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The first known use of a raft in whitewater by John Freemont
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The first patented tent was invented by Henry Hopkins Sibley
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The "Euklisia Rug sleeping bag", patented by Pryce Pryce-Jones
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Swiss cutlery company Victorinox began manufacturing the Soldier’s Knife in 1891.
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the first pressurized-burner kerosene (paraffin) stove, was developed in 1892 by Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist
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English engineer and mountaineer Oscar Eckenstein Grivel created the 10-Point Crampon
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Ole F. Bergan created a prototype of a framepack using a juniper branch that he bent into the back of his pack for additional support.
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Otto “Rambo” Herzog saw firefighters practicing rescue with carabiners, and saw their potential for climbing applications.
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LL Bean created a durable and weather-resistant boot suitable for exploring Maine’s woods.
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William Stanley invented a certain new and useful Improvements in metal-insulated vacuum bottles
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Ajungilak release their first down sleeping bag
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Silva release first fluid filled orienteering compass
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Eddie Bauer formed Arctic Feather & Down Co. to manufacture his blizzard proof down jackets
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Vibram rubber mountaineering sole launched by Vitale Bramani
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George de Mestral conceives Velcro
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Erik Thulindeveloped the first easily transportable modular roof basket
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Jack O’Neill began selling what he claims were the world’s first wetsuits made of neoprene.
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Hobie Alter created the first urethane foam surfboard
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Bob Lange created a ski boot with a thermoplastic shell, hinged cuff, and latching buckles
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Larry Stevenson created a surfboard for the road, which he called a skateboard
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Sherman Poppen created the Snurfer an early iteration of a snowboard later created by Burton
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Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake combined surfing and sailing to create windsurfing
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Sorel was the first boot brand to unite leather, vulcanized rubber felt liners for warmth
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Karl Lenhardt developed trekking poles
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Patagonia tried alternatives to wool insulation creating fleece
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Michael Eidson created the camelbak