Men's baby bag made from tires

POSTED: 7:09 a.m. EST, December 5, 2006

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A U.S. handbag manufacturer is trying to make changing diapers a bit more macho -- with a baby bag made from truck and tractor tire inner tubes.

Richmond, Virginia, based Passchal has designed a "Dad's baby bag" made from recycled inner tubes, trimmed with hemp, and fitted with a battery operated light to help locate that soother somewhere at the bottom of the bag.

Designer Angela Greene said the inspiration for the bag came after a female client asked if she could make a baby bag for her husband to use.

"As I was designing it, I thought that the buckles, grommets, rivets gave it a Harley look," she told Reuters.

Ken Kobrick, owner of Passchal, said the "Dad's baby bag," priced at about $175, was the latest in a line of bags that his company made from used truck and tractor tire inner tubes.

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