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We carry our coats during both rain and sunshine and while they keep us warm and dry, they can be quite a hassle to have to carry around all the time. Well not anymore! Now you have HipDonkey, an amazing leather gadget designed for carrying your coat in style and allowing you to keep your hands free. Whether it is taking that one important phone-call while rushing for the last train or simply starting your day with your much needed cup of coffee, the HipDonkey makes sure you always have that “extra free hand”.

Those perfect HipDonkey moments

Riding a segway

Shopping in style

Texting that special girl

walking in the park





The HipDonkey is great and a lot smaller than you might think.

dimensions in this state: 11.5 cm x 7 cm (4,5" x 2,5")

dimensions in this state: 17.25 cm x 11,5 cm (6.25" x 4,5")

Summary:

Folded HipDonkeys: 11.5 cm x 7 cm (4,5" x 2,5")

Unfolded HipDonkeys (carrying your coat): 17.25 cm x 11,5 cm (6.25" x 4,5")

Currently we can offer the HipDonkey in the following 5 colors: Red, Brown, Black, White and Green.

How it started

One happy HipDonkey designer!

On a sunny day in March I went outside for my lunchbreak. I had my jacket in my hand and bought myself a coffee. When my phone rang in my pocket I was struggling to answer the call because I had no free hand left. Then, as I walked, I was thinking about that issue... Mmmm.. Why am I holding my jacket in my hand? I noticed a lot of other people holding their jackets in their hand too. And that is when it hit me... I need to make an awesome hands-free coat carrier!

How to use a HipDonkey

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Who we are

HipDonkey team

We are Therry and Ruta. We enjoy life and embrace every challenge we face. Therry had worked as a software developer and Ruta worked as a therapist for years. Energy, positivity and creativity are key to us. We are ambitious and we love to work hard so we can relax even harder.

Goal

At HipDonkey we love designing cool products, especially those who make life easier and more fun. We are a small company but our dreams are big. This is our first project on Kickstarter. Launching a new product requires a lot of resources and funding up front. That’s why we need your support. Finally we want to be able to make a mold, getting a fantastic website developed and setting up a sales force. We will reward your support by sending you one or more beautiful HipDonkeys. We want people all over the world to keep their hands free and enjoy life!

What we have done so far with HipDonkey?

We designed the best possible, stylish coat carrrier. We approached several manufacturers of clips and we were in search of parties who could provide us with the supreme high quality leather. For the clips we have found our manufacturer. For small batches they can be 3D-printed, but for larger batches we will need a production mold. We already have contracted a leather supplier for the premier quality we are looking for. The whole production process will take place in the Netherlands.

We can't wait to send you our HipDonkey

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Thank you so much

We are so grateful for all the people who have given us their support and love throughout this project. You know who you are. Our family and friends. But also all the people who helped us designing, manufacturing, branding our product. We want to show you our appreciation. We might have been demanding throughout this project but we cannot settle for less for our customers. Thank you so much and we hope to make many beautiful products in the future, together.

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Currency conversion rates

For your convience we have converted European Euro to US dollars and Britain Pounds. We tried to be so accurate as possible doing this but as you may know, the conversion rates changes day by day. Therefore to be open and transparent about this issue: Here are the conversion rates we used setting up the HipDonkey campaign.



1 USD = 0,8470 EUR | 1 GBP = 1,08621 EUR