August 31st, 2006
The Hipster Personal Trailer
By Alice Hill
RealTechNews
We normally applaud vehicular innovation - from a flying jet pack, to the latest breakthrough in any technology that can get us from A to B in an interesting way. Until today, that is. The Hipster is a personal trailer you strap to your body and essentially transform yourself into a human mule cart. As Hipster designer Joel Hoag puts it:
The unusual and humorous joining of the human form and an external trailer, normally associated with automobiles, is inspired from my father’s wish to walk across America. This personal trailer launches a new sport, “adventure walking,” and opens a world of possibilities for recreation, travel, sport, and work mobility.
–Hipster I utilizes a single wheel which simplifies and lightens the structure. It is maneuverable and compact.
–Hipster II has two wheels for greater strength and is more appropriate for work and heavier loads. Source: Elsewhere.to via Gizmodo
We Say: Joel keep your day job. You have officially eclipsed the fanny pack as the personal accessory guaranteed to leave you single for long, long, long time.
Richard Johnson says:
what a TOTAL LOSER
August 31st, 2006 at 9:25 am
J says:
What in the F**K! This guy needs to back to playing WoW in his mother’s basement.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:29 am
smartazz says:
Give them to street people to walk through concert crowds and down busy city streets to allow others to toss their garbage in. It’ll keep the streets cleaner and give homeless people something to do, plus give the them recycling items to cash in for $$$.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:34 am
Tim says:
Call me when they build one with a porta-potty and a mini bar.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:39 am
Sclams says:
I’m stunned. A fusion of scant intellegence and an over-abundance of idiocy.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:40 am
Cat says:
Oh….oh my God.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:58 am
Potsie Webber says:
They already make these. They call them rickshaws.
Looks like a sure invitation to get beat up.
August 31st, 2006 at 10:51 am
Bob says:
Ken Regal sucks at teh intarweb.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:03 am
FCB says:
You should get the military on board with this.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:04 am
Nigel Gandy says:
As stupid as this looks, there are millions playing WOW…if he gets 1% of the US population of stay-at-home losers to buy this garbage, he’ll be the one laughing….well, okay, so WE’LL STILL be laughing…but he’ll be the laughing comfortably from his mother’s NEW house that he just bought her…and him…to live in.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:09 am
Dlanod says:
Seems like a backpack would be more efficient.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:33 am
Bob Smith says:
Perhaps he should call it the Asswagon?
August 31st, 2006 at 11:43 am
Alice says:
What the @%^$ is “Adventure walking”? IS something like hiking but with an unweildy device strapped to you?
August 31st, 2006 at 11:44 am
Bill M says:
Two words — “product liability”. That is a HUGE back injury waiting to happen the first time some dweeb falls on the wheel and makes the wearer break ribs and a vertebrae or two.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:46 am
James says:
I can see some dumba$$ now trying to get something out of that thing, while the world watches him looking like a dog chasing his tail.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:53 am
Justic Be Certain says:
Hey, mister can I get my golf cart back… WTF what did you do with my clubs ass pipe!
Jeesh
August 31st, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Leonard says:
I can’t wait to see someone walking along with one of these while somone else drops something heavy into it. Sounds like a YouTube video waiting to happen.
August 31st, 2006 at 1:04 pm
Chris says:
This made me pee a little bit.
August 31st, 2006 at 1:22 pm
Atomic Dog says:
Truly a triumph of the pocket-protector brigade. It just screams, “I am a dork and I am proud!”
August 31st, 2006 at 1:33 pm
devolution says:
why even get one of these, when all you have to do is hire a mexican illegal to follow you around and carry your stuff for 5 bucks a day…..
August 31st, 2006 at 2:22 pm
nathan therm says:
How about “THE JERK”:(eyeglass handles that make you cross-eyed)
August 31st, 2006 at 3:15 pm
Stan says:
All it needs is the draft animal to be mounted on a unicycle!
August 31st, 2006 at 3:20 pm
trailerTrash says:
if that’s the Trailer, where do you put the washer/dryer and the car on blocks??
August 31st, 2006 at 4:59 pm
Duffy says:
I dunno, as dorky as it is, I can see exercise nuts dropping a sandbag or two into it and powerwalking or jogging around a park to get more of a workout than normal powerwalking/jogging would give them.
August 31st, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Fuzzy says:
Next we’ll see them straped to dogs.
August 31st, 2006 at 6:56 pm
James says:
I pee’d a lil too.
August 31st, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Joe says:
ok, nothing screams total fag like a (now complete the sentence)
August 31st, 2006 at 9:56 pm
mePEE2 says:
Take a bicycle. Remove the front wheel and seat and everything that makes it an efficient, useful machine and BAM there you have it.
The losermobile.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:47 am
Snopesman says:
He should have gotten the doggie carrier girl to model the trailer (http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3417). Then you’d all want one. Especially if the trailer was loaded with liquor and tortilla chips.
September 1st, 2006 at 4:41 am
Chris says:
I pee’d a lot!
September 1st, 2006 at 6:49 am
Nicky says:
Milk shot through my nose - and I wasn’t even drinking milk!
September 1st, 2006 at 7:23 am
Joseph says:
Damn…. I like the name someone said: asswagon.
how about this one: Haul Ass!
September 1st, 2006 at 9:12 am
Cuervo says:
This guy needs to get laid….. yikes. That will definitely make you look hip……NOT!!! DORK ALERT!
September 1st, 2006 at 9:40 am
sam says:
what a fuckin joke. that guy has never gottin any in his life
September 1st, 2006 at 10:09 am
sam says:
what a fuckin joke. that guy has never gottin any in his life
September 1st, 2006 at 10:10 am
Dwillie says:
Go ahead kill yourself dude…before that sh\t hits the streets and people start laughing at your sorry @ss!
September 1st, 2006 at 11:57 am
Kevin M says:
They should include a free helmet with puchase.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:21 pm
haha says:
LOL… are you fuking serious?
September 1st, 2006 at 12:30 pm
George says:
I never realised how many narrow-minded and illiterate cretins hang out here. Stupid and unimaginative people should never criticise those who are creative and smart enough to invent something new, even if it is just a variation of something that already exists.
September 1st, 2006 at 2:39 pm
Stephanie says:
What a D O R K !
September 1st, 2006 at 2:45 pm
KC says:
What a Ass Clown!
September 1st, 2006 at 3:26 pm
isbananasBANANAS says:
Is it coming out of his @ss or does it just appear to be doing so?
September 1st, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Savvy says:
Notice the pastey white skin, the large balding forehead, the dishoveled hair, the goofy glasses? There are so many terms I could apply here but I’m not sure which one fits best…
Geek, nerd, Loser, virgin, tool, queer, dork, mama’s boy, dildo, stooge, dumbass, retard, moron, dick, numb nuts, jackass, homo, boner, goober, turd, no talent ass clown, douche bag, worthless tit.
Feel free to continue the list.
September 1st, 2006 at 5:01 pm
jessica says:
you guys are going overboard with the name calling. you’re not going to break your back, its to free up your hands. adventure walking is a little crazy but if you need to…..okay, ya’ll are right it looks totally stupid.
September 1st, 2006 at 6:06 pm
una ryderz says:
Now I know what to get my girlfriend for Christmas. She’ll like it better than the dustpan I was going to get her.
September 1st, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Eddi says:
My Gran has one like it that she carries her shopping in. Except she looks much cooler with hers.
September 1st, 2006 at 8:09 pm
Eddie says:
My Gran has one a bit like this to carry her shopping in. Except it’s not strapped to her back and she looks a lot cooler with hers.
September 1st, 2006 at 8:11 pm
etabetapi says:
YEAH WE GET IT, HE’S A DORK. Now please come up with some CLEVER insults.
Thank you,
The Management
September 1st, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Jen says:
Wow, what a wonderful product! Yeah… okay… but who can really fault the guy for trying to make a few quick millions? Because people WILL buy it!!! And I peed a little too.
September 1st, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Dan says:
The real dork is the person that had enough time on their hands to post and write an article about the hipster. The bigger dorks or the ones that had time to surf the web and comment (instead of gettin some!) oh wait…crap……….
September 2nd, 2006 at 7:47 am
Drew says:
Holy Shit The Comments on this page made me pee my pants!
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:37 am
DensityDuck says:
Haha, this guy tried to be creative and invent something! What a tool! We should mock him mercilessly, just like those guys who thought it was a great idea to tie bedsheets to a motorcycle engine. What was their name? “Right”, or something like that. Anyway, what a pair of nerds!
September 2nd, 2006 at 10:47 am
Cuervo says:
Looks like George on comment #39 bought the first one…. or he is inside the bag. Does it come in “kick my ass ” yellow? Yep, that must be the “Pillow Bitter 2000″ nyuk nyuk nyuk.
Can I hook a brake system to my nuts on it? Ok, ok, let’s call it the “RECTAL ROLLER”. or the “Sphincter Speeder”. how about the “FECAL FLYER” or the “Anal Wagon”. OH WAIT!!! It’s like one of those Radio Flyer red wagons with a dork on the front!!!!!
Maybe for a good workout, put rocks in it and throw his ass in a pond.
If you can hook this think to a sweet babe wearing a thong, hmmmm, I might consider riding on it…..
Ok, ok….I am done….sorry George…couldn’t resist bro….
September 2nd, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Cuervo says:
HEY MOM! I JUST CRAPPED A BICYCLE!!!!
September 2nd, 2006 at 12:56 pm
Russy Pelican says:
I’m not a confrontational man, and I’d HAVE to heckle this ass-clown if I saw him pulling this fag wagon down the street. Refraining form throwing produce at him would be very challenging.
September 2nd, 2006 at 1:33 pm
Reynaldo says:
I hope he makes a fortune.
I bet he does.
But, D A M N, if I’d buy one.
September 2nd, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Steve Bash says:
This is a owsome fully functional diversified piece of machinery. You humans are just afraid to look smart for once on your life. People need to express thmeselves in a a new fashon. I believe this is something that everyone will see in the future and this guy is just to far ahaed of the game.
Stop acting unintelligent and face your inner fears.
I have my own business I know how hard it can be!
September 3rd, 2006 at 7:53 am
Squishyweasel says:
I dunno, I think it’s a good idea. I mean, a backpack puts strain on your back, and you really can’t carry stuff in your arms for long, and it’s a lot easier to pull a cart than push one in front of you.
The idea would be perfect for hiking and camping; put all your stuff in the cart instead of on your back, you’ll probably be able to go farther and need fewer breaks. Or you could use it in conjunction with a backback and carry a bigger tent, better stove, more supplies, etc.
When I was in school, I had to walk a mile to catch a bus, then walk a mile from the bus stop to my house. Carrying a backpack full of books was a real back breaker, something like that fanny trailer would have been a godsend.
September 3rd, 2006 at 11:34 am
Teacher says:
Spell check please #57. Thanks!
September 3rd, 2006 at 1:22 pm
JagerMASTER says:
If that guy’s a ‘hipster designer’ then I’m the ghost of Frank Zappa.
September 4th, 2006 at 1:43 pm
Steverock says:
I’ve got it! Drop a 50 cc motor in that baby and presto: Power assisted walking!
September 4th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
whatever says:
Isn’t this kinda what the chinese do to get around? But it’s much bigger and carries people and friut?
Just tie one of those big wagons to your butt, it holds more.
September 5th, 2006 at 5:41 am
Jonathan says:
Maybe you could store alot of cool stuff in it, like dungeon&dragons games and pogs. Maybe even dominoes and a blackberry. That would just be really cool, you would get all the chicks.
September 5th, 2006 at 8:22 am
Big Fan says:
Hey I bey posters 57 ad 58 have their own FagWags(TM). This could come in handy to help you strengthen your strokes for your buddies after a long night of Dungeans and Dragons…
Too bad this wasn’t out before The 40 Year Old Virgin came out. This “hipster creation” is perfect for such a loser…
September 5th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
love lindsey lohan says:
okay, best movie ever? star trek. sooo much better than star wars and that big butt gorilla.. k, dorks. figure that one out..
September 7th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
Dom says:
He needs to get laid!
“mooooooooooooo”, the mule agrees.
September 8th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
TheCyberian2001 says:
interesting concept. May not be workable in the city for various reasons - tripping, getting hooked by a car, and evil peoiple sabotaging it - such as the ignorami who have filled this page with insults. It’s one thing to say the idea is bad. It’s another to insult someone based on his appearance. Insulters - get your own lives.
September 23rd, 2006 at 5:34 pm
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October 16th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
Dave says:
Ever heard of a bakpack? Those work splendid, as do CARS.
October 17th, 2006 at 6:10 am
Chicago here says:
Lot of folks with urinary issues. So, the guy is a geek with mother issues. He has a better than even chance of selling enough of these things to put mother in assisted living and rocking the rafters at the old family home. At least until they are made cheaper in some Asian country
October 19th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
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August 2nd, 2007 at 10:22 am
pitythefool says:
wow…i pity the people who had the driving urge to leave some unremarkable insult to a person who will most likely never read them. so whose time is wasted now? does it make you all feel bigger? i bet it does… for most of those who wrote insults, your spelling capabilities are, in themselves, an insult to humanity.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:11 am