HOMELESS PEOPLE'S BACKPACK BED FEEDBACK

Proven by 1,000+ Homeless Agencies

Study Proven Backpack Bed - saves lives tonight

Over 122,000 Australians are homeless today. There is not enough crisis accomodation for people that desperately need it.

Our study proven Backpack Bed is a portable tent & backpack in one:

Every $144 Backpack Bed provides $3,319 in community savings in health, justice and employment costs (180 Degrees Consulting, 2018).
Improves homeless peoples Dignity, Health (physical and mental), Sleep, Warmth, Comfort and Safety.
Connects each recipient with their local Homeless Agency - we partner with 1,000+ Homeless Agencies across Australia.
Fire Retardant to International Standards - to keep homeless people safe.
- - Fire can be used as a form of violence on the street.
  - A US study about homeless tent fires found "tent fire burn injuries in the homeless population between 2015 and 2020 at two regional burn centers reported 3 in-hospital deaths among 69 patients. Tent fire burns are severe enough to require inpatient and ICU level of care." (2021, American Burn Association).

SIX in ONE survival equipment

Homeless use our Reply Paid Postcards

Inside EVERY Backpack Bed is our Reply Raid Postcard (sponsored / postage paid by Australia Post).

This allows street sleeping homeless people using our Backpack Bed to let us know the impact and difference the Backpack Bed has made to their life on our streets.

What I love about my Backpack Bed is . . .

Backpack Beds Reduce Suicide

"Before I got this Backpack Bed I was about to commit suicide by hang myself in a park. And to have somebody care enough to give you shelter can make a world of differ to a person suffering with a mental illness. Thank you, so very grateful for Backpack Bed"

"...suicide would have been my only other option. I can't thank you enough."

"It's the things like this that keep us alive. The small thinks the things that make us homeless people feel like real people again."

Backpack Beds Improve Mental Health

"Just this alone has made me feel more positive on my outlook on life & am sure others helped feel the same."

"It gave me shelter and peace of mind in one of the hardest times of my life so far thank you so much"

"This swag is So Cool! Thankyou so much for your genius design. Yes, it did save my "sanity". It provided me some security & much needed warmth."

Backpack Beds SAVE LIVES

" I had a chest infection that I did not see a doctor for. It was winter, rainy and had psychosis. That cold might have killed me without the weather and damp protection of your swag."

"This Backpack (Bed) is the best and has saved my life."

"It saved my life, thank you so much"

"Thank you, this is a life saver"

"I do hope and pray that I don't wear it out as I have had a gutful of sleeping on the street . . . it's having no home. I don't mean bricks and mortar, I mean love, a safe place, not alone."

Backpack Beds Improve Safety

"My Backpack bed gives me a sense of security, reliable rest and recovery and something to call my own, my home."

"The comfort and feeling of peace and safety that I, like may others, have not had for a long time. "

"What I love about the backpack bed is how innovative and has given me shelter & a feeling of safety out of the weather. "

"Homelessness is not a crime, it's a reality & it can happen to anyone"

" I enjoy the privacy especially - no one can see that a single female is sleeping inside once I am in bed, which I consider a major safety plus"

"I feel comfortable and safe sleeping in my Backpack Bed"

Backpack Beds Improve Health

"This is love and it saves lives & heals many to Health."

"I felt safe. It was the 1st night in ages I almost slept the whole nite thru!~ i.e. bout 12 hrs! I was warm & dry and went to sleep with a smile on my face & woke the same :)"

Backpack Beds are Dignified

"Convenience & gives you a sense of security, dignity & self respect (even for my little dog). Thank you"

"I'm so very grateful to be lucky enough to be given this blessing! You have given me dignity back!"

"Thank you for making me have, I feel my dignity and i thank you. I am finally rid of cardboard"

"Thank you for your obvious care, respect and work to truly help homeless people"

Keeping Warm and Dry

"Im homeless and it will keep me warm at night."

"I could of wrote a lot more! But not enough space. It is the best thing that was made me - WARM, DRY, & SAFE at night."

"I had a good nights sleep last night and no longer worry about a safe and comfortable nights sleep, I can concentrate on rebuilding and getting my life back on track. Very grateful"

Backpack Beds Improve Sleep

"Having a house in a little bag, being sheltered from wind, rain and the sun. Warm for once. Thank you with all my heart"

"Shelter from the rain, and rainproof, a good nights sleep."

"Thank you so much for providing me and my friend a better place to sleep then on the streets."

"I felt safe. It was the 1st night in ages I almost slept the whole nite thru!~ i.e. bout 12 hrs! I was warm & dry and went to sleep with a smile on my face & woke the same :)"."

Backpack Beds Improve Comfort

"It keeps me, warm, dry, protects me from mozzies and flies. It is reasonably comfortable, it's easy to fold up and carry and it keeps me well camouflaged. I feel comfortable and safe sleeping in my Backpack Bed."

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE good comfort even on concrete. Warm, waterproof, and no annoying insects. I was so glad to relieve it as an unexpected gift I will always have it with me."

"The warmth, comfort and durability = a good normal sleep! Thank you"

" the backpack bed is so comfortable. Homelessness is not a choice & can happen to people in all walks of life & professional backgrounds (such as myself)"

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