1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,560 So, after evaluating the bag, we absolutely destroyed it, took it apart piece by piece 2 00:00:05,560 --> 00:00:10,280 in order to evaluate it in comparison to a brand new bag that was never been touched. 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:15,640 So we looked at every single part, looked at every single pocket, evaluated the fabrics, 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:23,120 the foams, the webbing, carabiners, the zippers, and everything in between in order to see 5 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,200 what did really well and where we can improve. 6 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,440 So we first started looking at the fabric, which is unbelievable how much it changed. 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,800 You can see the comparison in between a brand new bag, that bright orange color, and how 8 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,880 it basically tarnished. And it has tons and tons of staining. 9 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:45,880 What was really interesting is that- Fresh or lemon. Did say that the zippers did a really good job of keeping out any dust and debris, and 10 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:54,080 that's basically just from his hands. So it's quite unbelievable how, especially when you're working in such a rigorous environment, 11 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:59,200 how dirty your hands can be and how much it basically covered the fabrics. 12 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,120 So yeah, you can see that with the ripstop, you can see that with the reprieve, and then 13 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:10,360 with the microfiber as well. Because it's near the bottom of the bag and he keeps a lot of tools in there, it is definitely 14 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,960 pilling and it definitely experienced color change, but there was no issues with the actual 15 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:19,000 structural integrity of the fabric, so we didn't see any holes or anything like that, 16 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,800 which is something that is great because then nothing could potentially get into the bag 17 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:28,960 from the inside. Another thing that was quite cool to see is all of the different layers of the foam. 18 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:34,440 So you can see with this cross section, you see that this is the miner's bag and then 19 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,320 this is a brand new one, and then you can kind of see the in between the layers and 20 00:01:38,320 --> 00:01:43,280 how much that foam kind of stayed in place and didn't get compressed. 21 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,480 What was really interesting is that at the bottom of the bag, as you can see on this 22 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:52,120 one right here, is from the little rip that was noticed and mentioned on the WAN Show, 23 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,120 you can see a lot of the dirt that got in, and as well as the thickness. 24 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:00,840 So when measuring it, the original thickness was eight millimeters, whereas when looking 25 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:06,120 at the thickness of the miner's bag, it ended up being an average of around four millimeters. 26 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:12,080 So it was definitely compressed, especially since he was suspending it, carrying around 27 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,280 like eight pounds of tools, it definitely got compressed over time and that's something 28 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,720 that we will be looking at and potentially evaluating, maybe we were choosing a different 29 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:27,440 type of foam. The current foam that we're using is a PE, which is a polyethylene foam, and we may be 30 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:35,520 looking at something like an EVA foam in the future. Like for example, when looking at our backpack straps, you can see these molded foam is an 31 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:41,120 EVA foam, and I mean, there was very little compressional change. 32 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:46,120 It probably was around two millimeters, which is very, very good considering the rigorous 33 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:51,880 conditions that it was in. The other thing that was really interesting is the fact that, and a huge selling point, 34 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:59,920 was the top handle. So you can see that there's, besides the change in color, there really was no wear and tear 35 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:07,640 to the handle, especially since he did mention the fact that he hangs it from this handle. 36 00:03:07,640 --> 00:03:15,480 Therefore, it did an unbelievable job with the riveting that's on the sides. 37 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:20,520 And looking to it, even like the mesh, you can see with the differences in the mesh that 38 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:25,720 basically from his hands that it is a whole new color. 39 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:32,440 Follow-up on that is evaluating the foam. So this is the back foam that's mainly used for ventilation, and it has a little bit of 40 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,960 padding itself. You can see that with the mesh that there's definitely a massive color change. 41 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,600 But what was interesting is that when you look at the foam itself, and especially in 42 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,480 the cross-section, you can see that it was from more of a triangular shape to more of 43 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,680 an oval shape, just due to the wear and tear of the bag. 44 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:53,240 And that's something that, again, potentially with a difference of foam after evaluation, 45 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,320 we may switch to something that is a molded foam that will retain its shape. 46 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,360 So there are plans on changing the backpack at some point? 47 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,960 There is potential change in the materials and the evaluation. 48 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:10,960 We always want to strive for having the best of the best materials that will stand throughout 49 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:18,960 the test of time. And while it may not be in the immediate future, we always want to see in what ways we can 50 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:25,560 improve. So that's something that after this evaluation, we kind of honed in on how there was definitely 51 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:30,560 a lot of compression in the foam, and that's something that we want to look into further, 52 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:38,480 especially when you're putting a lot of your electronics in your bags. The last thing you want is for that foam to be compressed even more, so just something 53 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:43,200 that we want to look into and to create maybe a V2 and beyond.