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    The Man Behind Inflatable Snowshoes

    Alaskan entrepreneur Rick Stafford's latest invention are a lifesaving idea.
    by Jenna Schnuer Oct 01, 2013 2 minutes
    Airlite inflatable snowshoes
    Airlite inflatable snowshoes

    Entrepreneur: Rick Stafford, inventor, outdoorsman and former oil-field worker on Alaska's North Slope--the kind of guy "who will take three hours to build a tool to turn a two-hour job into 30 minutes."

    An avid snowmobiler (or, as they call them in the 49th state, snowmachiner), Stafford wished to create an easy-to-pack means

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