I’ll start this off by introducing a company you may or may not have heard of, Douchebags.  The Norwegian company makes bags that are developed through a collaboration of skiers, snowboards, surfers, designers, engineers and airport baggage handlers.   The idea is to build bags that are not only protective, but are lightweight, can adjust in length, have a compressible design and are innovative.

Now bring in professional freeskier and alpine ski racer Jon Olsson, who happens to be a founder of Douchebags, and a huge fan of carbon fiber.  In fact, you may have seen his 800hp carbon fiber Audi R8 roaming around:

Partnering with Carbitex, Jon Olsson and Douchebags developed a prototype bag (Called the Carbon Concept) made out of a new flexible carbon fiber material for the ISPO show.  The idea was to experiment with this new material.  Normally when we think of a carbon fiber products, the carbon fiber has been impregnated with a resin and cured as a solid/hard piece.  With the Carbitex material, it allowed them to use real carbon fiber, but the bag remains flexible, strong and lightweight.

Keep in mind that this is a concept right now, but a production version is in the works, with no word on pricing just yet.  We’ll be sure to stay tuned.