Comments on: MERRELL GATHERER COAT: Stuff your jacket to keep warm

By: An

An — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:30:45 +0000

Damn, I know i put my keys in here somewhere!
This is oh so similar to a 1993 design by Tsumura (Japan) too: http://www.finalhome.com/finalhome/FINALHOME.html
(see archives)

definitely has a purpose for certain situations… unfortunately they’re situations where you’re probably not thinking about what type of jacket you’re wearing. Maybe these jackets will make their way into ‘emergency kits’ or something…

Would these send compulsive hoarder types right over the edge?

By: plargo

plargo — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:30:54 +0000

Taxi, an ad agency in Toronto already did this idea last year as a project to help the homeless:

http://15belowproject.org

Taxi’s jacket is wayyyyy better looking than this Merrell one.

“Stuffed, the 15 Below jacket can be worn as a winter coat.
Stuffing removed, it can be worn as a raincoat.
When not being worn, the jacket can be folded into a backpack for easy transportation, or used as a pillow.”

By: nick

nick — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:25:43 +0000

Ridiculous! Just make a eco friendly stylish jacket that I will want to keep in my closet and wear for multiple seasons. Not a jacket that I will want to throw away after a couple of days like a full garbage bag.

By: BJ

BJ — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:46:42 +0000

Interesting… a new way to spend ungodly sums of money to look like a homeless person. This is the best idea since dyed to look filthy and artificially worn out jeans.

By: hambargarz

hambargarz — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:05:28 +0000

I wonder how easy it is to clean the inside