We have all been there, hobbling on one leg with a sock half on, half off. Reaching for a zip but not being able to feel the little piece of metal between our numb fingers and standing on an old carrier bag, which is doing little to protect the feet from the cold ground after a cold swim. It was this combination and frustration that led the Swim Feral duo, Jamima Latimer and Sonya Moorhead to The Turtleback bag for swimmers.
“Sonya and I had been doing a daily dip throughout January, raising money for charity,” says Jamima. “It was freezing, there was a lot of snow and ice. I was taking an old grocery bag and standing on it, feet freezing and realised getting changed was a real problem for me. I did a little research and found a changing mat used by surfers, I started to use it, but it was really badly made and difficult to carry. It was just rubbish and I remember thinking; I can make one better than this.”
Jamima is an artist and runs a business called Spacecadets which makes large inflatable and interactive installations for galleries and events. She is based in Todmorden, West Yorkshire and swims regularly at Gaddings Dam. Because of her work she had access to robust fabric and an industrial sewing machine, she didn’t want another thing to carry and so set out to create a bag that doubled up as a mat, which would be big enough to carry all her stuff, including a large changing robe. “I made something as an experiment and then tinkered with it,” says Jamima. “I never thought of it as a product to sell.”
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