Almost $10 million raised for a travel jacket
Published by Irhal
A 15 pocket jacket has now become the most successful clothing item to be pre-sold on Kickstarter - the crowd funding platform. Almost 45,000 customers paid more than $9 million in advance to order this jacket which is supposed to solve the problems of travelers who would like to be comfortable during the flight and also have easy access to their toys and gadgets. So what is this jacket? It has 15 pockets to…

So what is this jacket? It has 15 pockets to keep things like an iPad, a smartphone, phone charger, a neck pillow, a passport, ... and the list goes on. When sale ended on Kickstarter on September 2 2015, the Baubax jacket had raised $9,192,055 from 44,949 buyers. The jacket comes in four different styles - sweatshirt (or hoodie), windbreaker, bomber and blazer. It comes in a choice of multiple colors for both men and women. The sweatshirt is the least expensive at $149 while the blazer is the most expensive and costs $189.
Would you like to be standing in a security line at the airport behind a person who has to empty out 15 pockets in his jacket? The jackets are expected to begin shipping in December so try to stay ahead of people wearing the Baubax jacket when you are flying out this winter. If you are still tempted to buy one, you can go to Indiegogo and order it.
Baubax was founded in June 2015 by Yoganshi Shah and Hiral Sanghavi and is based in San Francisco.
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