack shrink.</li></ul><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Pulling the main compartment lining towards the outside will facilitate drying.</div><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><ul></ul></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/F020E2CC-BDBF-4FD9-92BC-B32C40EE0353_480x480.jpg?v=1620857140" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">For best drying, it is recommended to leave the zipper pockets open.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="Leave the zippers open when drying the backpack" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/01FEF4EE-E415-4077-9C07-3769C30FEC76_480x480.jpg?v=1620857158" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><li>If needed, iron on highest heat setting with maximum steam (make sure the rain shell was removed), insisting on the edges of the flap so that it looks really flat. Make sure that the sole of your iron is perfectly clean before your start. Apply a lot of pressure and steam.</li></ul><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">❌ Your rain shell will not agree with ironing!</span><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></ul><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Use the rounded edge of your ironing table to iron all 4 sides if you wish so:</p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="" height="676" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/120973371_647276652635139_1540498216334551117_n_9eeb2214-6a26-43e8-930b-da5f0c59274f_480x480.jpg?v=1616794810" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="536" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><img alt="how to iron the side" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/121095789_1034061823724665_697862871308036079_n.jpg?v=1602437431" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This is how your backpack will look brand new again.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">👉🏼 Remember to reattach the rain shell back in its zipper pocket at the bottom and voilà. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-69779907357161098172023-04-19T05:08:00.002-07:002023-04-19T05:57:10.409-07:00Who are we?<p> <img alt="i am holding a five-wick purple candle while looking straight at the camera, on a dark green background of palm trees" height="497" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/6B63E491-7B11-413C-ABB0-A4E7D8F31D5F_2048x2048.jpg?v=1617212899" style="float: none; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;" width="690" /></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><ul></ul></div><h1 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><br />The Story Behind SolECiel and MyShittyBackpack</h1><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In April 2023, we decided to delete our two backpack websites. The reason was that it was either to have websites running or collect retirement. Cannot do both. So we chose to retire and collect. Nevertheless, both the Tulum backpacks and the MyShittyBackpacks are still available for sale. Contact us at christelle.day007@outlook.com or DM us on Instagram @hempcottonbackpacks and we will arrange payment and shipping to you.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Now back to the story:</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">First of all, I have been a remote worker for more than 35 years.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I started working at home full time doing technical translations in 1987, on one of the first dinosaurs ever built. You know, the ones that had a tiny black screen, probably a 10". "Word" just looked like un bunch of tightly packed yellow letters that were hard to read on a black background. And the tables... were inexistent. You had to use tabs to build a table. You would save your jobs on floppy disks and send these by mail or messenger service to your customers.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Your computer was hooked to a thermal printer doubling up as a fax machine spitting out rolls of paper. There was no internet at all. You would receive your jobs by mail, moped messenger or fax. Almost all orders were delivered by way of the postal service and express messengers. Urgent jobs were a nightmare since sending by fax was not acceptable in many cases.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Then came modem transmissions. Before emails. You could connect to any customer in the world and send your jobs in real time. You just had to be both connected at the same time and data would go through your phone line. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Then came the 17" screens, the 386 computers and laser printers, and "Word" started looking more like now. A real revolution that made our work much easier. Soon after came the internet and emails. Wow. Imagine that. </div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">That's how in 1999, after a few years of using emails to send my work, I told my customers that I was going to leave France and go to Colorado for a while. They all agreed, and it was not going to change anything for me workwise.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">No one was doing this back then, and family and friends were really surprised. No one knew you could even do this. Off I went with my two teenage sons. I bought my first laptop in Colorado. I don't remember the brand. I ended up staying in Colorado 15 years working for the same good old customers in Europe. </div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I remarried, had two more kids and some years later the travel itch came back and the four of us took off to Latin America, lived in Ecuador, Thailand then Mexico, where we still live now. I still worked at the same translation job with the same customers until October 2020, where I called it quits to dedicate myself to my other backpack brand, the MyShittyBackpack®, which is similar to the Tulum backpack but for tablets.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><em></em></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><em>By the way, we invite you to check out all the awesome <a href="https://myshittybackpack.com/pages/reviews"><strong>customer reviews</strong></a> on <span style="color: #cc7722;"><span style="color: black;">MyShittyBackpack</span> </span>as this will give you an idea of how we do business</em>.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">On another note, I fell in love with crocheting and knitting at age 5 and started designing my own things at an early age, from sweaters to simple bags, coin pouches etc, either by knitting/crocheting natural fibers or sewing material into whatever I had in mind, always without any plan other than the one in my head. I was not the type to draw my project on paper back then. I would not even use a tape measure and things always came out the way they were supposed to. This is to say that designing has been a life-long passion. Let’s go back to the present subject matter.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Tulum backpacks came out of nowhere, really. There was no intention at all of creating a new model when we went to Tulum, Mexico on vacation with our family in March 21. The intention was in fact to schedule a new production of a black backpack for MyShittyBackpack® because there was a demand.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Anyway, here we were at Holistika in Tulum, a couple of hours south of Cancun. It's a truly magical town where hotel development has been happening in what looks like maximum respect of nature: low profile bungalow type hotels, jungle trees in the middle of pathways, impeccable jungle canopy all around. Not to mention all the incredible cenotes and beaches and the overwhelming feeling of freedom and joy everywhere you go... It's a place of inspiration and creativity where things happen at an accelerated pace. Not that everything there is perfect, but... it's like entering another dimension. <br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="A woman wearing a white outfit is sitting on a bench while looking at the camera" height="870" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/5D4EE5B3-118D-4C01-A698-DC2FBEDF2888_2048x2048.jpg?v=1617163691" style="float: none;" width="640" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">So we were having our meals and accessing the internet where many digital nomads go: the beautiful outdoor cafe of the jungle hotel. The positive energy could be felt everywhere you went. As I was typing away on my computer, I noticed the crowd around me was 25-35 years old and they came from Europe, Russia, South America, North America, etc. looking for freedom, fun and sunshine in paradise, all while working remotely. You could tell they had found what they were looking for.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">My older children had already made friends with a bunch of digital nomads in Tulum by the time we arrived. These nomads were experienced travelers who had been on the go for years in many places of the planet. I happened to tell them we had our own hemp backpack model that is sold on a website. They loved the MyShittyBackpack I was wearing and asked us if we would create a digital nomad backpack for their special lifestyle, in the same materials and organization, with the following conditions:</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /><ul><li>the backpack needs to pack flat in their checked luggage,</li><li>it is single compartment for simplicity,</li><li>it does not stick to their bare back in the heat (cotton and hemp),</li><li>it withstands tropical storms (rain shell hidden in bottom pocket),</li><li>it fits laptops up to 15 inches inside a padded sleeve, and</li><li>it is washable.</li></ul>And of course another requirement is that they can wear it while riding their bicycle to the beach. These requirements also apply to university students and anyone who travels by plane.<br /><ul></ul>The MyShittyBackpack was studied and adapted to the needs of this new generation of mobile workers. The brand name had to reflect their lifestyle too (Sol = sun, E = digital and Ciel = sky).</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">One thing we would never have come up with on our own is the concept of a laptop backpack with no padding whatsoever! Now that we know, it actually makes perfect sense for the digital nomad and university student lifestyles. And it turns out to be comfortable to wear anyway.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In an instant, I sketched a basic drawing of what the interior should look like, because I'm the one who loves designing backpacks, under the sharp eyes of a few nomadic friends sitting with me at the large wood table under the canopy, sipping their green juice or enjoying a passion fruit mousse:</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="a sketch of the internal organization of the backpack, with a two-level mesh pocket and more pockets" height="640" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/166404824_453684642364734_6669212222336157114_n_2048x2048.jpg?v=1617046768" style="float: none; margin-left: 24.2756px; margin-right: 24.2756px;" width="640" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The interior design allows digital nomads to store their cables, adapters and other tech accessories in a two-level mesh pocket, preventing these items from falling together at the bottom of the bag in one bulky lump. The management of internal space is simple but efficient.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="The double level mesh pocket inside the main compartment stores all accessories in a very practical way" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/1B22F515-EF72-4C80-A2D5-81EEB57A3603_480x480.jpg?v=1630529442" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Other than that, this backpack has most of the external features of the MyShittyBackpack®, including:</p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><ul><li>a concealed key organizer in a kangaroo pouch at the back of the backpack which allows to organize hostel, house, locker, scooter, gym membership card and bicycle lock keys in a very practical way (you'll never forget or lose them anymore), plus allows to also attach a D-ring wallet and a USB flash drive,</li><li>a dedicated smartphone pocket for all sizes of phones (which can otherwise be used as a wallet pocket for example),</li><li>a nice top handle,</li><li>a zipper pocket in the front, under the flap,</li><li>strong magnets for closure.</li></ul><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/4FC7254C-1690-4114-800B-6AD41345C1B4_480x480.jpg?v=1642386154" /><br />This backpack is also meant for touring.</p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Inside the main compartment:</p><ul><li>a secret pocket at the bottom where an AirTag, passport, emergency and credit cards can be stored safely,</li><li>the double level mesh pocket,</li><li>an eyeglass pocket and two pen loops,</li><li>a simple zipper pocket,</li><li>a key leash,</li><li>a removable tech pouch/crossbody bag</li><li>a collapsible water bottle holder.</li></ul></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><ul><li>Another specific feature that's indispensable for a natural fiber laptop backpack is a waterproof rain shell. It is concealed inside a zipper pocket at the bottom of the backpack. You extend it over your backpack like you would with a backpacker's backpack and voilà. It is really waterproof.</li></ul></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">After a few samples were made and tested by our digital nomad friends in May 2021, the final design was put into production. For now, it is mass-produced in China, which holds 70% of the world hemp production. We have quality standards that the manufacturer totally meets.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: #cc7722;"><a href="https://soleciel.com/collections/tulum-hemp-and-cotton-backpacks" style="color: #cc7722;" title="LINK TO TULUM BACKPACK COLLECTION"><strong><span wfd-id="1402"><i>Shop your Tulum laptop backpack here</i></span></strong></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/CDAA08F5-BF62-46E8-8C90-174D2E168CE7_480x480.jpg?v=1617052693" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Peter and I in Tulum in March 2021.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">SolECiel is a family business. All ages participate and their input is very valuable: website design, backpack details, quality and format of photos, etc. Our kids and friends are the models for the photos and videos.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />The goal in the future is to produce the same model in an ethical/sustainable way, but for now this is a good start and the quality is awesome. We know the manufacturer pretty well since we've been working with them since 2019. They do exactly what is asked in the very best way they can.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This backpack is not only useful to digital nomads traveling the world, but also to those of you who simply commute on foot or on bicycle between their home and the cowork space, internet cafe or university. And it is also appropriate for everyday life, short hikes, bike rides, day trips and international travel. It's pretty versatile after all.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We hope you will enjoy this daypack whether you're chilling in the Carribean, cruising the zona cafetera in Colombia or the rice fields in Asia!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We ship worldwide. Wholesale is available.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Keep on reading if you wish to know all the stuff that happened before this backpack was created and how we ended up living in Mexico.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="All of us riding bikes on the malecon of La Paz, Baja, Mexico on a beautiful evening" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/65895574_422921908554600_7666240641646460928_n_large.jpg?v=1578933713" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"> This is us on the malecon of La Paz.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405">We are a French/American family living in La Paz, Baja, Mexico - a beautiful locale with wonderful beaches and warm weather year round. Except in summer. Then it's really hot...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /><div></div><div><span wfd-id="1405"><img alt="This is me, happy with my two older sons." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/AA03D6C2-3D3F-402B-BE4C-5F3CC5B31E04_480x480.jpg?v=1604535715" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1405">Christelle with her older sons who live in Europe.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">My first adventure came at the age of five when I was sent alone on a plane to visit family in the south of France. I absolutely loved everything about the entire experience, and love for travel has been a part of me ever since. At 13 and 14 years of age, in the 70s, I travelled to England twice on my own from France and loved the freedom it brought me. Back then, going to England was like going to the other side of the planet. </div><h1 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;">The Nomadic Lifestyle</h1><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Around the beginning of 2011, my husband and I had created our American dream. We lived in our own home in beautiful Durango, CO with two young children. Except this dream did not relieve the tension in our lives. The kids came home from school stressed out every day and we were kept busy putting out emotional fires, both theirs and ours. My husband and I had traveled extensively during our lives and there was an urge to expose our children to other cultures and a different way of life.</p><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Come springtime, my older son from my first marriage began talking about a trip he and his girlfriend were planning for the end of the year. They were going to fly to Panama and slowly travel northwards to Mexico over a three month period. He encouraged us to join them somewhere along the way. The idea created a lot of excitement inside me, but I had been experiencing a reduction in work and our finances weren't that robust. The stress was increasing.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Near the beginning of summer, a close friend of ours called and spoke about a recent trip he had taken to Central America. The conversation ended with him stating, "You have to check it out. The nature is beautiful. And your kids will love it!" I hung up the phone and repeated the conversation to my husband, Peter. Due to our financial situation, he wasn't open to the idea of going on yet another extended vacation. But the common denominator was that these two people, our mutual friend and my oldest son, were the ones that encouraged my husband and I to originally meet. Once I reminded Peter of this, he said that the only way we could afford the trip was to rent out our home and just leave. I said okay. The conversation lasted less than a minute. And that was how the idea of traveling abroad as a family came to fruition. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405">On the solstice of 2011, following a 6 week yard sale, putting whatever was left in storage and renting our home, Peter and I, with our two children aged eight and ten, boarded a plane to Cancun, Mexico with no return tickets, no plan or final destination. We knew we were going to take it one day at a time but we were unaware that our</span><span wfd-id="1405"> travels would take us to four countries on three continents. By the time we had returned to Durango almost two years later, we had visited Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador and Thailand.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405">We wandered through Mexico to Guatemala by bus over two months looking for a place that would be appropriate for us to live in, but did not find it. We then went further south to Ecuador by plane. El camino (the path)</span> led us to <span style="color: #cc7722;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilcabamba,_Ecuador" style="color: #cc7722;" title="Link to a Wikipedia article on Vilcabamba, Ecuador">Vilcabamba</a></span>, a small traditional village with a wonderful local culture. Located in the south of Ecuador, Vilcabamba is nestled in a tropical valley with stunning 360 degree views of the Andes.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">On our first day in the central plaza, our son said, "This feels like home." This is when we knew we had reached our destination and we stayed for almost a year and a half. This experience was magical and unforgettable for all of us.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/EFBF58C4-D497-4414-91A7-91BDCA50051F_large.jpeg?v=1596152768" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The front yard of our jungle home, just seven blocks from the main plaza, was a paradise of bamboo, mango, avocado and passion fruit trees with a beautiful creek behind the house. Until it rained. Then the gentle creek became a raging river rushing huge logs downstream.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div><img alt="Our 9 year old daughter standing in the middle of her school friends in the classroom in Ecuador" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/1014359_187330391429391_1903879046_n_large.jpg?v=1578937230" /></div><div>Our daughter in the center with two hands on her belly and her classmates at the local elementary school.</div><br /><div><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div><img alt="Our 11 year old son sitting in the computer classroom with his classmates in the Vilcabamba elementary school" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/1002088_187330678096029_2032036300_n_large.jpg?v=1578937250" /></div><div>Our son, second from the right, with classmates in the computer lab. Our children learnt Spanish the hard way, but it worked.</div></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="Our 9 year old daughter taking a foot massage class in the North of Thailand." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/0DD425BC-1BD1-46BA-BE17-9DE9F49FF487_large.jpeg?v=1592228928" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">Our daughter taking foot massage classes in Pai, Thailand.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We returned to Durango, CO during the fall equinox of 2013 and moved back into our home. We tried to resume our lives, but didn't realize at the time that we were at a crossroads. It became clearer over the next year that we had returned to sell our property and venture abroad once again. We explored Mexico some more and lived near Teotihuacán for eight months before relocating to La Paz in southern Baja.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />Our complete travel blog since 2011 is <span style="color: #cc7722;"><a href="http://peterandchristelle.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc7722;" title="link to travel blog">here.</a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1405">The Backpack Love Story</span></h2><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><img alt="Three of my kids are happily hugging at a restaurant." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/432C784A-4CDC-4C93-A13D-97B4FE5BC367_480x480.jpg?v=1604535905" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I had been futily searching for the perfect backpack online and in stores for over fifteen years. I could see the design in my mind, yet was unable to find it anywhere. In a moment of deep frustration, a very powerful thought popped into my head. Why not make my own backpack?</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">At about this same time, a mentor shared some of his wisdom with me. One way to discover your calling in life, your occupation or what you do for money, is to examine what it is you like to do when you have taken ill or are feeling discouraged. How do you comfort yourself when feeling down? For me, it was browsing backpacks on the internet! This information merged with my love for travel and cloth materials to provide the impetus to strike out on my own.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1405"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /><h2 style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1403">The Handmade Episode</span></h2><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span wfd-id="1403">I knew exactly what I wanted in a backpack, so I made a list and came up with a design in the fall of 2016. I boarded a plane to Oaxaca, Mexico and visited many artisans both in and around the city. Almost all weavers had no interest in taking on my project. They only wanted to make their products and weren't open to elaborate designs. But life finally guided me to a master weaver who readily agreed to weave my complex backpack. She loved the design and suggested I make it a business. What was at first just a personal project turned into a professional one right there.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1403"><img alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/5C94D9A9-1E8B-42E4-8AA4-562F7F17D257_480x480.jpg?v=1631485497" /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1403"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1403"></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1403"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><img alt="This shows the earlier artisanal version of the exact same backpack, but hand woven in Oaxaca, Mexico by master-weavers. A work of art in beige and kaki. It is available on another website." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/2456005D-F3D9-4296-83B8-E244AB722169_480x480.jpg?v=1604535685" /></div><br /><div>The original prototype and hand woven model, a real beauty and work of art. This Hazaña model is available in different colors and is machine washable! </div><div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><h2 style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span wfd-id="1402">The MyShittyBackpack® Hemp Backpack</span></h2><div style="text-align: left;">Hemp is no longer the future. Hemp is now. Utilizing hemp in manufactured products is becoming more mainstream as the stigma associated with medicinal and recreational cannabis dies off. In 2019 I decided to have the hand-woven model made in hemp. Since hemp was not available in Oaxaca, other manufacturers had to be sourced. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What you see in the photo below is the previous incarnation<b> </b>of the Tulum digital nomad backpack, the MyShittyBackpack®. This model is iPad size.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div><span wfd-id="1402"></span></div><div><span wfd-id="1402"></span></div><div><img alt="Woman is sitting at a teak table sipping tea, with the backpack on top of the table. the background is palm trees." src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0244/1353/6336/files/48A33AB9-FA2A-4822-99C6-658D8DC3B6AF_480x480.jpg?v=1604535238" /></div><div><span wfd-id="1402">It is nice to sit down and empty the mind for a moment.</span></div><div><span wfd-id="1402"></span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /><h2 style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1405">SolECiel Backpack Requirements</span></h2><div><span wfd-id="1404">The following list is what was required in a practical and durable backpack for remote workers:</span></div><div><br /><ul><li>packability, which means single compartment and no padding, but still it is very comfortable to wear to the beach or the internet café. You will be able to pack it flat in your checked luggage.</li><li>a really practical and easy to use key organizer for hostel, locker and bicycle lock keys (this feature is trademarked)</li><li>a dedicated smartphone compartment</li><li>a hidden secret pocket for important stuff like an AirTag, passport, credit cards etc.</li><li>a collapsible water bottle holder</li><li><span wfd-id="1404">wide straps for comfort</span></li><li><span wfd-id="1404">reliability with a touch of class for use in town also</span></li><li><span wfd-id="1404">durability that would endure the wear-and-tear of travel</span></li><li><span wfd-id="1404">rainproof/snowproof</span></li><li><span wfd-id="1404">breathability in hot weather, so that it does not stick to your bare back in the jungle</span></li><li><span wfd-id="1404">a low profile so that one can carry valuable electronics without attracting unwanted attention</span></li><li><span wfd-id="1404">and of course, natural fibers and washability.</span></li></ul></div><div><span wfd-id="1404"></span></div><div><span wfd-id="1404">Those were a lot of requirements. Maybe you've been looking for something like this too?</span></div><div><span wfd-id="1404"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span wfd-id="1404"><img alt="The black Tulum backpack is set on a table in an internet cafe" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0557/3161/7963/files/6C91E5B7-5EFF-4906-90AB-65BB5CB2429A_480x480.jpg?v=1628450692" /></span></div><div><span wfd-id="1404"></span></div><br /><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1402">For now we have only one backpack model, the Tulum model, in beige and in black. We will be glad to hear your feedback and improve the model as we go. </span></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">All reviews will be automatically posted. We will not filter or edit reviews. </div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1402"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span wfd-id="1402"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Now that you know how and why this business started, it’s time to tell you a few surprising things about hemp. An arguably magical plant, hemp is highly underused considering its potential and amazing qualities. Hemp products are exactly what our planet needs in this era of high consumerism.</div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Hemp belongs to the family of <em>Cannabis sativa</em> plant species. Environmentally conscious manufacturers are increasingly evaluating its use in making paper, rope, clothing, textiles, paint, insulation, biodegradable plastics, biofuel, oils, food, animal feed and more. Hemp is one of the fastest growing plants on Earth and has almost zero THC content. <br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div><span wfd-id="1402">We welcome any and all comments, questions and suggestions. Our goal is to serve you as best as possible.</span></div><div><span style="color: #cc7722;"><span wfd-id="1402"><a href="https://youtu.be/-l_r1ryufWI" title="Link to a short video showing the features of the backpack."><br /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Link to a short video showing the features of the backpack.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2a00;"><span wfd-id="1402"></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2a00;" wfd-id="1402"></span></div><div><span style="color: #ff2a00;"> </span></div><div><span wfd-id="1402">Thank you for visiting. </span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="color: #cc7722;"><strong></strong></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757355835960145367.post-47786066429794963422020-05-09T13:03:00.000-07:002020-05-09T14:29:49.317-07:00Our personal trademarked hemp/cotton backpack, the fruit of our travelsAfter all these years tooling around the planet, I was still looking for the perfect backpack. It had to be made from natural fibers, have lots of organization, an external water bottle holder, a dedicated cellphone pocket, be washable, durable and allow me to have quick access to all my keys without having to open the main compartment. I do not know if this is your case, but I got tired of fumbling for my keys in my bags or looking for them in the house, especially when you have little kids.<br />
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This design is now available in a sturdy blend of hemp and cotton, which feels very nice in all circumstances, including hiking in the desert heat and bike/horse rides. Some customers use it as a daily bag because of its organization and comfortable feel.<br />
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The uniqueness of this backpack is how you access your house and car keys. You do not have to remove the keys from the key leash in order to open or lock your door. This way you will always know where your keys are. Some people use these hooks for their USB drive or chapstick. You can also use a clip for attaching a wallet to your backpack. There are 3 clips total in the bag. It’s all kept safe against your back, inside a hidden kangaroo pouch.<br />
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We send it worldwide. This is where you can purchase it:<br />
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Our customers tell us that this is a quality backpack that is very practical and well made. Read the reviews on the website!<br />
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We are just coming back from Guadalupe Silva's artisan store, Cuauhtémoc, also called "El weaver", here in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It's the oldest crafts store in La Paz. It is named after the last Aztec emperor of the Mexica people.</div>
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When you enter this store, you step back in time in an instant. Nothing has changed for a long time. You are revisiting the 1960s.</div>
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Guadalupe's dad, Fortunato, created this business about 60 years ago. His whole family was helping as weavers, seamstresses, etc. It was a bustling place in La Paz where locals would buy all their sheets, towels, bedspreads etc. Here's a few pictures dating back to the booming days of this store in the 1960s:</div>
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In this last picture, Fortunato is seen at the spinning wheel.</div>
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Fortunato used to travel to other parts of Mexico in order to get raw materials for his business. He knew exactly where to go and who to see. He was a keen business man. His business was at its best. Back home, his family was taking care of the spinning and weaving. </div>
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In 2002, La Paz stopped growing their own cotton in the valley. The water had become too expensive to keep on growing this crop. This was a first blow on Fortunato's business. In 2009, a flu epidemic swept accross Mexico. Tourists stayed away. The price of cotton and wool also went up. This was the last blow. Weaving stopped altogether at Fortunato's place. The looms went quiet. Here is what they look like today:</div>
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Guadalupe gave us a tour in the back of the store, where all the spinning and weaving used to take place. The 4 old tread looms are still standing there:</div>
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This is a traditional tread/foot loom. They were originally introduced in Mexico by the Spanish.</div>
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It would not take that much to restart these looms. José, Fortunato's grandson, is ready to hit the loom again. He's not the only one left with the knowledge of traditional weaving in the family. Click <a href="https://pazena.com/collections/for-the-home/products/king-bedspread-handloomed-in-oaxaca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to see a bedspread that is made on this kind of loom in Oaxaca. </div>
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In Fortunato's store, they used to get the cotton as picked from the cotton plant and spin it themselves with these 3 machines:</div>
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Guadalupe, Fortunato's daughter, is in charge of the store nowadays. Since they do not sell their own products any more, they sell crafts from other parts of Mexico and from Guatemala, and some of Pazeña's items. Their customers are mostly American and Canadian tourists in the winter time. Some of them have known the store when the looms were still running and feel nostalgic of the rythmic beat in the back. The place does feel a little empty, as if it was missing its soul. </div>
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But, not all is lost and weaving may resume next year with the support of a sponsor. Let's wish them all the best. Fortunato's work will not be in vain.</div>
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The following are pictures of a cotton tree in our street in La Paz and of a cotton flower.</div>
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It's Thursday night, I just created 3 Facebook boosted posts promoting discounts on a mini-backpack, a medium backpack and a crossbody bag that will run over this weekend. And I feel wiped out. These past few days have been dedicated to revising the product pages and their translations in French and Spanish. My Spanish is not that great but it's probably OK for product pages. I can't believe the amount of time this all takes. FAQs also got a new look, and the translations also had to be reviewed. I probably went over each translation 100 times by now. Every time I take a look at the website, stuff pops out that's not quite right. Did I not see it the time before? </div>
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Also this week, I continued to not believe in the marketing funnel and email sequences that we are supposed to send to potential customers, and in other things that we should be doing according to the marketing law. I just do not want to go that route. I do not feel like coaxing people into doing something. My husband and partner Peter is of the same opinion.</div>
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Whenever I feel confused or discouraged, the best thing I can do is go lie down and ask myself a question like "What would be wise for me to do about my business now?". I don't event expect an answer really. But many times what happens is as I relax and detach from the worries and doubts, some thought ends up popping up out of nowhere. And it's a good one. Rather than obsess about what's wrong and how to fix it, it works better to just give up and rest in silence. Let the universe do the work for you. I do it almost every day.</div>
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A new medium size Hazaña backpack came in this week, it was given the color name of Autumn. Gloria, the weaver, chose the colors and the design herself. My input was not necessary at this level, since she is the creative one when it comes to colors. I truly love it, and I am the first one to wear it. My son Louis tooks these two pictures:</div>
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This backpack is so perfect for the desert climate we have here in La Paz, Mexico. I would also use it in cold weather though, when we travel. As long as it does not rain, really, because it's cotton. It is available <a href="https://pazenabackpacks.myshopify.com/products/oaxacan-backpack-4-pockets-and-water-bottle-holder" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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It's a good time to talk about Gloria. I met her in Oaxaca in Dec 2016, at an arts fair. The whole Oaxaca experience was delightful.</div>
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I love Oaxaca. The walking streets in the huge historical dowtown are really cool.</div>
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Gloria is the same age as me. We are in our late fifties. She started weaving at age 4. She loves it. She lives in a pueblo near Oaxaca. She excells at very delicate weaving and got professional prizes for her fine work. We do not sell this type of items yet. Their fineness is crazy. Gloria told me that her eyes are not tired and that she sees very well all the time, even when she is weaving these extremely fine designs.</div>
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Reina on the left makes very high quality silk shirts.</div>
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Gloria is the only weaver I met that accepted to take on the challenge of the Hazaña backpack. Most other weavers do not want to bother that much. Her patience and cooperation are endless. It might be that we both know that this backpack could become a big deal for us in time. My guess is that she sees the same thing as me in the Hazaña... Anyway, she also weaves many other products, like the ones you see on the picture, and more.</div>
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Gloria works with friends and family members, since almost all of them are weavers. This way we will be able to adapt when demand increases. But, there being no stock and knowing that it takes 12 hours to make this backpack, and that of course Gloria has many other customers, our delivery times have to be what they are. There is no round about way. Another cause for our long delivery times is that at times there are shortages of thread in Oaxaca and weavers have to wait up to 3 weeks to get the thread they need, or there can be week-long political strikes that impede entrance or exit from Oaxaca to everybody, including packages and postal workers! There is nothing we can do about this and it is no fun when this happens. People cannot go to work or go back home. </div>
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Gloria invited me to stay at her house for a whole week. I die to go there. I hope I can go next year. I would like to know a lot more about her life and her work, about the way her community functions, and she'll teach me how to cook Tlayudas and other local specialties. We'll get to know each other better. We'll go to the famous and spectacular mountain springs "Hierve el Agua" together, and maybe attend a "Temazcal", the traditional Mexican sweat lodge. Gloria has never been there even though she's lived in Oaxaca her whole life. </div>
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In those old pueblos around Oaxaca, people do not travel, they just go to Oaxaca and back. Few own cars - travel is done by bus or collective taxis. It takes a long time to get anywhere in this way.</div>
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The artisans creating these items are true master weavers located in various pueblos in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico. Their communities have been weaving for centuries. Their items are sturdy and comfortable to wear. Every order is treated as a special order since most artisans have no stock and some only own one loom. Each piece is unique. Some articles may take a day or two to make, others may take up to a month. Our goal is also to keep production slow to preserve the weavers' quality of life and product quality.</div>
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When you buy one of Pazeña's items, you are directly helping the weaver communities in Mexico to continue living off their ancestral art and you are making a difference in their life. </div>
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Our first signature bag is the "<a href="https://pazenabackpacks.myshopify.com/products/oaxacan-backpack-4-pockets-and-water-bottle-holder" target="_blank">Hazaña</a>" backpack featuring our exclusive and innovative secret pocket on the outside with 2 elastic key fobs. Our customers love this bag for its multifunctionality and the fact that they no longer misplace their keys or USB drives! We will expand this unique feature to handbags and shoulder bags. The Hazaña is challenging to sew together, which is why we called it Hazaña, meaning a "feat" or "exploit" in Spanish. It took over a year to finalize this design. It comes in 65 colors and is machine-washable.</div>
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Our other signature backpack is the <a href="https://pazenabackpacks.myshopify.com/products/oaxacan-2-pocket-backpack-bag" target="_blank">SAKADO</a>, with only two pockets, for those of you who do not like pockets:</div>
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The cotton used is grown and spun in Mexico, then sometimes dyed manually by the weavers per order. The colors are set. We do not carry computer/laptop bags.<br />
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<em>Dimensions, patterns and colors may vary slightly from one item to the next in the same line due to the manual nature of the work and the inherent variations in the threads. The color of linings may vary from what is shown on the photos according to what is available. Sometimes a thread will stick out from a seam, this is a normal thing to happen. It just needs to be cut, nothing will unravel. Colors may differ somewhat from what is seen on a computer screen. Unlike industrial products, handmade products may contain inherent irregularities.</em></div>
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Funnel marketing, backlinks, link out, link back, link this, link that, guest posting, content marketing, affiliate marketing, reaching out, influencer marketing, social media, social messaging, email marketing, online networking, forums, google analytics, programmatic marketing, visual search, business plan, google lens, micro-moments, voice search, crawling robots, chatbot, viral, adwords, popups, exit intent popups, automatic emails, landing pages, hashtags, CSV files, SEO, SEM, PPC, WTF else... Suggested use: squeeze every single drop out of it.</div>
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Business on the internet sounds like a mad rat race and a ton of self-induced stress and worry leading to possible heart disease or cancer or some kind of early onset of Alzheimer. You're better off smoking and drinking and not exercizing. If you're already smoking and drinking and not exercizing, please do not add digital marketing to it, as studies show it is fatal in most cases!</div>
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Is it really true what they all say? Do we really have to do all these things? Do we also have to have popups all over the place so that nobody can ever leave a website without being reminded that they are making a mistake? Do all website visitors care about the 15% off if they do this or that? I want my visitors to roam the website in peace and leave it whenever they feel like it, even if they were in the middle of checking out. Isn't all this harrassment? mmmm... Are we website owners the internet police or what? We should start giving it a name, like purchase harrassment or something.</div>
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I am a simple person. I've been in love with bags and weaving arts my whole life and I was always attracted to quality. When I was in preschool in the early 60s, I loved my little leather satchel I carried every day. I still remember exactly how it looked and how much I liked it. I loved it as much as my cat. I remember the weight, the feel, the closure and even the sound the closure. One day, my cousin Florence was wearing a pretty light blue dress. We were about 4 years old. I felt the material of her dress with my fingers and I fell in love with it. I wanted this dress. I still remember the feel of this dress to this day. Oui Florence, c'est vrai!</div>
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I started crochetting with my grandma in the South of France at age 5, or maybe 4. I loved it. My grandma also knew how to make embroidery and lace! She said weaving lace was very complex. The wooden ball she used for lace had tons of wood pins that she knew how to organize. I thought it was too difficult for a little girl like me so I never gave myself a chance to try it. I started knitting at age 13 with my step mum. I was fascinated by my creations. I made 200 gorgeous sweaters by the time I was 25. Some of them were works of art that should have been framed or put in a museum.</div>
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This love for bags and for the feel of woven materials led me to create my own backpack in 2016. Something that I had been looking for for 15 years on the internet and in stores but never found. The inspiration was to go to Oaxaca and have it done there. This backpack is now for sale here, it is called Hazaña ("feat") because it is very difficult to sew together. </div>
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Some weavers rejected this project and I don't blame them. The pearl weaver who is able to make this backpack is Gloria. It takes her 12 hours to make one backpack from the time she starts preparing the loom until she sews the last pocket. She lives in Santo Tomas Jalieza, close to Oaxaca and weaves with her family members. My next article will be about her.</div>
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The design of this backpack was finalized early this year (2018), with the acquisition of special metal parts for it. The last touch. Gloria feels confident now and is ready to hit it. She made many trial backpacks until they came out perfect. Her ideas and suggestions were a valuable contribution to the design. Her patience was infinite. The few customers who already bought a Hazaña backpack think it is beautiful and practical. Gloria also weaves the SAKADO backpack, a more simple design with only 2 pockets, as well as many other products on the website.</div>
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My goal is to sell this backpack only through the internet. I am not interested in marketing this product locally. Now let's face reality. Our niche - hand woven backpacks - is not even a Google keyword! I want to succeed organically - another term I learnt about recently.<br />
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Gloria Mendoza Luis is the Hazaña and Sakado weaver. A true master-weaver.</div>
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Purchasing high quality, handwoven, many times hand-dyed, and hand-sewn products from Mexico and Colombia is a step into the past. The pace is a little bit slower in Latin America. A slower pace is more natural to the human being and this should be respected as a healthy way of life. Work gets done, but not in a frantic way. We learn from these artisans. We find out that we in the Western world have forgotten or even denied some basic values in life. Luckily there are still enough wise artisans left in this world for us to learn how to review our values. They teach us by example.</div>
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Automated machinery have a high accuracy rate of repeatability. They churn out identical products over and over. With handwoven products each item is unique and no two similar items are exactly identical. The weavers are also very creative and act upon inspiration, which gives birth to something new. They really care about the quality of their products. Modernity meets and respects tradition this way.</div>
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Preparation of mezcal, obtained from the same cactus (maguey) as tequila.</div>
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The central plaza of Oaxaca</div>
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Sharpening knives ecologically</div>
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Students drawing the cathedral</div>
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Mole is the culinary specialty of Oaxaca. It is a delicious sauce made from beans and chocolate.</div>
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This is the nearby town of Teotitlan, where the specialty is weaving wool</div>
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This weaver weaves at the back of his backyard.</div>
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Monte Albán near Oaxaca</div>
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