Diggin Friendly Record Bags

defcon · August 2013

I have discovered a very practical record bag.
It's called BackTpack.
It is like a vest with two bags on the left and right side, ergonomically constructed to allow for better comfort and posture than a backpack. The load goes onto your vertical axis and hips, rather than hanging off your shoulders like a regular backpack.
It has room to carry round 80 records on your body (perfect for gigs in bars where you cannot afford a cab).
Even if it's filled, you can still sit or kneel down and dig in crates.
It's handy for traveling (it qualifies as a "personal item" on airlines, so you can bring an additional carry-on).
You can ride a bike without it getting in your way.

Attached are some photos.

For more info check http://www.backtpack.com

Happy Diggin'
Discodef

toby.d · August 2013

The epitome of function over form.

defcon · August 2013

Who cares about looking good if you're in a cave of records? :nagl:

speakmumbles · August 2013

if you are 90lbs it makes you the width of a normal sized man, if you are of an average size, it makes you the width of two people. good job.

please find me a shot of a fat man wearing this contraption b/w good luck pulling chicks if you are out in public wearing that.

tokyobeats · August 2013

it's obviously styled on a baby bjorn!

chicks dig dudes with babies..........records aren't quite the same HA

defcon · August 2013

Haha, my babe gets upset if I come home without records.

disco_che · August 2013

This item is missing some crucial features for an even more soothing digging experience. There has to be a little tank for drinks on the back that you can sip through an extra long drinking straw without stopping to flip through the crates, so you don't risk to die from dehydration.
Would be perfect to integrate the bags and the tank into a cratedigging-overall made from breathable goretex-fiber that has integrated soft pads to protect your kneecaps while digging crates kneeling on the floor. Fold-out gloves would be nice too for winter-digs and an extendable headlight for the early bird moments on the flea. There's still a lot of work to be done but we'll get there.

BeatChemist · August 2013

Soulstrut's true record collectro legacy: the digger onesie.

Let's do this.

ppadilha · August 2013

disco_che said:
This item is missing some crucial features for an even more soothing digging experience. There has to be a little tank for drinks on the back that you can sip through an extra long drinking straw without stopping to flip through the crates, so you don't risk to die from dehydration.
Would be perfect to integrate the bags and the tank into a cratedigging-overall made from breathable goretex-fiber that has integrated soft pads to protect your kneecaps while digging crates kneeling on the floor. Fold-out gloves would be nice too for winter-digs and an extendable headlight for the early bird moments on the flea. There's still a lot of work to be done but we'll get there.

there should be a version that comes with a mask and a wet wipe dispenser, for the more adventurous digger.

also, a fold-out portable that hangs over your torso.

tabira · August 2013

face mask connected to tube that hovers between your hands allowing you to rapidly smell the covers as you flip through them. I might patent this.

defcon · August 2013

OK, the gore-tex and drink supply is already in but for the other essential features I'll try to talk the producer into enhancing it. Maybe they just sew the backTpack onto an ABC/Nuclear Shelter Tent. Would that satisfy you?

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