| Thomas Edison and His Backpack |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 |
Thomas Edison and His Backpack
I feel like Thomas Edison and his light bulb, what did that man say,
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Accordingly a genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.”
Thomas Edison
I apologize, I am still doing my homework on the backpack, I know I am annoying you, but this is also my diary, so I guess you need to grin and click away some days.
I have removed the Philippines as a possible location to make backpacks, it is not longer on the list of possible countries, their culture and location is of no value.
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Bangkok, Thailand - Khao Sarn Road
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Blog of Andy HoboTraveler.com --- Add a Hotel --- Backpack Design Survey --- Backpack
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Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, both came from the Midwest of the USA, same as me.. Hehehe
They to chaps were known for their genius, however in my perspective their genius was represented in their ability to explain and implement their genius, they took the 1 percent inspiration and pushed hard, very hard, for a long time.
A good idea sits on a shelf, there are millions of great ideas, however until one person takes the idea off the shelf and uses it effectively the genius is not exposed.
I truly laugh when people give Skype.com all the accolades, and they deserve it, however, what they did well was implement a system whereby I can use the internet to call, they put the puzzle together correctly. A few years ago, a company call Dialpad.com tried to do the same in a different manner, they did not succeed, many have tried, Skype.com is doing it well, and I think Yahoo may be doing it better.
What am I saying, bear with me, I am sorry for annoying your patience with all the comments about Backpacks. I truly am doing my homework. I refuse to settle for second best, I will just keep plugging away until I succeed.
I thought I could get assistance of help with this design, I fear is well above the minds of the average company. I give up, I need to make the first one myself, without the assistance of what I keep thinking is the pros, I am the pro, they are just people with sewing machines.
I am going to sew this Backpack myself.
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Don't worry about annoying us with your backpack project. It is most interesting.
As far as sewing it yourself, not necessarily a great idea. You may sew it in a way that cannot be duplicated in any producible manner. I suggest you find a person who owns and know how to use a commercial type sewing machine, that can also understand English well. (this could be done in the US even). Sit with them and sew with them. Pay them a decent hourly wage to work with you, explaining to you what works and what does not. Way back when I saw this process done in the US. A man sat with a women who did sewing out of her home and she helped him create product that was producible. After that, she did piece work on the stuff they came up with.
Take someone who works out of their home and let them help you.
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Yes, good advice, I truly have been trying to find anyone to do this. I asked both factories if they would let me pay to use one of their workers. I tried in Nepal, I am completely baffled why a factory that could get a big order will not allow me to work with a worker and pay.
I am presently stapling together the pieces so they see what is should look like. I then will give them new pieces, hand them to a Thailand person in front of the Hotel to sew. I am 90 percent sure this will work. They will be able to see what it is supposed to look like, and just sew where I have marked.
If not, I buy a machine. I know in Guatemala or Peru this would work great.
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How about asking one of those tailors of men's suits? I know they do not work with your type of fabric, but maybe they can make a mock-up in a lighter fabric that you can use to show people what you want.
I thought of them because they are used to doing custom work, and would not find it odd to make a one-off.
As to why a factory would not want to work with you - they are used to doing their business in a very specific way. When you do things differently, they don't understand and don't want to get involved. You may need to find an agent or middle-man. I have only a tiny bit of experience, but my middle-man was able to get quite good samples of a new design (of dolls) made quickly and at little cost. I'm sorry I cannot give you his name.
Good luck, and please keep an open mind for not only how to design the backpack, but also how to meet the person who can steer you though the manufacturing system.
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This was one of the realization in the Philippines. To make a bag is sewing, an tailor could do it quicker, better and understand how to size and layout a bag. I have about 10 accessories for the bags, and the factory wanted weeks to figure out how to make. I knew I could hand them to a sewing company or tailor and they could do 100 in just a few days, and would not even think hard.
There are many India Tailors in Thailand, yet I never see the actual tailors working, makes me nervous to find out where they are...
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Don't worry about annoying us with your backpack project. It is most interesting.
As far as sewing it yourself, not necessarily a great idea. You may sew it in a way that cannot be duplicated in any producible manner. I suggest you find a person who owns and know how to use a commercial type sewing machine, that can also understand English well. (this could be done in the US even). Sit with them and sew with them. Pay them a decent hourly wage to work with you, explaining to you what works and what does not. Way back when I saw this process done in the US. A man sat with a women who did sewing out of her home and she helped him create product that was producible. After that, she did piece work on the stuff they came up with.
Take someone who works out of their home and let them help you.