Having been asked by a neighbor to help haul her kayak onto her SUV one weekend morning last summer and finding it quite difficult — that’s with two of us doing the lifting — I saw myLifter as an obvious choice for this week’s Crowdfunding Spotlight. myLifter is a smartphone-controlled mini-winch now looking for funding on Kickstarter. If you’ve ever tried lifting a kayak onto a vehicle roof rack — or indeed a cargo box or many other types of outdoor sporting equipment — you’ll know that it isn’t easy.
myLifter Turns Smartphone Brains Into Bulk-Hoisting Brawn
Posted by: Patrick Nelson December 17, 2013 05:00 AMHaving been asked by a neighbor to help haul her kayak onto her SUV one weekend morning last summer and finding it quite difficult — that’s with two of us doing the lifting — I saw myLifter as an obvious choice for this week’s Crowdfunding Spotlight. myLifter is a smartphone-controlled mini-winch now looking for funding on Kickstarter. If you’ve ever tried lifting a kayak onto a vehicle roof rack — or indeed a cargo box or many other types of outdoor sporting equipment — you’ll know that it isn’t easy.