The Patagonia Freewheeler is a multi-function wheeled gear bag that can hold a week's worth of clothes and keeps boots or gear in a separate, fully lined lower compartment. A floating baffle separates the two. The zippered, easy-access end compartment and internal mesh toiletry pocket fight the forces of chaos to keep you organized. Light-colored lining makes it easy to see what you have stashed inside. Structurally, the impact-resistant skidplates and tough-as-nails molded bottom pan stand up to brutal treatment, while the smooth-rolling 80-mm wheels steered by a 2-position retractable handle get you where you're going with ease. With haul handles at both ends, external compression straps to cinch the load and/or attach bulky items, and batten supports on the sides that keep the bag standing upright but collapse for easy storage. Made from tough 1,200-denier polyester (100% recycled) that has a polyurethane coating and DWR (durable water repellent) finish; with a molded foam and ballistics nylon bottom.
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Recycled Polyester:
To Patagonia, quality means more than how a garment looks or functions: It also includes the way it affects the environment and quality of life. This means working to source materials and develop processes that minimize damage to the environment.
In 1993, we adopted fleece into our product line made from post consumer recycled plastic soda bottles. We were the first outdoor clothing manufacturer to do so. PCR® clothing was a positive step towards a more sustainable system – one that uses fewer resources, discards less and better protects people’s health. Over the course of 13 years, we saved some 86 million soda bottles from the trash heap. That’s enough oil to fill the 40-gallon gas tank of the diminutive Chevy Suburban 20,000 times.
Today, we're able to utilize more sources for recycled polyester and offer it on more garments such as Capilene baselayers, shell jackets and board shorts, as well as fleece. We now recycle used soda bottles, unusable second quality fabrics and worn out garments into polyester fibers to produce many of our clothes. We've also started the world's first garment recycling program – bring us your old, worn-out Capilene baselayer, Patagonia fleece or Polartec® fleece (from any maker) and we'll make a new polyester garment from it using an innovative process developed by our friends at TEJIN.
Benefits of recycled polyester:
Lessens dependence on oil
Curbs discards, thereby prolonging landfill life and reducing toxic emissions from incinerators
Helps to promote a new recycling stream for polyester clothing that is no longer wearable
Creates less air, water and soil contamination
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