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SkyMall Monday: Helpy Carry-on Harness
Airports are chaotic and tiring places. Between checking in, dealing with security, finding your gate, overpaying for bad food after waiting on long lines and then trying to board your flight before all of the overhead bins on the plane are taken, air travel is exhausting. Making things even more taxing is your luggage. Sure, rolling luggage releases you from the burden of carrying your belongings, but you still have to pull your bags. That means that at least one of your hands is occupied by something other than your smartphone, a cup of coffee or a cinnamon bun the size of Utah. It just seems to me that, if we have to deal with the horrors of the airport, we should at least be able to entertain ourselves with both of our hands. Here at SkyMall Monday headquarters, we have our dogs do all the heavy lifting. Since they can't pass through airport security due of their knife collections, we've had to find other ways to free our hands for fun airport activities such as reading books, tweeting and pointing at which Sbarro meals we think are most likely to give us explosive diarrhea (Hint: All of them). Thankfully, SkyMall has managed to eliminate the need to use our hands to pull our luggage, thus freeing us to immerse ourselves in activities that help alleviate the stress of being at the airport. They've done it with the Helpy Carry-on Harness.Think that the only safe and secure way to pull your rolling luggage is with your hands? Believe that wearing a harness will only lead to embarrassing back sweat? Well, while you deal with repetitive stress injuries in your fingers, why not have your home health aid read you the product description:
The Helpy is a comfortably fitting shoulder harness that allows you to conveniently pull your wheeled luggage behind you, leaving both your hands free to dial a number, check emails, hold your child's hand, push a stroller and multitask on the go.Finally, you can push your child's stroller and check your email all while pulling your luggage and not paying attention to where you're walking. Airports are fun again!
So, rather than pulling your luggage through the chaos of the airport, why not do a crossword puzzle and drink an extra large coffee while you walk to Gate 148Q with your bag strapped to your back? Take the bull by the horns and be your own pack mule.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sherry Jan 10th 2011 1:14PM
In Soviet Russia, carry-on rolls you.
cas Jan 10th 2011 2:47PM
What about curbs and stairs. Seems to me this would be more of a problem for travel than it solves. The best is still a backpack...
Rod Sosa Jan 17th 2011 2:44PM
Hi Cas:
Im the inventor of Helpy. I have walked around almost 15 miles for a year with this harness and it works well. When you go into an electric stair or conveyor belt you just have to grab the carry on handle and keep pulling it until you are off them. Thats for security reasons. Also, the Helpy Harness is designed to release the carryon if it gets tangled in a curb or other surface to prevent dropping you.
BR, Rod
rod Jan 17th 2011 2:37PM
I will upload a video for you.
As soon as its uploaded, I´ll let you know.
Our website is www.myhelpy.com.
BR, Rod
Team Monkey Strap Apr 3rd 2011 2:27PM
Good Point Cas!
Check out the Monkey Strap. Suitcase to backpack converter. There are no problems with stairs,escalators and such. It creates hands free mobility with a suitcase.
tourst19 Jan 10th 2011 7:45PM
Would like a demo video of this product please!
Rod Sosa Jan 17th 2011 2:40PM
I will upload a video for you.
As soon as its uploaded, I´ll let you know.
Our website is www.myhelpy.com.
BR, Rod
Rod Sosa Jan 17th 2011 2:38PM
Hi Tribes in Africa:
You can check our website in www.myhelpy.com.
If you still need info, just let me know.
BR, Rod
monkey strap llc Feb 26th 2011 2:51PM
The monkey strap does a much better job and is patent pending as the carry-on suitcase harness.
The monkey strap converts any carry-on suitcase into a backpack freeing hands for PDA use, holding a childs hand or moving safely on escalators and travelators.