A. Slingme is a small padded device that you attach two or
more shopping bags and then wear on your shoulder. When you carry bags in this
way – amazingly, your shopping feels so much lighter. In addition, Slingme puts
far less stress on your back than when carrying bags by hand, it eliminates the
problem of bags cutting into your hands or twisting around your fingers and it
leaves you with your hands free to do anything from holding a child’s hand,
talk on your mobile phone or hold onto the bus!
Q.What bags can I
use?
A. You can use any bag, although you will find it lighter if
the bags are carried above the waist bags with short handles work best.
Q.Can I just use one Slingme or is it
better to use two Slingme’s, one on each shoulder?
A. Yes, you can use one
Slingme to carry two or more bags on one shoulder. It is better for your
hands, elbows and back to use one Slingme carrying two bags on one shoulder
than to carry two evenly weighted bags in each hand. However, it is even better
to carry evenly distributed weight on both sides, so if you have more shopping,
use two Slingmes for even more comfort and back safety. Osteopath Robi Persad
who endorses the use of Slingme says "The carrier allows the use of
postural/stabilising muscles to relieve the strain on peripheral muscles which
could otherwise cause shoulder and arm problems when carrying weight."
He adds that it would greatly benefit its users.
Q.Why do the bags feel lighter?
A. This is to do with physics and using stronger muscle
groups to take the load. The technique has been used with different
designs of yoke for millenniums.
Q.Can I use the Slingme as a bag handle and
not put the bags on my shoulder?
A. Yes Slingme makes a comfortable handle for either one bag
or two. You can also use Slingme to keep many bags together so you don’t lose
one i.e. clothes shopping putting Slingme over the arm, when bags are
not too heavy.
Q.Can I use Slingme on one bag and put it on
my shoulder like a shoulder bag?
A. Yes depending on the bag handles.
Q. I have a car, how can Slingme help me?
A. Slingme is very useful for keeping the bags from losing
their contents when placed in the car, and a very efficient way of carrying the
shopping from car to the home, especially if there are stairs, lifts, or if the
car is parked on the street and parked a distance from your home. Slingmes are
also very useful in Pedestrian Zones and Shopping Malls.
Q. I have a rucksack, why would I need a Slingme?
A. The advantage of Slingme is you do not have to wear
a rucksack all day, it’s compact enough to put in a hand bag and has a handy
clip if you prefer to clip it on you; and you can carry twice the amount of
shopping in two bags than one rucksack. It is also a better method for you to
carry the weight.
Q. Will the Slingme fall off my shoulder?
A. You will find the
weight of the bags keeps Slingme on the shoulder when walking or standing
upright. However, your Slingme may slide off your shoulder if you /lean over, much like a shoulder bag would.
Q. Can children use a Slingme?
A. We have found that children quickly appreciate the
benefits and enjoy using Slingme, and it will be difficult to prevent them from
using Slingme, so it is very important as it is with everybody, to make certain
they do not carry too much weight for their body size.
Q. How much weight can I carry?
A.UK Government
Health and Safety currently recommends a maximum load of 7kg for Woman and
10kg for men when lifting loads from floor level. The Slingme itself can
accommodate much heavier loads but we urge people to use their
own judgement and not carry weight beyond their own individual
limits.
Q. Is Slingme good for my posture?
A. Yes Slingme can improve posture because it
encourages you to keep your shoulders back.
Q. Why is Slingme “Green”?
A. Slingme is a fabulous Green product because it enables
and encourages people to reduce their carbon footprint by carrying shopping
home on foot, and not opting for the car. Slingme is a valuable tool to do this
in a safer, more practical and far more comfortable way.
Q. Where can I buy Slingme?
A. You can purchase Slingme from this website, or from the
following stores:
Dizar, West End
Lane, West Hampsted, London, UK
Bumble
Bee, Breknock Road, Camden, North
London, UK
Budgens, Billingshurst High Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex, UK
Q. How big is Slingme?
A. Slingme is approximately L 17cm x W 8cm when
closed and L 42cm x W 8cm when fully open.
