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Crowdfunding gives companies and individuals the opportunity to bring creative products to market. It can serve as a “testing ground” for ideas, before investing in a full production run. While some Kickstarter or Indiegogo projects involve new, unknown companies, others are from reputable brands, with a history of delivering quality products. The projects listed here are awesome-looking products that will be great for travel. This gives you the opportunity to purchase these items at a significant discount to the retail price.
Western Rise Evolution Pants
These pants are the latest and greatest offering from innovative clothing maker, Western Rise. They promise to be “the world’s most functional and versatile pair of pants! The ultimate pant for travel, outdoor, and everyday.” I have personally tested many products from Western Rise (see here and here), and everything has been very high quality. These Evolution Pants may be their best product yet. This campaign was fully funded in less than 4 hours!
Western Rise Evolution Pants – Kickstarter Link
BAUBAX 2.0 Travel Jacket
After their wildly successful first campaign, the folks at BAUBAX are back with a new and improved line up. You can pick up a bomber jacket, wind breaker, sweatshirt, or vest. These travel jackets are absolutely LOADED with features, including water resistance, a removable hood, a built in neck pillow, removable gloves, a bottle opener, a whistle, a pen in the zipper, and tons of secret pockets! This project has already raised over 3 MILLION DOLLARS!! The campaign ends very soon, so don’t miss out.
BAUBAX Travel Jacket Kickstarter Link
Super Straps – Ergonomic Backpack Accessory
These ingenious little accessories will make your backpack significantly more comfortable. Attach Super Straps to your existing backpack straps and reduce the load with a simple pull of a string. Some expensive backpacks have this functionality built in, but most do not. Super Straps bring your pack closer to the top of your back and reduce strain on your neck and shoulders. With over $400,000 raised from more than 5,500 backers, this is clearly a great idea!
Super Straps – Kickstarter Link
Aircon Watch
This one is just plain cool. It almost seems too good to be true. This little watch device claims to control the temperature you feel, by sending temperature pulses to your wrist. If you’re overheated in a hot climate, tap the little snowflake and get some cool boosts. If you find yourself shivering on a cold day, use the watch to deliver some warming sensations. They claim to be backed by scientific studies, and this would be a huge benefit during travel or in daily life!
Final Thoughts
I love learning about new products in development, especially when they can make my travels more comfortable or convenient. I hope you find these projects to be interesting! Did you back any of them?
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