Money Matters

Last week, Portland OR passed the plastic bag ban for major companies in the area. While I love the ease of use of the plastic bags because of the wheelchair, I understand the impact that they have on equipment when they are not disposed of properly (And on the environment). I myself have been trying to use reusable bags more and more, but it is still difficult.

Primarily, all of the bags that I have gotten so far are not easy to store. Some of them are very sturdy, but in being very sturdy they are very rigid, and do not fold down well. I have found some free patterns online for reusable shopping bags and I am going to try to make some that work well specifically with my wheelchair so they are easy to carry around.

I think that while I am doing this, I need to also make a "Master Bag" that will hold the other bags. Kinda like the bag that hold a sleeping bag. I think they are also called "Bag cozies" or something like that.

Admittedly, I spent more than I needed for my initial supplies, but part of the goal is to build something that will last a long time, so I don't mind spending a little more up-front to get quality material.

I ended up getting a medium weight Poly thread, 100% Organic Cotton Canvas (1 Yrd), and 3 yrds of a heavy nylon webbing. All told the materials cost me $13.05 and I expect I will get 2-3 bags out of this.