Like most innovations, this one was powered by passion.
A retired WW2 engineer loved two things: thinkering with machinery, and fishing with his friends at his Summer cabin.
His innovation evolved from the need to solve a unique problem...
...Transporting his heavy fishing boat from one lake to another.
So he created a unique contraption that would allow him in his fishing buddies to easily "walk" (or portage) the heavy boat from one lake through overgrown terrain in the "boondocks."
The aptly named "Boondock Walker", comprised of a steel frame, four wheels, motor, gears, and a steering device was engineered to be easily compacted and carried in the boat for travel.
