Expanding baggage designed to oblige your dirty clothes , souvenirs , and stolen towel at the end of a vacation are nothing newfangled . But theFUGU luggagedoesn’t just add a couple of spare in of capacity . It expand from nine inches magniloquent to 27 in marvelous , mean you could really pack for a whole extra someone should you find yourself suddenly wed after a Vegas weekend .
And instead of using a springiness - base mechanism to exposit and collapse the FUGU grip , the bag relies on zephyr bladder in its fabric walls that are inflated and deflated using a built - in pump . Or a strong set of lung , in a pinch , if the electric battery is dead and you ’ve got no place to plug in you luggage .
When collapsed the FUGU purse meet the carry - on size regulations for most airlines , and even though there ’s an air pump and a crew of deflate bladders inside , there ’s still plenty of room to pack a weekend ’s worth of clothing . And when it ’s full expanded , there ’s even an optional shelving system that can be installed , turning the FUGU into your closet off from home . Just be aware that if you ’ve filled the FUGU while it ’s expanded , it ’s not die to as if by magic shrink back down and press into an overhead bin . You ’re going to have to suck it up and check your bag .
The creator of the FUGU have move around to Kickstarter to aid fund the initial production test of the baggage , and with a contribution of $ 219 you may pre - order one for yourself . Just do n’t go book some winter travel and expect to flee with it during the holidays this twelvemonth , because saving ’s not expected until August of next twelvemonth . That also mean the suitcase ’s plan has yet to be finalized , and it will still be a few month before it ’s in reality ready to be great deal - produced . So you might want to keep your money until the FUGU is closer to being really uncommitted .
But if it delivers as prognosticate , and is capable to hold up the torment psychometric test known as airport baggage manager , having a single bag for short or foresighted travels is a much dependable theme than have to cram and store an entire baggage determine in your closets . [ Kickstarter – FUGU Luggage ]
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