My friends, Vote for this idea with images, detailed on the new quirky please.
The backpack pushes you on the hike, and you can lean on it for resting.
See link.-- pashute, Oct 09 2017 Realwheel Backpack old idea on the new Quirky https://invent.quirky.com/invent/297567 [pashute, Oct 09 2017] An image search of quirky might show typical products without a login https://www.google....s=0&tbm=isch&tbas=0 [beanangel, Oct 10 2017] Quirky demands a sign-up. Put your pictures somewhere more useful please.-- neutrinos_shadow, Oct 09 2017 The last Quirky left me feeling jilted. I have to ask myself; do I want to feel that again? I did several sketches for ideas both posted and un-posted there. When they disappeared it pissed me off. Being pissed off is not conducive to maintaining a creative state of mind.
Just my two cents.-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 09 2017 Is the 'new' Quirky going to reinstate my 'old' Quirky submissions or are they forever lost?-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 10 2017 Boo. This is just spam.-- mylodon, Oct 10 2017 well, if you do a quirky.com image search there are lots of mildly improved things, particularly kitchenware and cord organizers, which gives me a kind of idea about what Quirky is. Also it looks like people actually arrange to make stuff and have it at stores.
I am a halfbakery fan, because here I can say silly things like "gradual grid ||||| in-plug stepped voltage lowerers so when you unplug electronics suddenly the power steps down microgradually, possibly reducing risks to electronics' instead of a new shape of headphone cord like Quirky.
That said, I do not understand how a backpack can keep pushing me forward. I can imagine a backpack that changes my posture to be more ergonomic, causing me to be a slightly more efficient hiker. Another possibility is like roller luggage with ratcheted wheels, if there is any micro-backwards motion from walking (don't think there is) the energy is always pushing off a support.
Anyway, I think it is likely a cool idea. If you like, explain it further here.-- beanangel, Oct 10 2017 If I'm lugging around a motorized backpack, then 1: how many more breaks am I going to need considering the weight of the motor, and 2: why lug it at all--just let the wheel take the weight?-- RayfordSteele, Oct 12 2017 random, halfbakery