Have you seen this "Hoverglide" backpack?

[trecile]

This popped up on my Facebook feed the other day. Looks interesting. https://www.hot-newtech.com/hoverglide

 

[Jeff Crawley]

I checked my calendar to see if it was April Fools' Day but no, it's a real thing!

Just watching the video of the thing bouncing up and down made me feel queasy and, seriously, who runs like that with a full pack (apart from US Rangers and British Commandos)?

Now if it was a Hover Board, well then you're talking!

 

[VNwalking]

"A field radio operator with the 1st Marine Regiment noted that the pack was a bit noisier then he would like..."
Imagine. On top of poles going tic-tack-tic-tack there will be this other noise, whatever it is.
It could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, driving local residents along the Camino Frances over the edge.

 

[domigee]

Imagine. On top of poles going tic-tack-tic-tack there will be this other noise, whatever it is.
It could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, driving local residents along the Camino Frances over the edge.

Ooooh, the sound of those clicky poles, from Sarria
Watching this video just gave me a headache... I need another Camino to chill out

 

[Colette Z]

I’m sure just the pack itself weighs a lot ! I don’t run on my Camino

 

[Simon B]

This popped up on my Facebook feed the other day. Looks interesting. https://www.hot-newtech.com/hoverglide

Saw this and sounds like a gimmick. Whatever it does you still have to carry it!!!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

When you walk you bounce up and down. If you are wearing a backpack it bounces with you. When you bounce up you are lifting the weight of the pack and its contents. In the video sometimes it appears that the pack is bouncing but other times it looks unnaturally still. The pack was designed though to minimize your lifting it with every step. This webpage may interest you:
https://newatlas.com/hoverglide-bouncing-floating-backpack/55959/

 

[Stefystar]

Hi trecile,
Thank you for you post!! It brought a real smile to my face, as I look quite unusual and I am not sure how it would relief from the weight..did it have an anti-gravity system?
And true enough not many run with a backpack...
I could not for sure..

 

[trecile]

Hi trecile,
Thank you for you post!! It brought a real smile to my face, as I look quite unusual and I am not sure how it would relief from the weight..did it have an anti-gravity system?
And true enough not many run with a backpack...
I could not for sure..

I think that they show someone running with the backpack to emphasize how it works.

 

[Lurch]

The US military is testing it as a replacement for the current packs. Supposedly it will allow 12-15 additional pounds to be carried, for the same expenditure of effort. Sounds like a good idea if it works, although there is a tendency to just put more on the poor grunt’s back...from experience.

 

[arch]

This popped up on my Facebook feed the other day. Looks interesting. https://www.hot-newtech.com/hoverglide

F=ma
Force = mass x acceleration.
Unless someone can explain how that extra force due to movement is absorbed I can't see it as more than the proverbial better mouse trap. From my years of experience keeping the load stable and close to your body is a must.

 

[Jim B]

It puts me in mind of the REI Zipall:

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I think that they show someone running with the backpack to emphasize how it works.

I came upon this paragraph in a page about the pack:

The design also makes it easier to run with a backpack, which, with a fixed pack, is usually uncomfortable and can increase the vertical forces on the back by up to a factor of three. This could help emergency personnel to carry equipment quickly at sites of accidents or disasters.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

"A field radio operator with the 1st Marine Regiment noted that the pack was a bit noisier then he would like..."
Imagine. On top of poles going tic-tack-tic-tack there will be this other noise, whatever it is.
It could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, driving local residents along the Camino Frances over the edge.

Did I hear you say camel? Such as one wearing red socks?

 

[Camino Chrissy]

The US military is testing it as a replacement for the current packs. Supposedly it will allow 12-15 additional pounds to be carried, for the same expenditure of effort. Sounds like a good idea if it works, although there is a tendency to just put more on the poor grunt’s back...from experience.

Yes, and hoisting those extra pounds into position on your back would be a negative for sure.

 

[VNwalking]

Did I hear you say camel? Such as one wearing red socks?

Oops. Wrong thread.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Oops. Wrong thread.

I couldn't resist.

 

[tominrm]

Will this backpack be popular on Camino in the near future? The idea really is simple and not new. You have seen men carrying heavy load balanced on a wooden/bamboo stick in Asia.
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hoverglide-floating-backpack/

 

[trecile]

I posted about that a week or so ago
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...n-this-hoverglide-backpack.57544/#post-654489

 

[wayfarer]

Threads have been merged.

 

[sunshines]

It puts me in mind of the REI Zipall:

wow whatever next? they have too much time on their hands, the green one you would look like an oversized frog

 

[sunshines]

Saw this and sounds like a gimmick. Whatever it does you still have to carry it!!!

I think when it bounced I would topple over from the weight of it

 

[lt56ny]

At the prices quoted between $479 and $489US for a 30L pack and $599US for the 55 liter pack I will stick with my REI 45L closeout I bought for $79US. It works just fine and I never have problems. Only reason I have one that big is I bring an old cushy throw pillow that I use for sleeping. Really light but takes up alot of room.

 

[JabbaPapa]

But the current crop of zoomer electrico-bici-jacotransigrinos would likely have it transported for them anyway.

 

[C clearly]

We now have 2 active threads on this "interesting" backpack. I think that is at least one too many . So I will lock this thread and refer you over to the newer thread for any ongoing discussion.