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== Boundary Prima System ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. I'll go add that. And the reason this whole thing got started was this Boundary Prima System modular backpack. And I don't even know how I came across it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' This is how you went down the Kickstarter, right? What are you saying?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This is how I got down the hole. Yeah. So I found this. And I kept reading about this project. And I think I picked it up off of Carryology. And I went and looked at this. Normally, I don't buy a lot of backpacks from Kickstarter. They tend to not. Like the one that the recent one that did so well. I forget the name of it. It was just massive. Well over a million dollars. But it was basically photography kit based. And it looked beautiful. But it just didn't fit my style. This one fits my style. It has some interesting accessories with it. And I thought the price is extremely cheap. If you will. For a $200 bag. Me saying it's extremely cheap.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'm interested to see from my perspective. From making stuff. And what's going into this bag. If they can deliver this. This looks very nice.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh my god. Everything's clipping together on its own. It's like a robot bag.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. But then it's got like internal pouches. That are removable from the side. Which I really like.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What they've done for the price. Oh man. Doesn't seem doable to me. But that's just me. What are we talking here? It's $200.

'''Myke Hurley:''' For the whole thing?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. For the whole thing. So this. Like a retail. I don't know if they say somewhere in the retail. What the retail is going to be. This looks like a $350 bag to me. I don't get it. If I looked at all the pictures without seeing prices. And you told me to guess. I would have said $299 or $350. And it's $199. So we'll see.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So it's the three bags. Together in one. For $200. Man. This is beautiful.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. I mean. I must have stared at this for like a half an hour. Going. Do I really need this? Do I really need this? And they do enough interesting things. That I just want to see it from the design perspective. You know.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm glad you backed it. Because now I won't. And I'll wait for you to tell me what it's like. And then if I'll buy it. If I like it. But it's impressive. Very impressive looking.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So anyway. I'm a bag person. You know. I just. I just. Got a bunch of stuff from Tom Ben. I'm going to be reviewing. And giving away. And I'm always looking for ideas. For knock. And you know. Checking out what other people do. Is one way you kind of. Get your brain working. On how things work together. I will say. This one seemed.

'''Myke Hurley:''' My biggest trip. With my Manal bag. I'm so happy that I made that purchase. It's such a great bag. Yeah. Those look good.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I might have to. I might have to go down that route. Because that's a. That's a really nice looking bag.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. The daily carry. In case you're wondering. I'll put a link to it in the show notes again. But. I love. I really. I really. Like that bag a lot. I'm happy I went with that.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. So I'm not. You know. I can't say whether these projects. Are going to work or not. The only one. I mean. I've experienced with. Shown design. Obviously. With Foldio. Obviously. They always deliver great products. You know. These other ones. You know. You kick starter at your own risk. Yeah. Right. You never know what's going. You never know what's going to happen. So I mean.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Like the Manal bag. Which is a daily bag. It's 250 bucks. Like. I think I'm on board with you here. It's like. I don't know how they're going to make this for 209 dollars. It's. It's three bags. Right. That little one. The Verge bag. That they call it. The Verge case. Like the camera case. That could be a hundred dollars on its own. Right. This is. Right. Again. We are not saying they won't or can't do this. Oh yeah. We're just wondering how. Right. Like. Because if they pull it off. With like. The way that it looks. Then great. I mean. The idea that that bag comes right out of the side. It's very intriguing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. But you know. It's. That's what's kickstarters for. Maybe it's to launch the company. Launch this style of brand. And then it retails. You know. It is. A lot more. You know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's how we do things. For the linear.

'''Myke Hurley:''' They're selling it closer to cost right now. Right. Right. Because they just need to get the equipment. And get the machinery. And get the company going. Right. So they need to entice people by doing it at a good price. I get that completely. Right. That makes sense. Yeah. But if that's not what they're doing. Then how are they doing this?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. I'm not sure. Yeah. It's got some serious. Serious. Serious. It's got a big build going on. So. Lots of moving parts. Lots of small things. Which just drives up the cost like crazy. So. It's very interesting.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Lots of little bits going on in this. Right. It's not just those. There's these dividers. And little pockets. And tons of zips. And these magnetic latches. Which I've never seen before.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I'm sure that. Yeah. Once I started seeing all the hardware that was part of it. Then that's when I went and clicked over on the backing. Because I didn't get it. But I hope it works. Because it looks pretty great.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It does. It looks fantastic. So. I'm interested to see. I mean. What? It's saying December. So. What do you reckon? March? Like. Again. Nothing on this company. But just in general. I mean. Yeah. Yeah. They've got. Yeah. They've got nearly 2,500 backers right now. Like. That's all the bags to make.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. Especially at this level of detail. Yeah. I mean. QC has got to be.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Look. It's. It's a well-known joke. Right. Like. Hardware Kickstarters. They deliver late. Yeah. It's just how it is. Like. You listen to it on Thoroughly Considered. Like. The Studio Neat guys. They set a date for the glyph. Which was past. Like. Well past when they thought it was going to be able to do it. And they still didn't meet that date. Like. This is just. Yeah. You didn't meet the linear. Yeah. Right. Yeah. It's. Yeah. Same thing. We were at least close. But yeah. Speaking of which. Yeah. It's for sale now. Right. The linear.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. It's up on us. It's up on the site now. We wrapped up the Kickstarter a couple weeks ago. We wanted to catch our breath. Because we were both gone a bunch. After that finished. You know. And. Because I had the pin show. Jeff was on vacation. So now that we're back. Back in the shop. We got it up. On the site. And. People have been waiting for it. People have been digging it. And. I really love seeing all the feedback on it. It's.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I mean. It's my bag. So I of course think it's a great bag. But it really fits a need. And it's a very opinionated bag. Right. You're going to get it or you're not. And either way is okay. It's not. It's not for everybody. That's for sure.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's a bag for a specific use.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. But. What we delivered. I think is exceptional. The quality and fit. Of what I carry. Is really really neat. And. I'm just so happy. With it. And I'm glad we're finally. Have them up on the site now. So yeah. I. I mean. What am I going to say? I own the company. I of course love the product. But this is a product I carry daily. I carry this more than. I carry the pin cases. You know. It's just. It's just a good fit for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I agree. Like. I have one. I think. That my. Kickstarter green one. Is stuck in customs somewhere.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh no. Yeah. We're getting. Yeah. We're at that time. In the project. Where. You know. 99% of them have been delivered. Yeah. But the other ones. Are going to be a fight. So. I am. Struggling. This morning. You know. I shipped a replacement to Japan. This morning. You know. Just because. The tracking. Doesn't. The tracking shows. That it was received at the post office. And then never left. I was like. That looks like the post office lost it. I'm going to send you another one. That's just how it works. You know. That's. That's the phase of the project. We're in now.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' From the Kickstarter aspect. But. A lot of people were waiting for it to come on the site. It is there now. And we're going to have the A5 notebooks that we made for this project. For sale. While they last. So those are available too. Which are very. Mic sized notebooks. And.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's a. It's a good format. We love that style. So yeah. Go get your Lanier.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well. Okay. So. Everybody should. But if you're talking to me specifically. I am currently filling out a redelivery. Because. The post. I checked. I paid customs. And I've just realized. There was a parcel that I paid for customs. And it never arrived. And I've just realized. It's the Lanier. That's what it was. I've been breaking my mind. And I've realized. Oh they didn't deliver it on the day that I asked for. So now. I am. As we speak. Telling them to come on Friday. And bring it for me again. Nice. So. I'll let you know. If they bother to show up this time. Because I was in on the day. When they said that they would deliver it. This is a constant fight. That I have with the post office. The post office tells me. That I'm not home. I work at home post office. You cannot trick me. Right. Like. I don't go anywhere.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well. We're pretty much in a constant fight. With our local post office. That we use for Nock. They're just. It's just not a good. Not a good setup for us. So. It's not fun. Shipping is never fun.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. Do you want to take a break? Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. Because. Squarespace makes selling fun. Myke.

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'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. So I want to talk about a couple more new items. And then we'll hit some Ask TPA right here at the end. I saw a link yesterday from Matthias. Who runs the Stationery Wiki. Of course. And his own blog. Blystift. And he is on the road right now. And posted pictures of some new Lamy's. That were Star Wars. And Pirates of the Caribbean related. I was like. Oh. This is interesting. I know Lamy has branched out. Done a few small things in the past. Mostly in the Asian market. You know. Like they did the Lion Friends last year. With the bears. And the. I think it was the chicken. And bunny. Those came out awesome.