{"id":196470,"date":"2026-10-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one-horizon.ch\/?p=196470"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:34:56","slug":"notabag-original-vs-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one-horizon.ch\/en\/journal\/notabag-original-vs-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Notabag original or copy: how to recognize a real Notabag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can tell a real Notabag by five things. The handles run through the body of the bag and become backpack straps with one pull, without a clip, button or Velcro. The pouch is sewn on and doubles as an inside pocket. The bag is made of a single material, ripstop polyester with a visible grid, weighs 140 g and carries 15 kg. A woven label with the notabag lettering sits on the edge. And it comes from a retailer that carries the brand, at One Horizon on the Notabag brand page<\/a>. The switching mechanism is patented internationally, which is why copies have to rebuild it with extra parts. This article covers what makes the original, where it comes from and how to care for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to recognize the original<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The patented switch is the heart of the bag and also the best authenticity test. On the Notabag Original, the two handles aren’t sewn on; they run through the body of the bag as a loop. Pull them apart and they shorten into shoulder straps while the edge of the bag cinches itself shut. With a little weight inside, the bag closes as a backpack without a zipper. According to Notabag, it deliberately left out zippers, buttons and Velcro: the Original, Reflective and Mini are made entirely of a single material. If a supposed Notabag has a clip, a button or a Velcro strip that makes the switch possible, it isn’t one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n