Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Tuesday, May 29, 2018


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Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Samsonite ECO-Flex 20" Expandable Spinner ~ 32 Recycled Plastic Bottles were used to make the fabric for this bag!

I am always looking for ways to lighten my environmental footprint when I travel. From what I pack, to how and where I travel, I am always considering how it might impact our planet. I love that I can now walk (fly, bus, drive, sail, travel . . .) more softly with Samsonite's ECO-Flex line.

Known for durability and reliability, Samsonite is launching something completely new! The ECO-Flex line, part of the ECO-Nu line, has fabric made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. Both good for the environment and thoughtfully designed with the traveler in mind, Samsonite Eco-Flex Spinner Luggage is a great way to lighten your footprint when you travel!

I recently took my Samsonite ECO-Flex 20" Expandable Spinner (with fabric made from 32 recycled plastic bottles!) for a "spin" to Fauntleroy in West Seattle. The Fauntleroy Ferry Dock serves both Vashon Island and Southworth, providing numerous opportunities for a day or weekend trip on Puget Sound or the Olympic Peninsula.

Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Right in Fauntleroy are two of my favorite public outdoor spaces in Seattle. Cove Park, directly to the north of the ferry dock, is a perfect spot for a picnic, some beach glass hunting, or a toe dip in the sound on a hot Seattle summer day. It's a super tiny park, but worth the visit for the views alone. Also, it's a great spot to stretch if you're waiting in line for the next ferry.

Lincoln Park, just a bit further north, but still within walking distance, is a large city park with a saltwater swimming pool, beach access, hiking trails among Cedar Trees and Madrones and gorgeous bluff views of the sound. It's a favorite park of Seattle residents (and myself!) and for good reason.

Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Samsonite ECO-Flex

Like urban parks, the Samsonite ECO-Flex line was designed with both the consumer and the environment in mind. Designed to be lighter, for both you and the environment, it has bigger pockets, better zippers and the fabric, including the lining, is made completely from post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. Each bag is thoughtfully designed to benefit both the traveler and the environment! Yay for a product that is both good for the earth and exceeds expectations!

Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Environmental Benefits
  • The fabric is made completely from recycled plastic bottles. 
  • The bottles are melted down into a liquid polymer, purified into filament yarn, and then woven into a durable fabric to create an ECO-Nu bag you'll love as much as the earth does. 
Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Travel Benefits
  • The newly designed Hidden-Expansion System keeps the expansion zipper discreetly tucked beneath the main zipper, ensuring it's protected until needed.
  • The new Saguro Wheel System was engineered for lighter weight and higher performance.
  • Smart Top Storage allows easy access and storage for important items during security checks and throughout travel (carry-on sizes only.)
  • T-Bar Zippers help you zip and unzip with more ease. A large surface area helps you find and grip better, with metallic accents to add a touch of sleep sophistication.
Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

I love that the ECO-Flex line is stylish, affordable and good for the environment. With fabric made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles combined with innovative design, the Samsonite ECO-Flex line is the perfect way to lighten your footprint when you travel. I seriously love this bag, as much, if not more than the earth does and can't wait to take it on so many adventures!

Samsonite Eco-Flex Spinner Luggage, in a variety of sizes and colors, is available exclusively at Kohls.

Happy Travels! Where's your next adventure?!

xoxo

Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Lighten Your Footprint When You Travel With Samsonite ECO-Flex

Photography: Karya Schanilec Photography

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