96 backpacks, 17 inch
$388.264 cases of 24 → 96 bags · $3.65 each
Main pocket, two front zips, side mesh
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Winter bags 2026 · Everett, Washington
At a Seattle bus stop, a man next to me wrung out his socks, put them in his bag, and pulled on a dry pair. We said nothing. But I learned something that day, and it stayed with me.
That winter it became 24 backpacks for people living outside in Everett. This one is 96 — same method, bought one item at a time, with every price on the page.
The count on every line below divides evenly into 96 bags. That's the whole constraint — an item earns its place by being something a person can carry, use, and replace.
Every item has to earn its place twice — once for being useful, and once for how it lands when someone opens the bag.
All of them. A bag shouldn't announce itself across a room, and nobody should be identifiable by what they were given.
Managing a body outdoors shouldn't require an audience. These two cost almost nothing and they change what a day feels like.
The first list carried three. It got upgraded mid-drive to a full-cycle set, because half a solution isn't one.
Supplies for a person with plans, appointments and phone numbers to keep — not just a body to keep warm.
Bought in sealed cases, nothing handed down, nothing anyone else finished with first.
The point was never the socks. It's that somebody opens a bag and can tell it was packed by a person who thought about them — which is not a common experience when you're living outside.
Each item is one bulk order, bought whole. Contribute any amount toward the one you care about — nothing is held back until an item reaches its full price, and nothing is bought until it does.
4 cases of 24 → 96 bags · $3.65 each
Main pocket, two front zips, side mesh
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3 pairs per bag × 96 → 300 pairs
Insulated boot sock, size 10–13, 80/15/5 cotton blend
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96 packs × 6 pre-cut 2×3 patches → 576 pads · $4.86 per pack
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8 cases of 24 → 192 tubes · $1.20 each
Clotrimazole 1%, 1 oz tubes — two per bag
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8 cases of 12 → 96 tubes · $1.42 each
2 oz, 20% zinc oxide, 78% petrolatum skin protectant
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1 case of 100 · $0.12 each
Individually wrapped, soft bristle, 6 in
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2 cases of 50 → 100 cases · $0.07 each
Hinged clamshell, snaps over the bristle head
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