When we first had the idea for the Stuffa Jacket the first
question we asked ourselves is 'how much do clothes weigh?' Well how much do
things weigh?
I know how much I weigh, a bag of sugar and the weights I use at
the gym, but apart from those things, I generally don't take much notice.
I was staying in a backpackers hostel in Vietnam when I started
doing some research. With the contents of my rucksack and a set of grocery
scales at reception, i started to weigh everything. My t-shirts, socks,
pants, trousers, jumpers, waterproof coat, my book, lonely planet guide,
jumpers, flip flops, camera, gloves, presents, roll mat, sleeping bag, first
aid kit, my towel etc. I discovered things weigh more than i thought. For instance, my t-shirts varied in weight, due to the
thickness and type of material. My lightest t-shirt weighed 160g and the
heaviest 250g. The thing I was most surprised by were my jeans that weighed
just over 800g. Add the weight of a heavy t-shirt and it brings the weight to
just over 1kg. Those two items alone could be costing me £40 in excess baggage
on a return flight. Take that total to 2kg and you could be paying around £80
at £20 per kg!
Needless to say the maths worked. If a jacket could hold
over 2 kgs of clothes, it almost pays for itself on a return flight. I say that's a pretty good investment.
The Stuffa Jacket is going to be available from 26th November
2012 from our website. If you’re planning a flight and want something to keep
you warm this winter, we have just the ticket.
Could this product also work as a alternative to a backpack bag during warmer weather simply for carrying stuff other than clothes?
ReplyDeleteYou could easily use it as an alternative for a backpack. We think there are loads of times it would come in handy for whatever you need it for.
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