While
doing some research on an upcoming bag/suitcase entry, I came across this coat
called JAKTOGO. www.jaktogo.com Oh my!
This is FABULOUS! I wanted to
immediately plunked down my credit card to purchase one. We are planning a trip in a week or so and I
think it would be fun to have this to go with my 6 items or less wardrobe. (And I can promise you, my siblings would
have a heyday laughing at me in this – but I won’t be the one paying the extra
$25 - $50 for extra luggage – so there! :-p)
Mr.
Powers, an engineer from Ireland, designed this due to his frustration with
airlines and their baggage fees. (I’m so there with you Mr. Powers – that’s one of the reasons we fly with
Southwest Airlines every chance we get, no charge on up to two checked bags –
even though I’m usually good with the standard 14” x 22” x 9” - aka 45” limit -
carry on.) You can pack the JAKTOGO with your overweight items
and/or extra clothing. When you get to
the airport, you put it on over your regular coat (if you’re wearing one), put it
on the security conveyor belt like a coat, wear it on the plane like a coat and
then (discreetly) fold it up into the carry on bag that it can become once you’re
on the plane. Whatever you do – DON’T
SIT DOWN in this JAKTOGO! There are
pockets in places you don’t want to sit.
The
coat is stadium length and has 14 pockets of various sizes. According to the video found on the website
(also linked on my YouTube channel), you can pack 3 pairs of trousers, 3 dress
shirts, 3 T shirts, 3 boxers, 1 large towel, 3 pairs of socks and a hooded
sweatshirt. When you find the pic with
the pockets, you’ll see recommendations of what else you can pack where inside
this coat. After discussing this with my
husband, we don’t think you would want to put your computer in the recommended
inside inside pocket – it would be difficult to extract it when going through
security, especially as the carry on configuration. As I don’t have the actual coat, I can’t tell
you if a laptop will fit in any of the other pockets. The coat comes in three fabrics: a lightweight durable material, denim, or
leather. The leather one looks really
cool.
Another
design of Mr. Powers (or did his wife come up with this one?) is the
Dresstogo. Now, I wouldn’t wear this one
or carry it, just not my style, but it is still a WAY COOL concept. Rosie Traveling on YouTube has a great vid
(she is so enthusiastic, so fun to watch) on the Dresstogo and she sports it
well. She packed a lot of clothing
and even commented that she may just take the Dresstogo and skip the suitcase
next trip. This is a sleeveless bodice,
bubble skirt design of a dress. I believe
there are 7 pockets in this design. (I
recommend wearing this over a T shirt and leggings at least or like Rosie, a
cute black dress.)
There
is also a Ponchotogo. I haven’t explored
this design at all thus I’m not able to report anything. Perhaps the people at JAKTOGO will do a vid
on this so we can see its potential as well.
(hint, hint)
These
garments are not meant to be fashion statements (though the leather one…) so
don’t even go there. These are meant to
be functional and used to get around luggage restrictions. One reviewer mentioned that it was difficult
to fold up into the carry on bag. Some
don’t like the logo blazoned on their derrieres as they are wearing the
garments. (NOTE: JAKTOGO explains this is so it is
recognizable by airline personnel and hopefully you won’t get harassed for your
coat/carry on, plus it doesn’t hurt their advertising bottom line either, I’m
sure. But, if you want your JAKTOGO
design logo-less, they will accommodate you under their Custom tab at their
website – cool, huh?)
One
wardrobe item I have not seen mentioned in the packing of the JAKTOGO (or its
compadres) is shoes. Not sure why – at
least a pair of flip flops would fit in any one of those pockets. Perhaps, this product is meant more for the
business traveler than the leisure traveler.
Can
you imagine though, taking this on your trip unpacked and then coming home with
all sorts of treasures. (You might look
like one of those guys in the alleys though – “Do want to buy a watch?” ROFL)
I’m not a drinker of spirits, but you could probably get a fifth in one
of those pockets at the duty free shop.
(Just had a friend return from Italy and had to leave her lovely Italian
wine at security – sad.) This would be
much more fashionable to carry on board than a grocery sack and won’t count
against your personal item limit. I know
my purse would fit into one of the pockets.
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