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Thread: Cool stuff from old inner tubes
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10-30-2008, 08:28 AM #1
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Cool stuff from old inner tubes
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10-30-2008, 09:08 AM #2
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I've seen their messenger bags at a shop in Baltimore. Great stuff, and a great idea. This one, especially, is cool for all the reflective material:
Lots of nifty little touches, too, like the valve zipper pulls:
Darn, OakLeaf, now you've reminded me that I wanted one
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Random babblings and some stuff to look at.
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10-30-2008, 09:26 AM #3
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10-30-2008, 10:02 AM #4
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The only drawback to those bags is that the are *very* heavy. I still think its a really cool idea.
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10-30-2008, 02:41 PM #5
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Although they're not mentioned in the contact list, REI.com also carries some of their stuff.
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10-30-2008, 04:13 PM #6
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Do they have that rubbery smell?
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10-30-2008, 04:24 PM #7
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When we were in Edmonton this year, there was a retailer at a fair that makes bags from used seatbelts! I don't carry a purse but had to get one because it was cooool!!!
I'll post a pic
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10-30-2008, 11:04 PM #8
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Umm.. we are all adults here?
How about... recycling inner tubes into...floggers?
http://wweek.com/editorial/3323/8848
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