Gadget of the day: Airpaq - ekoryukzak from old car seats and seat belts

Airpaq creators decided that the urban backpacks should be as strong as the means of passive safety car.

Cushions and seat belts have to save lives in emergency situations. Therefore, these auto parts are made of very durable material. The idea to use them again, after the machine has served his time, came up with two students from Cologne.

Having studied a lot of cars from different manufacturers and years of release, they found a huge variety of accessories and fabrics that can be used to create backpacks. First, all materials are thoroughly washed, dyed and ironed, and then cut out and stitch.

Airpaq has an almost ideal balance of style and functionality, which are so important for good urban backpack. Because of the variety of materials used all backpacks are different from each other, to find two of the same will be very difficult.

It has a classic Airpaq volume - 21 liters. But it can be expanded: the upper part of the backpack just twisted, adjusting to the desired size.

Fabrics resistant to wear, with the inner surface is not afraid of moisture. The main compartment has pockets for Airpaq 15-inch laptop, tablet, smartphone and glasses. Outside, there is another hidden pocket, which is convenient to put the wallet or passport.

Latch Airpaq is the seat belt buckle, which is further fixed and does not allow the backpack to open at the wrong time.

Easily adjustable straps are made of the same stitched belts. One of them is a ring for attaching keys, Bluetooth-speakers and other necessary things. Due to the rear of the intertwined belts back does not get tired even when carrying heavy loads.

Airpaq creators also made a small wallet stitched seat belts. It can be obtained, along with a backpack, just telling about the campaign to Facebook.

Now Airpaq worth 115 euros. Deliver orders will begin in November.

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