The Near-Death Experience that Inspired the First Patented Down Jacket
Monday, September 14, 2015 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Legends, Patents, eddie bauer, legends of fly fishing

 

Eddie Bauer came up with the idea for his lightweight down insulated jacket after almost freezing to death steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula.

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