LIFESABER: Power Supply For Wilderness Survival

Mon Feb 17 '20 Announcement
about 6 years ago – Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 04:16:36 PM

Dear backers of the LifeSaber.

Since completing our initial crowdfunding campaign, I’ve spent a great deal of time interviewing many of the leading product development agencies. The goal has been to find a first class – yet reasonably affordable - team to finalize the design and engineering while sourcing and supervising the subsequent manufacturing of the LifeSaber (including the snap-in modules and other accessories).

I’m extremely pleased to announce a partnership, just initialed, with the Crazy Cap company. Many of you may know them from their successful campaign to bring a truly novel and reliable portable water purifier to the market. Their sales have skyrocketed, and the company has been featured in major news outlets. They were also named an Innovations Awards Finalist at the recent Outdoor Retailer show. The Crazy Cap can be used to sterilize any surface (think airline tray tables) as well as to purify your drinking water.

I initially approached the folks at Crazy about taking on the water purifier module for the LifeSaber. But I soon realized that the company has not only a deep bench of engineering and design talent, but an affiliation with important overseas manufacturers.

As a consequence, we’ve now agreed that Crazy Cap will take on the entirety of the project – including not only the development but also the full production of the LifeSaber.

The first order of business will be to lock-down the final bill of materials, including the all-critical motor/generator at the heart of the device. I’ll have much more to report in my March update.

Meanwhile, I urge you to purchase some of the CrazyCap products. You can save 10% off of your order when you use the discount code: LIFESABER

Thank you for your patience. I look forward to your comments and questions.

Sun Dec 29 '19 Announcement
over 6 years ago – Sun, Dec 29, 2019 at 10:20:56 AM

Waiting on final bids from prospective development vendors. Hope to choose an engineering partner soon into the New Year. 

Thank you.

Mon Nov 18 '19 Announcement
over 6 years ago – Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 01:33:53 PM

Dear backers:

Thank you so much for your support of the LIFESABER. Here is our current status:

1. We completed a very detailed document specifying what we are looking for in the final product.

2. We distributed this document to 5 well-respected development organizations, each with a proven track-record in taking CE products to market. We are are awaiting bids for the fulls cope of work required to complete the design and engineering requisite to large-scale manufacturing.

3. We are also in conversation with a number of substantial consumer product companies. I'm interested in  possible partnership arrangements that would enable us to fast-forward the work. 

Can you recommend a potential vendor or other partner from your personal network?  This is an ambitious undertaking and I'm open to all suggestions. Of course, I'm also glad to answer any questions you may have.

So don't hesitate to reach out.

Marvin