Kozē is a giant, doubled-up parachute-nylon dry-bag that you wave around to inflate, then clip shut, turning it into an instant hammock-style sofa.
Its pitch is that it folds down to an easily carried package that weighs less than 2lbs. They’re $60 each and while the team behind them has no previous products to their name, they are part of an accelerator with an excellent track record for shipping products on time/budget. They have a working prototype, too.
The water-repellent material can withstand rocks, grass, sand, and pavement.
Like all good inventions, Kozē was born out of necessity. While on a hiking trip with some good friends in Asheville, North Carolina, we were struggling after a couple miles of waterfall hiking. When we finally made it to our campsite, we instantly grabbed our favorite hammocks and searched for some trees. The problem was, John ended up on the other side of the campsite, and another friend couldn’t even find any trees at all!While we ate dinner John sat on a couple of bags by our hammocks, his far across the campsite at the closest available trees. We had all but forgotten the problem. That’s when we noticed, John was just as comfortable as all of us, perched on his inflated dry storage bag.
If it were only just a little bigger…Eureka.
Kozē – Lightweight, Inflatable, and Amazing Comfort Anywhere
[Made in College/Kickstarter]