{"id":13589,"date":"2015-08-21T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=13589"},"modified":"2015-08-10T06:09:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T13:09:20","slug":"eco-friendly-backpacks-for-your-back-to-school-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/eco-friendly-backpacks-for-your-back-to-school-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Friendly Backpacks for Your Back-to-School Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post on Planetsave<\/a>, Zachary Shahan talks about an awesome company that makes eco-friendly backpacks out of recycled materials.<\/a> Oh, and it was founded by a sixteen year old!<\/p>\n

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Caribou Camping Co.*, founded by a 16-year-old last year (making him 17 now), has a pretty straightforward aim: help stop pollution. Of course, being a camping company, it aims to do so in the realm of camping equipment and such.<\/p>\n

The latest product the company is offering is a backpack made from recycled water bottles<\/a>, or recycled polyester if you want to get precise. Actually, to get more specific, Caribou Camping Co. founder Ben DeBlois tells us that each backpack is\u00a0made from 25 water bottles. Pretty cool, eh?<\/p>\n

Caribou Camping Co.<\/a>\u00a0notes that all of its products (backpack included) \u201chave been rigorously tested to handle the harsh conditions of the outdoors.\u201d Its products are also supposed to enhance your comfort and enjoyment while camping.\u00a0The new backpack\u00a0looks like it fits the bill:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll admit it: I\u2019m a bit picky when it comes to backpacks. So many are designed with what seems to be little consideration for comfort and practicality. Additionally, I try to always buy \u201cgreener\u201d products. Of course, this new eco-friendly backpack<\/a> already has my attention since it is produced from recycled plastic bottles, but what about the actual design of the product?<\/p>\n

I love the heavily padded shoulder straps and top strap. The top strap, in particular, doesn\u2019t seem to get much attention from many backpack manufacturers, but I actually tend to carry my backpacks by that strap fairly frequently, and having nice padding while still being easy to grip is the exception rather than the norm \u2014 so I\u2019m very happy to see that.<\/p>\n

Of course, the backpack has the standard pockets. It looks like enough of them (but not too many) for my tastes, but\u00a0that\u2019s really a subjective matter. Overall, the backpack seems to be on the smaller end, which works well for some purposes but obviously not as well for times when you want to stick half your kitchen in the backpack. I\u2019d actually find this backpack useful for trips around the city with my laptop and a few other necessities, or for camping trips where I\u2019ve got everything else packed away in a larger bag or bags, but also want a smaller backpack for relatively short treks on location.<\/p>\n

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