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My dad and I built a standing desk with the idea that people needed a packable (as in back pack packable) option. Building a physical product, machining, and ma

My dad and I built a standing desk with the idea that people needed a packable (as in back pack packable) option. Building a physical product, machining, and marketing takes a ton of time. We had some interest on our Kickstarter[1], but continued to find that people who needed more of a permanent option. We never really pushed it after that. During the pandemic, we tried one last effort. There was less interest then when we started in 2017. Everything had shifted. It seems obvious now, but work from home setups went through a true evolution. If you used a computer during that time, you developed your WFH setup, and no longer needed something packable. We let it rest. I might need to pick this packable, standing desk idea back up. The great relocation has made it more common (anecdotal) to travel somewhere for a month and work, yet decent standing desks don't come standard in an Airbnb. Your comment inspired this - thank you. [1] - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raiseddesk/raised-desk-ergonomic-adjustable-portable-stand-up https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raiseddesk/raised-desk-...

flanbiscuit 4y ago
that's amazing, that looks really useful! We've finished our traveling, for a while at least. There are chances of working remotely for a week or 2 in the future. In our longer travels I was using a large 2nd monitor but I have since gotten used to just my laptop screen. 2 small things about your raised desk that might make me hesitate to purchase it. 1. I am tall so height of the screen is important. The top of the card tables we traveled with are 29" off the floor so 25" on top of that is not tall enough for me. I think I'd need something with a 30" height to feel comfortable. If there was a countertop available to work on then the 25" might be ok. 2. It would be great if the part that holds the monitor could slope down a bit. I currently have my laptop on this stand¹ and I like how I can change the angle of it. I don't like to have the laptop sitting there open at a right angle, that bothers me for some reason. This is not a huge deal, I probably could get used to it being at a right angle. These are problems specific to me and my needs and I know it can be hard to make something that's the right fit for everyone. You've done a great job already with the different notches so you can change the placement of the keyboard and laptop. I hope you do pick it back up! ¹https://www.amazon.com/Ergonomic-Adjustable-computer-Portable-MacBook/dp/B08G3YGDJ1/ https://www.amazon.com/Ergonomic-Adjustable-computer-Portabl...

flanbiscuit 4y ago

that's amazing, that looks really useful! We've finished our traveling, for a while at least. There are chances of working remotely for a week or 2 in the future. In our longer travels I was using a large 2nd monitor but I have since gotten used to just my laptop screen. 2 small things about your raised desk that might make me hesitate to purchase it. 1. I am tall so height of the screen is important. The top of the card tables we traveled with are 29" off the floor so 25" on top of that is not tall enough for me. I think I'd need something with a 30" height to feel comfortable. If there was a countertop available to work on then the 25" might be ok. 2. It would be great if the part that holds the monitor could slope down a bit. I currently have my laptop on this stand¹ and I like how I can change the angle of it. I don't like to have the laptop sitting there open at a right angle, that bothers me for some reason. This is not a huge deal, I probably could get used to it being at a right angle. These are problems specific to me and my needs and I know it can be hard to make something that's the right fit for everyone. You've done a great job already with the different notches so you can change the placement of the keyboard and laptop. I hope you do pick it back up! ¹https://www.amazon.com/Ergonomic-Adjustable-computer-Portable-MacBook/dp/B08G3YGDJ1/ https://www.amazon.com/Ergonomic-Adjustable-computer-Portabl...