Chris Williams and Matt Bort enjoy the more shanty things in life: cheap beer, second hand bike parts, old sewing machines and free meals. Chances are that if we aren't available at our shop, we are supporting our favorite booze hole, Shantytown Pub, around the corner.

Chris has been upholstering for 5 years and has guided Matt from the beginning of Burro. The two work in unison to to produce long lasting bags for hard working people.

Burros, the animals, are used primarily as pack animals, making it an easy choice for a name. Your bag takes all the load off your hands that would normally carry and places it comfortably on your back.

Our shop is only a part of the warehouse we share, the BBB (Bags, Bikes, Beats), which houses three green collar shops:

• Hip Hop Hell is an artist run consignment record shop. They have an immense selection of old and new vinyl. It's been a second closet to a few of Jacksonville's DJs.
• Zombie Bikes is Jacksonville's only bicycle co-op. Zombie is a non-profit community asset; providing tools and knowledge for anyone willing to learn. The shop operates solely from donation; monetary, labor, tools and part. Every hour of labor is generously volunteered by their bike mechanics.

To keep this page short we'd like to let you know that we've tried many different materials to make bags. We've made bags from old sails, couch leather, convertible tops, banners, but most proven and earth conscious has been our reuse of retired highway billboard which amounts to about 670 square feet of vinyl per advertisement, which would obviously fail to decompose.