Changing the rules and size of Backpacks…because I can.

Why do I do it? Let’s face it and say that every industry tries to deliver but sometimes falls short of satisfying our needs. The backpack industry is no different. Change is constant. Quality changes, prices change, and even styles change. My wife buys shirts and jeans only to take the scissors to them to meet her style. At my job, when we get new trucks, the company turns the speed down and already comes with or without the bells and whistles they deem fit for our drivers. The decision had already been made for them. My wife works at a restaurant where what is on the menu is what it is. We seem to make do with what we have and make the best of it, and that’s okay. I think the laws of nature are true when they say adapt or die… but where human, with opposable thumbs and a brain, and THEY University doesn’t exist.

No Fun!

When I bought my brick rancher home, I knew right away change would happen, from the inside to the outside. It’s now my castle the way I like it, home to my kid, paradise for my wife. It will always be a work in progress with the idea of making it better than what it was when I found it. Thinking of what is next is always tricky because of the unknown if that should be the next course of action. Come to think of it, thinking, in general, is underrated, considering how much time it takes, and in my opinion, shouldn’t be undervalued either. I know my art life took up a lot of time from the thinking to the action of works. In the end, if you’re proud of it, then it’s a success.

I remember in the movie Gangs of New York C. Diaz stated to the guys “You don’t talk much.” to which Leo responded, “We’re deep thinkers.” I chuckled at that response, but it was clever. So let it be known someone dazed off, looking into space could be thinking of the next big idea. The sight of their cluelessness could be on the brink of brilliance. I guess that saying think before you speak makes even more sense as I get older, and maybe wiser. The thought process in itself is overlooked by many industries. and I bet many employees are scolded and/or penalized because they’re trying to figure something out and not producing at that moment. Too much go-go-go can make a mess. So go ahead and think away, think it through so we don’t have to think of how to clean up the mess.

So lights, camera, and ACTION… the action is what matters, physically taking the steps of your thoughts and putting them into action. I tell my kid, that you can dream big, and think away on ideas, but if no action is taking place it stays an idea, a dream, to where if you put action to it that seed grows with every step into a reality that you created, and a work in progress will finish to be something great that you can be proud of. What’s the next step, and the next? Action-action-action.

So, I make a backpack accessory; it’s my side hustle, and I love it! Every day I’m thinking of ideas and putting them into action. I’m done daydreaming and ready to make it a reality. I’m making changes and pursuing my ideas for my product. I’m not here to shake the industry standard of the backpack but to compliment their design with what I think can add value to the wearer by giving them options. So yes, I’m making art! I’m changing the rules and size of backpacks one net at a time for those backpack users who want options. So maybe we don’t have to adapt or die. We can find options, and we can make changes when it matters.

Stay safe and adventurous wherever the day takes you and think away… and thanks for bringing me along.

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