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Flak Sack: The Theft-Resistant Drawstring Backpack

Carry THE ORIGINAL soft theft-resistant locking drawstring backpack knowing your stuff is safe.

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Flak Sack: The Theft-Resistant Drawstring Backpack

Flak Sack: The Theft-Resistant Drawstring Backpack

Flak Sack: The Theft-Resistant Drawstring Backpack

Flak Sack: The Theft-Resistant Drawstring Backpack

Flak Sack: The Theft-Resistant Drawstring Backpack

Carry THE ORIGINAL soft theft-resistant locking drawstring backpack knowing your stuff is safe.

Carry THE ORIGINAL soft theft-resistant locking drawstring backpack knowing your stuff is safe.

Carry THE ORIGINAL soft theft-resistant locking drawstring backpack knowing your stuff is safe.

Carry THE ORIGINAL soft theft-resistant locking drawstring backpack knowing your stuff is safe.

Os Nolk
Os Nolk
Os Nolk
Os Nolk
9 Campaigns |
Columbus, United States
$1,472,441 USD by 7,534 backers
$855,094 USD by 4,828 backers on May 25, 2016 with another platform
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Our Indiegogo Campaign is over. Thank you so much for all of your support. We are continuing to manufacture bags in the USA to ship to our Backers. We will sell no USA-made bags until all of our Kickstarter and Indiegogo Backers have received their bags. We now have overseas factories to assist with new orders. These products can be purchased through our website by clicking on the button below.  Stay safe and kindest regards,  Don & Adam

 

 

Some thieves stole our work and created a very inferior knock-off of LOCTOTE based on what they could learn from our website and crowdfunding campaigns. They cut corners, used inferior components, and they missed or ignored many of the critical design and construction details. Their product will not hold-up or perform like a true LOCTOTE. Assuming they ever ship product (not sure they will), their product will greatly disappoint customers, so time will sort them out. Support the original LOCTOTE and help these thieves to perish.

 

 
This is the bag that everybody, at some point in their life, wishes they had. Sometimes you just need a safe place to put your personal items and valuables while you carry them or do something else. Our purpose for creating this bag really is that simple. This product lets you live more and worry less.
 
Keep your personal items safe
 
We invite you to spend some time reading our story. We are passionate about our product, and we use these bags everyday. They work, and they do make our lives better. Please join us. Nothing makes us happier than seeing something we created benefitting the lives of others.
 

 

WHAT OUR BACKERS ARE SAYING...

 

 

flak /flăk/ n.

1. the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the bullets, etc. that the guns fire:

2. harsh criticism; hostile reaction; abuse:

The Flak Sack seemed like an obvious name to us for a bag that can withstand whatever life throws at it. The Flak Sack by the LOCTOTE INDUSTRIAL BAG CO. is the toughest (if not the only) worry-free drawstring backpack ever. It was designed to accommodate the lifestyles of people on the go needing to have their essentials with them, but not able to be constantly looking after them. The bag is like a portable safe for your valuables. Simply lock the bag closed and to any secure object - and leave it without worrying about it being tampered with, damaged, or stolen.

 

 
 

                                        

 
 
Keep your stuff safe on the beach
 
Focus on your game, not your stuff.
 
Quit reaching and looking for your bag.
 
Travel with less worry.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes, it's that tough!
 

LOCTOTE™ bags are crafted from a double-layer of the most advanced cut resistant fabric in the world. Woven from a blend of high molecular weight polyethylene (HMWPE) and other state-of-the-art fibers, the fabric was originally developed for use in high performance body armor and personal protection under-garments for law enforcement, corrections, and security workers. Our bags have the highest possible Blade Cut Resistance, Tear Resistance, and Abrasion Resistance ratings based on international (ISO) and European (EN) standards. Our bags are 5 times more cut resistant than Kevlar®, a material known for its use in bulletproof vests. 

Simply put, no fabric available today is absolutely 100% cut-proof. If it was, you wouldn't be able to make anything with it. Our bags are the most slash resistant you will find in the market, and it takes very specialized equipment to make them. To a thief, it's not worth the trouble. So how slash resistant is it? We shot a video with a shirt made out of our fabric to demonstrate that we don’t just say that we stand behind our claims, we literally stand behind them. We are confident that we have created for you The Most Extreme Drawstring Backpack in the World.

 
The grey undershirt is made out of the same fabric as our bags. Please do not try this. Just because we do a lot of dumb things doesn't mean that you should too.
 
 
 

Pull it, lock it and leave it. It’s that simple. The secret is a patent-pending locking strap and heavy-duty solid brass and hardened steel lock that enable you to lock your bag shut, and to a fixed object. Tested to over 1,000 lbs on the Strapinator (basically, a medieval torture device for bags), the flexible cut and break resistant tubular nylon lock strap is reinforced and grommeted with custom stainless steel components and 49 strands of stainless steel wire, making it difficult to cut, break or tear without extreme force or heavy tools. This strap resides in a hidden channel constructed between the layers of the extreme cut resistant fabric, where it remains out of sight and out of they way until you need it. The lock itself also stores securely and out of the way behind the leather LOCTOTE logo patch.  Vegans, we're working on a non-leather version too.

 

THE "STRAPINATOR" - EVERY BAG'S WORST NIGHTMARE
 
THE "STRAPINATOR" - EVERY BAG'S WORST NIGHTMARE
 

 
OUR LOCKNG STRAP IS TESTED TO OVER 1,000 LBS
 
 

 

As RFID radio transmission technology is becoming increasingly widespread in passports, credit cards, debit cards, identity cards, key cards, and access control cards, the risks of “electronic pick-pocketing” (identity and personal data theft, payment fraud, and unintentional contactless payment) are on the rise. Without shielding, unauthorized parties can read the data stored on these items with the aid of an RFID reader, from a distance without any direct physical contact. Each LOCTOTE™ bag comes with a large water resistant internal pocket lined with a patented FIPS 201* certified RFID blocking material which is approved by the US Government for effectively shielding all contactless credit cards, passports, drivers licenses, ISO 14443A/B and EPC Gen1/Gen2 contactless smart cards that operate at 13.56 Mhz and above (13.56 Mhz interface is the one that typically contains personal data).

*FIPS 201 certification indicates successful testing against a rigorous, comprehensive set of functional requirements derived from government-wide specifications.

 

 

 

 

Stuff happens! Rain, spills, splashes, puddles, high-tide, and general carelessness are the enemy of your small electronic devices and leather goods. We pre-treat each bag with an industrial grade stain and water repellant, so spills and splashes will simply bead and run off the fabric. Each LOCTOTE™ bag also comes equipped with a large (capable of holding an iPad Mini) water-resistant interior pocket crafted from urethane coated 200-denier nylon, heavy-duty coated-polyester thread, and a color-matched water-resistant zipper to keep your stuff safe & dry from the perils of an active lifestyle. 

 

 
 

 

You won’t believe it until you feel it… LOCTOTE™ bags are brutally durable yet unbelievably soft and supple. It’s no surprise, when you consider that they are constructed of a fabric originally developed to be worn against the skin. They are so soft that you can actually use them as a pillow, and to prove it, I stuffed one of our bags and had my youngest daughter sleep with it as her pillow every night for a week. She found our latex-free fabric to be soft, comfortable, non-abrasive, and non-irritating. Unfortunately, my wife cannot say the same thing about my approach for testing softness…

 

YEAH, IT'S THAT SOFT!
 
 
This is the bag you’ll want to take with you everywhere like a trusted friend. They are lightweight, comfortable to carry, foldable, packable, crushable, wrinkle-resistant, hand-washable, UV resistant, latex and gluten free, and handcrafted. Whether you’re dressed for the office, the gym, the beach, or a night out — LOCTOTE™ bags are a soft reliable friend that will protect your stuff from thieves, and you from bland accessories.
 

 

When you start with a blank sheet of paper you get to re-think everything. That’s what we did with this bag. We considered the best way and the best materials each step along the way. We purposefully over-engineered, over-designed, and over-built. Nothing was left to chance, and in the end we created a product that is functional, packed with features and built to last.

 
  • One-piece construction eliminates bottom seam blow-out
  • Oversized swivel trigger-snap key clip keeps your keys secure and handy llll
  • Leather LOCTOTE™ badge doubles as a pocket to conveniently store your lock or ID 
  • Heavy-duty UV resistant bonded polyester thread used throughout the bag ensures strength even after repeated use and prolonged exposure to the sun 
  • Custom-made double-braided nylon yacht rope is flexible, strong, and pleasant to the touch 
  • Customizable 3-digit lock combination
  • Lock-stitched drawstring ropes always stay even and balanced

 

 

We started from the ground up. We were inspired by the functional simplicity of Mid-Century Minimalism, the freedom of thought and disregard for existing rules of Abstract Expressionism, and the innovation, strength, and enduring quality of Vintage Heavy Industry.  

 

 

We thought through everything and skimped on nothing. We did things to test our bags that didn’t make our moms proud (and possibly violated a few city ordinances). Good enough wasn’t good enough. We saw beauty in strength and elegance in simplicity. We got in touch with our softer side, and we kept innovating until we got it right. At the end of it all, we created a product that we think will blow your mind.

 
 

 

We are a small employee-owned company located in the heartland of America. We still believe in the American dream and the values that industrialized our nation and made it great — quality and craftsmanship forged from the sweat and labor of strong dedicated workers who take pride in their trade while creating innovative products that improve lives. We scour the globe to find the absolute best and most technologically advanced materials and manufacturers available. We compromise on nothing when it comes to quality and authenticity, and cut no corners in crafting goods built to outlive their owners. There’s nothing fancy and no secret formula to what we do. We’re just hands-on hard-working folks providing customers handcrafted hard-wearing products at a fair price. It’s really quite simple.

 

 

The idea behind LOCTOTE came as a result of a family vacation in St. Croix. My wife and kids had all gone back to the room for the day, and I decided to stay out on the beach and do some snorkeling. Before heading out into the water, I put my phone, earbuds, and cash in my shoe, which I covered with a towel and left on a beach chair. I swam out about 100 yards, and when I looked back to shore, I saw an individual shuffling through my stuff on the beach, and then walk away with something in his hand. I yelled to him, and swam back to shore as fast as I could, but by the time I got there, both he and my stuff were gone. This was a real downer for the vacation, and I decided that I needed a solution to prevent something like this from ever happening again.

 

 

When I got back to the states, I began my search for a solution to the problem. To me, the problem was more complex than just a way to prevent my personal items from being stolen when I was at the beach. I had a whole list of requirements for this product I was seeking. First and foremost, I wanted a way carry my personal items that would enable me to securely fasten them to a stationary object so they couldn’t be tampered with or stolen. In my mind, this would require a locking mechanism that couldn’t be broken, cut, or torn, and the container itself also needed to be made of something that was resistant to cutting or tearing. I basically wanted a product that would be impenetrable to thieves of all kinds, including protecting my credit cards and passports that contained RFID chips from unauthorized scanning (digital pick-pocketing). Conversely, I wanted something stylish, attractive, and functional — something that would seamlessly fit into my everyday life, that I would enjoy using and be proud to be seen using. More and more, this was sounding to me like some kind of a bag. 

That’s what I needed — an everyday “go to” bag that would meet all my technical requirements, and still be soft, foldable/packable, comfortable, highly functional, attractive and fashionable, and durable — and one that would clear my ultimate hurdle -- being able to get my wife to carry it. That shouldn’t be hard to find, I thought. Well, it was. In fact there was no product on the market that was even remotely close to what I was looking for. After exhausting my search, I began the process of creating the bag I was seeking. It took hundreds of hours of research, and countless prototypes and failed attempts. In the end, we have created a product that will blow your mind. Bags that are soft and beautiful, packed with features, and insanely durable. Some people say that our products are overkill, and that we must be over-compensating for something. Maybe. 

-Don Halpern

 

We're Don and Adam. No special roles or fancy titles here. In a company this small we all do everything from the highest level strategy and media planning, to cleaning up poop from Gizmo the 3lb micro-dog. 

Don is a recovering Management Consultant. With over 27 years experience helping companies become more operationally efficient, building and selling several firms, and traveling several million miles along the way, he has the skills, experience, work ethic and judgement necessary to make a business succeed. 

Adam is a recent grad from The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business.  With a focus on marketing, unlimited drive, and a thirst for learning and everything social, he provides fresh ideas, creative insight, and the skills to deliver it.

Most importantly, we both personally take 100% responsibility for ensuring that our backers' products are fulfilled and their expectations are exceeded.

 

                                       

A big thank you for checking out our product and for your help in making it a reality. Even if you can't support us with a pledge, contribute to our project by spreading the word on social media. Like, Follow, or Tweet us! 

 
 

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