(UPDATE 7/13 – last chance to back this travel jacket is Saturday July 14th)
Occasionally I see some interesting travel related products being crowd funded that I think you guys might be interested in. We’ve talked about Fluent Forever (an app to learn languages), and the Voyage Travel Bag among others. Here’s a few of the travel related crowd funded projects that I’ve seen
Travel related kickstarters:
- RUNHOOD RALLYE 1200 Modular Power Station ($260,201 funded; fund by Jun 12)
- Sitpack Campster 2 Camping Stool ($805,436 funded; fund by Jun 12)
- MASVERANO WALLET Ultra light ($22,215 funded; fund by Jun 13)
- BondStove: Innovative Versatile Smokeless Fire Pit ($29,120 funded; fund by Jul 4)
- 4D Pack: triple your backpack & suitcase capacity ($240,012 funded; already funded)
- Evolutionary Backpack | Perfect for Travel, Work, and Beyond ($499,721 funded; already funded)
- RetraStrap luggage travel strap (already funded; no end date)
- Uphold - Pocket-Size Reusable Folding Travel Cutlery (already funded; no end date)
Today I wanted to talk a bit about the Langly Field Jacket – which bills itself as THE BEST WEATHERPROOF JACKET FOR TRAVEL OR PHOTOGRAPHY (yes, in all caps)
Langly Field Jacket features
The Langly Field Jacket bills itself as made by and for photographers and avid travelers and features a form fitting style. It’s a 3 layer weatherproof jacket with protection from rain, wind and snow
Here are a few pics of the jacket
It’s completely seam sealed and has snap-flap pockets and an underarm vent for warmer weather
Langly Field Jacket video
Here’s a video showing off several of the Langly travel and photography jacket features
Langly Field Jacket backing levels and cost
The Langly Field Jacket is not yet fully funded (~$16,000 out of the $50,000 goal), and will only go forward if it’s fully funded by the end of the project date (July 14th). Here are a few of the levels that you can back the project at (all prices in USD)
- $10 for a Langly Watch Cap
- $289 for one Langly Field Jacket for Travel (Super Early Bird)
- $325 for one Langly Field Jacket for Photographers (Super Early Bird). This additionally contains a few extra accessories good for photographers who are trying
The future retail price of the jacket is $435 so you’re saving a decent chunk off of MSRP
Again, here is the link to back the Langly Field photography or travel jacket kickstarter – you have until July 14th to back it
What do you think of this jacket? Planning on backing it? Leave your experience in the comments!
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I don’t know. $400 for a jacket that is basically like a decent LL Bean or Patagonia with designed pockets. Seems a bit steep for a general traveler. As far as a photographer rain/snow jacket it would be OK but I’d expect an extra front hood that could be extended over your gear when taking photos in the rain.