if the dogs are good you're good yeah
today is a very special episode it's
featuring a product that has been oh man
I don't know months maybe a year and
development I don't know it's been a
long time in development and it's
personal
it's me it's a collaboration between
myself and pacsafe manifested in a
physical product it's crazy because I've
been doing this for a long time and I
haven't had the opportunity in a big way
to actually take some of my experiences
my own selections and choices and put
them into a physical product now you
guys probably recognize this gadget bag
this is the updated version of the z400
which was the first pack safe bag that I
had made a video on it a long time ago
it feels like a lifetime ago and I was
so impressed with that original bag so
much so that I got in touch with pacsafe
and the conversation began back then
about like what the ultimate bag would
look like though it never came into
fruition until right now so anyhow this
is the most recent version of it that I
featured and this one was actually a
collab between pacsafe and Carrie ology
it's a very nice bag I used it for a
while flashy orange interior a bunch of
special features built into this one and
the original including the EXO mesh
which originally got me excited that
makes this thing slash proof slash
resistant this zipper will actually
slide under this portion here to make it
tougher for a pickpocket to get access
when you're traveling about pass-through
on the back side for luggage which is a
must for me amazing locking mechanism
over on this side your two zippers will
meet flip in like this and then they go
into this channel and as you'll tell
that locks in you put a lock there even
though this had so much going on that's
great and I loved using it I've now been
using some some version of the z400 for
like it's like for almost five years
I've been using some version of this bag
along the way the original one is still
kicking around I have it at home the
shoulder strap hides in this pocket so
if you don't need to use it you'll have
to worry about a separate shoulder strap
it's attached but hidden and it's also
made out of a cut resistant material so
you can lock see this giant metal
component here you can lock the bag
around an object you can have the whole
thing locked up essentially using this
strap so they were cool enough to fly
over here take my suggestions and put it
into I got my own bag I got my actual
own bag so it's the first prototype okay
it's obviously very exciting because
it's crazy to see your own ideas
manifested in a physical product and I
know to a lot of you you're like okay
that looks mostly the same but there are
some some pretty key differences in
comparison to the stock version of the
z400 or even that other special edition
that I just showed off I like to get
inside my bag sometimes stuff he gets it
goes to the bottom of the bag the
previous versions all had these pockets
on the side which I mean some people
like this on the new version the zipper
goes down extremely far so far I mean
you could you can just get in there
having this extra opening to me very
useful the zipper completely redone much
more high-end again another theft
resistant component this zipper so
substantial that some of the methods
that thieves use like sticking a bit pen
into a less robust zipper that will not
work or destroy or impact this zipper
right here they have a name for it it's
still tough zips it's called a tough zip
not that there's anything wrong with the
other one but it's just such a
satisfying so that's a more typical bag
zipper that you'd interact with this is
a different level it's just a really
series if err and when it comes to a
messenger bag it really starts with the
zipper
I had this style of luggage pastor for
like three years and I used it it was
okay the way it works is it's two
zippered sections one on the top like
this and one down here in the bottom and
then your luggage handle would pass
through here for me I had a couple of
different luggage items that would
resist being pulled through here there
be a little too wide or they little
extra kind of yank on on the tail end of
it so it wasn't quite as adaptable the
fact that this can act as a pocket is a
bit of a blessing and a curse like it's
kind of nice that it does that if you
leave the bottom side open and you think
it's closed and you put something in
there that's a real essent anxiety
pocket right there you see how that
ghost will so we came up with this right
here you see the elastic piece there on
both sides so no matter what luggage
you're rocking with it's gonna slide
through there no complexity and there's
also weight savings associated with this
implementation that was another
consideration of mine you pack this
thing full of gadgets if it's too heavy
you're not gonna want to use it or pick
it up so that was another improvement
the zipper on the front again similar
this is such an important pocket for me
I fill this full of stuff full of gear
all the time but I kind of dislike the
idea of my passport pocket being on the
outside of the bag facing out to the
world because that's an important
document obviously so brand-new idea
extra pocket kind of secret pocket kind
of hidden pocket which is up against
your body this is right where you can be
in and out of and ain't no pickpocket
that's gonna get there you're right
there
you see what I'm saying here well
padding on the shoulder strap it's a
neoprene it's got a little more padding
to it gonna become more comfortable over
long periods of time I want it to limit
the number of available pockets on
inside to only the ones that are really
important so there's a generous size
laptop pocket over here it'll fit a
macbook it'll fit a macbook pro in fact
actually will can I use your macbook pro
real quick I mean it easily fits a
macbook pro as well that's a 15-inch
there's a tablet slot in front of that
and then you have another similar laptop
style padded compartment on the other
side beyond that
we didn't get too crazy with it it's a
giant mesh pocket and then you have an
rfid section you're probably using some
form of contactless payments and if you
put your wallets in this compartment
it's going to be protected from RFID the
might be out there okay also leather
handles the original z400 does not have
these leather handles so this is the bag
I've been using this was just the
prototype and then they had to go back
into a commercial version of it so that
you guys could eventually buy it if you
want to it's kind of got a premium price
tag but for me the aim was to take a bag
that already considered to be the best
choice I already considered to be the
best gadget bag that was out there and
take it up a notch
this is self-healing material on the
outside if this gets scratched and I can
attest to this because I had the
previous version if this gets scratched
or something
eventually over time it just rubs out
this was the prototype we now have the
finished product right here this just
showed up it just arrived it's becoming
available right now but it is going to
be fairly limited since it is obviously
a special edition it's got my face on
the tag Jack it's unbelievable
I wanted a light interior but nothing as
flashy as the orange you can see here
it's a nice like it's like a subtle sort
of tan interior the reason you want a
light interior in your bag is because a
lot of your cables and like minor little
objects are dark in color laptop pocket
tablet pocket huge main compartment
which opens I mean look at how big the
thing opens when you have the zippers
all the way down you can practically
fold one of these doors open and just
like get right in there big mesh cable
pocket so you can see them there's a
little keychain in there as well so you
can conceal your cables at a glance look
it's exciting times I don't know it's
it's a type of opportunity that I think
sort of subconsciously I would was
looking forward to since this thing
started obviously a product and
Technology enthusiast myself when you
get the opportunity to put some of your
thoughts into a physical product it's an
exciting proposition and pacsafe was a
great partner to work with this is a
product and a company that I've been
utilizing their products for like five
years now and then I can't say that
about too many products so quick recap
carry safe slash guard strap lube our
deluxe locking system puncture resistant
tough zip secured zipped tab and exomesh
slashguard the
fi D safe blocking pocket and material
capable of RFID blocking 10 megahertz to
3 gigahertz and you get a tag with my
face on it not that that's any type of
bonus oh one more thing I should mention
not just the world's best messenger bag
also while we were at it like we're like
let's take the exact same features and
put them into a backpack why not some
people have to carry a backpack carrying
a heavier load all of the same features
exist in here as you can see the locking
slash resistant strap is in there the
special secret pocket for the passport
is in there the luggage pass-through is
also in there the material is the same
self-healing the front pocket has the
same crazy robust totally overkill
zipper and these flaps open up to hold a
water bottle it's the same color as the
messenger you got to have that light tan
interior so they're both gonna be the
same price they're both gonna be a
hundred and seventy nine dollars I
realized that that is a premium price
tag but I do consider this to be a
premium product this is at least a
five-year product without any sign of
wear and tear that's the one I've been
using if you want to pick one of these
up I honestly I don't know the quantity
number other than the fact that it's
limited that's all I know at the moment
so go check the description of this
video the links will be there that are
necessary for each of these two bags if
it goes well you might see more this I
might put the thoughts into actions in
other ways appreciate it oh also the
opportunity wouldn't exist without you
guys watching so shout out to you as
well thanks