Published July 7th, 2010
Personal Flotation Suitcase
Categorized under Accidents & Survival Stories, Wacky Inventions
Posted by Marcie
John Edlund was an inventor determined to save lives. After all, he was a man who survived three boat accidents at sea. His solution, the Flotation Suitcase. A practical, light piece of luggage, weighing only 12 pounds, the suitcase was designed to hold all of your belongings for a trip, and in the case of an emergency, save you from drowning. If you had the need for a life preserver, you simply unfold the body suit and jumped inside. The case acted as a helmet and even had a window to see through:
The Re-Inventors show on the History channel attemped to recreate the suit, and some boat shoes to test for viability. Pretty interesting:
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