Blog: What to bring?

Can’t fit in your pack, make it fit ON your pack!

I need to bring it but it won’t fit!

Do you stuff that jacket in the pack only to take it out to get to your other stuff? Do you want to bring an extra pair of shoes only to find out your backpack can’t fit them…Sound familiar? I’ve been there. Slows you down, especially when you’re on the move. I witnessed a scenario at the airport while waiting for my flight, a lady walking by stopped and set her pack down next to me and rummaged and shuffled in it while juggling stuff in her arms and I heard her “ this isn’t working.” reshuffled her stuff in her pack, secured her stuff under her arms and went on her way. I know I’m not alone that’s what made me try to solve that problem for convenience and comfort, so I came up with a backpack net. Wrap it, STUFF it, and Carry on with your day.

Shoes don’t fit inside, make them fit outside…or any STUFF

If it’s important you want to bring it, you know you are gonna use it and you want it there, with you. I can relate because I think like that also. I plan my outings and my trips, I will never be as good as my wife when it comes to prepping for excursions…she thinks of everything and any situation, she was a girl scout. When I lived in the city in my younger days, before my product I can remember many times I needed a helping hand to carry more efficiently, especially when I was commuting by bike. I don’t worry about that now because my backpack partner is ready and willing to be stuffed, cinched up, and CARRY on comfortably on my back.

Fits all kinds of backpacks, up to 24 inches in height.

Hands-free is the way to go, especially now when one hand is always occupied with our phones, devices and/or drinks. It has worked well with me for the fact my backpack is now not as limited to what I can carry because at any moment I can supersize it for my convenience, my net stores away easily if I don’t want it on, but I usually leave on and work my pack around it, but it’s there ready when I am to PACK, HOLD, and CARRY…just a little bit more.

Blog: “Save your backpack!”

the day that started it all and got my wheels turning on my idea…PACK HOLD CARRY

That bad day started it all, and of course, I was in hurry. I get it… cars have blowouts, but I would never think my backpack would, but I would stuff the heck out of it… so it was coming. What I didn’t realize was that day was the beginning of my wheels turning on an idea of how to pack, hold and carry just a little bit more and still keep you hands-free and still use that one existing backpack that you love to carry with you. It was a seed that was planted and years go by and my trucking career was the spark to ignite it to fruition because I wanted everything I needed to be on my back. So my drives became my think tank and I would revisit that day of the blowout on my pack to lots of stuff in my hands and how to make it work. So from idea to product, the All-American backpack accessory was born, and its purpose was to save my sanity and hopefully others when I decided to put it out there for sale. It evolved on its own somehow that it does more than what its sole purpose was meant to do. Bonus!

Changing the size of backpacks one net at a time

Times have changed from early childhood years to now, I guess that’s why they say change is constant. I know backpacks came a long way from my school days, with more pockets, more rugged, and lots of thought put into them, some are even more stylish than others and come with a laptop sleeve. My days in high school “what’s a laptop.” Our contents in our backpack seem more expensive than my trapper keeper and pencil box, carrying clothes and other stuff may not have changed much, but what I do know is that the days out there are longer, our commutes are longer for some, and the work days are longer and not by choice. Only if our vacations were longer. We need to carry our essentials, at least I do, I don’t want anything to slow me down from point A to point B. Like many most of the time I do what I have to do, and sometimes I get to do what I want to do.

Work hard and play harder right? well my playing hard days are more steady now, I’ll say life for me right now is a marathon than a sprint, but I was a sprinter in my younger days, out and about I would give up sleep to give myself more time to get out there wherever and not miss a minute. In many of my adventures, my pack came along. I didn’t think much of it then as I do now, it was a silent friend all those years which I treated roughly at times stuffing it, throwing it, and even dirtying it up. I guess older age brings maturity and I respect my packs more than ever and really because prices have gone up, backpacks were cheaper in my early years everything was, now in my marathon life it’s about preserving what you have, and rightfully so, we spend our hard-earned money on our stuff, mine as well take care of it, right?…more money for outings then!

It’s more than saving money now, it’s about saving your sanity, as well as saving your backpack. So, when you’re ready to shove that sweater in that tight already pocket when you hear that tearing sound stop before your whole hand goes thru it, and don’t wait till the last day to pack…” that’s a whole other rant there.” and as always if your pack needs that helping hand to give you your hands back you should check into the All American backpack accessory and save your sanity…” I mean your pack!”

PACK HOLD CARRY…just a little bit more

“Send me on my way.”

“Yo! What is going on.” That is probably my signature greeting to my friends that really means what’s happening? Did you do something interesting, did you go somewhere interesting… where did you go? …and tell me about it!

I envy the adventurer and traveler, the time to get away, the places they see and experience. You got to love that freedom to explore that new destination and seize the day!

What to bring?…what to bring? I’m no expert but I would think backpacks have more miles and adventure experience in them than any other accessory that travels, I think I would include sneakers as well. I recently went to Disney and the backpack won among all the other bags out there, but then again I notice these things because I’m in the backpack accessory business. I travel with a backpack, I just find it convenient for comfort and practicality…and there just cool… Well, Indiana Jones satchel was cool too but backpacks just carry more and no two backpacks are the same, they need to suit our needs and perform to our expectations while we’re trekking away wherever. Now I’m no Dora the explorer but watching this cartoon back in the day with my kid, she pulled that pack out to get what was needed, hence the purpose of carrying important things that are coming with us.

It’s a jungle out there! and even though I would prefer my backpack and I to be on Vacation then any other scenario, like most “we do what we got to do!” and I’m talking about the commute, it comes in many forms; by plane, car, bike, wheels, and footwear. I know the backpack comes to play here too. I live it and see it. I Never knew then or really thought about it that a bag on my back would be so much of a partner in my day to day. I mean I see it now but I’ve been rocking a backpack since I was in kindergarten and I’m over 50 now. I don’t think I’m alone here. My kid carries a backpack to this day for his work and play and he made that choice when he was in kindergarten…Hmmm makes me wonder if backpacks are introduced to us at kindergarten. Well I’ve seen the laptop messenger bags also, and they seem popular too, so maybe I’ll come back to earth and say it’s not all about backpacks.

“stay safe and adventurous wherever the day takes you!”

It’s really all about carrying essentials for our convenience. It’s about “Carpe Diem”...” seize the day!” wherever the day takes you…. and don’t forget your backpack! I’ll grab mine too. So send me on my way and I’ll start my commute to earn my adventures.

need to expand and supersize your backpack?