As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we’ll be giving away to lucky readers.
Sumo Backpack Satchel

This bag may seem small in appearance, but true to its name, the Sumo will swallow whatever you toss inside!

The shoulder straps on this backpack are also used as bag compression and tote carrying handles.

Keep your watch, phone, rings, and other small items easy to find by storing them in the internal mesh pocket near the top of the bag.

Caught in a monsoon? Your gear will stay safe and dry, protected by welded seams and waterproof fabric.

The Sumo Backpack is available in apple red, black, orange, and raft blue.

AND THE WINNER IS…

@JeffMarkman – “My wife and I would use this to protect all manner of valuables from the weather while hiking, camping, and world traveling.”

We’ll be contacting him directly to send him the Sumo Backpack Satchel.

Want to win more free stuff from Matador? Follow us here @matadornetwork and keep your eyes peeled for the next contest!

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  • Adam Hanin

    ahanin – What a cool product. I’d take it on my next Scuba trip!

  • http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/megan-hill Megan Hill

    Oh, snap! For riding around Seattle in the gosh darn rain. I’ve nearly-killed a cell phone and wrinkled a book or three…

  • http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/megan-hill Megan Hill

    @meganhill2

  • Jennifer Thorpe

    @jenniwren12

    I would definitely use this fab satchel for camping holidays and picnic days out

  • Kate

    @grannysmither
    I’d use it to carry around the 101 things that my children need when we go out!!

  • Sarah

    @seriouslykooky
    I’d use it to replace my current mummy-bag as mine just won’t hold enough!

  • Barbara Snyder

    Sumo Backpack Satchel will be great hiking with my dog. @iglyboo

  • http://itinerantwriter.blogspot.com Karyn Johnson

    @ prosodic

    I live in Seattle, where it’s hot as blazes now (and severely dry), but the rain will return…someday.

    And I need a good waterproof bag. I’ll probably carry that instead of my purse, because I almost always have a camera with me in addition to my wallet, keys, cellphone and assorted odds & ends. Oh, and an umbrella!

  • ian

    @ianmack – I just want to show people I have a satchel.

  • Eleonora

    @lusciousasnaked
    I think it’s perfect for the amount of things I bring with me every day! ;D Waterproof is always welcome

  • @kohsamui14

    pack the carry mats/ pillows/ sleeping bags and TOOTHBRUSHES for my explorer scout daughter who helps at cub camp and has a long way to walk with stuff from car park to campsite

  • Anna Guest

    I’d give it to my husband to keep his gear dry when he goes camping and off-roading :)

    Thank you

  • Anna Guest

    I’d give it to my husband to keep his gear dry when he goes camping and off-roading

    Thank you
    @acguest

  • Alan Johnson

    @alanthearab says thanks

  • Dee Laamann

    @tikitrouble
    I think this looks cool for everyday use. Especially in CO where is seems to rain (and thunder, and lightning) every afternoon all Summer long.

  • Amir

    @leyatem
    I’d use it to keep my yukata and zōri dry when I’m not in the ring or in public.

    …and maybe I’d throw my moleskine, current book, Shima to Shima: Souther Islands of Japan matador guide, and other valuables in there while I’m at it.

  • Simon Collinge

    @cobbiecollinge

    Handy for next time i go to a music festival, esp. if the weathers like it has been recently. :o /

  • @microjanet

    I kayak from my little island into town to work every day so this would be PERFECT way to carry my office clothes and other “town stuff” without lugging around a utilitarian but ugly (or is that BUTT ugly) drybag.

  • sandy

    Looks just perfect for my inpending weekend in Berlin!

  • http://saberkite.blogspot.com Kat

    It’s great not just for traveling but also for daily, regular use especially with unpredictable weather like ours! @saberkite

  • http://cautionwetfloorblog.com Paco

    I would definitely use it as a day pack on my travels, especially in places where it is more likely to rain.

  • http://cautionwetfloorblog.com Paco

    I would definitely use it as a day pack on my travels, especially in places where it is more likely to rain.

    @ilproduttore

  • Lil

    @lil_lil_lil

    i need a break post thesis-submission (thesis currently work in progress), and i’m starting to look into planning and budgeting. i’m taking on tips from matador network as well as inspirations and recommendations. this bag will be an awesome travel tool.

  • Deidre Steain

    @DinkumAussie2

    I just think it’s really cool and being a woman, I can never have a big enough bag to carry everything needed for a day out shopping!

  • @renestl

    I’d love it for when I go hiking and rafting. Waterproof is always a good thing!

  • Betty

    I live in NJ and this summer has seen a lot of rain. It would be great for major hiking trips and I could also use this satchel to keep things dry while just walking in the rain.

    • Betty

      @bettycd sorry,

  • Catherine Macari

    @catauskali
    I would use it to carry around my soccer gear from home, to work, to coaching, to games and back again!

  • http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/michelles Michelle

    Got caught in a crazy storm just walking to work…my money and notebooks were soaked. Yeah, I could use this.

    @StrayNotes

  • John

    @johntcosta

    In September, I’ll be riding my bicycle from Oregon to Panama. I would use this bag primarily to keep my camera and electronics safe from rain, on and off the bike.

  • http://jasonelau.net jlau

    @JasonELau

    omg, totally love this bag!! Definately gonna become my primary vacation and adventure bag! bringing it on my urban adventures, travels around the world and every day use!!

  • Luke Nye

    @lukeanye

  • Quin

    i would use it alongside my chrome bag in (average-2-inches-of-rain-a-day) oregon as a lighter waterproof pack, rock climbing at Smith, to college and on my tour of the states and europe next year

    • Quin

      @quin btw

  • Emily

    @emilyh13

    I don’t drive, so I end up walking everywhere as we live quite a way out of town, so this would be great for carrying all my stuff about without having to worry about it when it rains :)

  • Hestia14

    @Hestia14

    My current bag is falling apart so I deperately need a new one and this one is better than my old one

  • http://doniree.com Doniree

    @doniree – I’m hoping to get to Canada and Europe in the next year and will need to travel very lightly for both trips. This would be perfect!

  • Jo Bryan

    I would have all manner of stuff in it, camera, binoculars, waterproofs in case a miracle occurred and it wasnt raining!!! Drinks, keys mobile, a few sweet wrappers.

  • Ingrid

    @silver_tulip – I’d use the satchel to explore downeast Maine, where I go to graduate school. I’m going to take a long weekend later this summer to hike Cadillac Mountain in the heart of Acadia National Park!

  • Alison

    @ali991 – this would be fab to carry all the stuff I ever need

  • Lorraine

    @lorweld

    I would use it to bring my gear for GAA training

  • http://twitter.com/tattsjane Jane

    @tattsjane Given utter gong show that the summer weather patterns have been in Toronto (record setting rainfall and thunderstorms almost daily esp this week), I’d probably end up using not just for travel, but to get across town every day. It would keep everything dry and safe, work with my bike (as backpack and in basket), would keep my belongings dry when I play or attend soccer games in the rain, and generally make my life way easier.

    Oh – and I could probably take it to the beach or up kilimanjaro as the mood strikes me.

  • carolyn montgomery

    @sophsam01 just what my daughter needs for her camping trips, they look fab

  • Jeff Markman

    @JeffMarkman

    My wife and I would use this to protect all manner of valuables from the weather while hiking, camping, and world traveling.

  • http://www.BestCruisePlanners.com Judy Best

    @judybest

    Looks like a perfect bag for geocaching!

  • Deanna

    @deannanmc For walks in Hawaii–those sudden downpours are camera-killers!

  • Beauhemian

    @beauhemian

    I would carry displaced kittens and other creatures safely over water

  • http://redawesome.blogspot.com Lauren

    @lauren_rock

  • http://twobackpackers.com Jason

    Sweet! @twobackpackers

  • http://twobackpackers.com Jason

    I would like some welded seems.
    @jasoncastellani

  • Kris L.

    Will take it with me on our first anniversary trip to Kona!

  • Jarrod

    @AeroVelo101

    I’ll use it as a daybag when I go kayak touring!

  • Thario

    @da_lost_one

    As the name implies I’ll use it to get lost in Argentina during my winter break!

  • summer

    @fokxxy

    I would use this camping and hiking with my son!

  • Jens

    @jenskirch

    the usual ;-) need I say more than 2 words?
    Germany … Rain

    My Foto equipment should stay save and dry in these.

  • http://www.kiwitravelwriter.com Heather

    off on a road trip to WOMAD New Plymouth NZ – March 2010 – I NEED this to keep my gear clean and dry and safe :)

    cheers from down under

  • @archhk

    Oooh, waterproof bags. You can *never* have too many waterproof bags. Particularly in a hot hot hot Hong Kong monsoon summer. How about looking cool (and keeping my stuff dry!) in a downpour? That’s what I’d use it for. Cheers!

  • @stevemorland

    total world domination

  • http://www.asianramblings.com Stevo

    @asianramblings I will use this bag to keep a spare shirt, needed in the tropical head, safe and dry.

  • Eric Plath

    @htalpo

    I would use the bag for everyday office use. I don’t have a bag to carry my laptop with me so this bag would help me out with that.

  • Heather

    @KansasCityGypsy

    This is just what I have been looking for for hiking with my dog! It will keep my gear clean and dry! Woot!

  • http://www.travelpod.com/members/shanemilli Shane Brown

    @sanchezjalapeno

    I’ll use it to store my dignity.

  • Nancy

    @nancycarde

    Ideal for laptops & other everyday essentials

  • Amanda

    I live in the southeast US. You can never have too many belongings that are waterproof! This bag would be nice for those daily afternoon showers.

  • http://www.twortw.com Daniel

    @twortw

    My wife and I are off on a RTW trip in 1 year, 11 months, and 1 day. We’ll put it to good use then! And of course, on all trips before then!

  • bart

    Just the right size for my weekend escape to the cape…great colors too.

  • Randi

    @randiliz

    I live on the coast of Alaska. True waterproofing is key! I’ll use it for my laptop because I bike to work every day and it’s almost always raining!

  • Jo Bryan

    I retweeted and forgot my Twitter name
    Its @joby14

  • http://www.facebook.com/jared.krauss Jared Krauss

    @jaredkrauss

    I’d use to carry me and my girlfriends essentials as we left Nice each day to explore the country side, take dips in the Mediterranean, gambling sprees in Monaco and on our way down to Palermo via Rome next summer.

  • Melanie

    @melaniechow

    I’m heading off to Spain and Europe soon for 6 months so this would definitely come in handy when we go backpacking!

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