The ascent of Flowfold, a once-obscure wallet company now partnering with L.L.Bean

March 29, 2018

The Maine-based startup that has quickly risen to become a technical backpack maker set out for Mt. Kilimanjaro for the ultimate gear test at end of February, beginning of March.

(Reprint from Snewsnet 3/29/2017) – For almost every day of Charley Friedman’s life growing up, his commute included a ferry ride from Peaks Island to Portland, Maine, the state’s “biggest little city.” Everything he’d need each day, from a rain shell to his laptop and schoolwork to his lunch, had to fit into one, bulletproof bag that could withstand the rain, wind, sun, and variable coastal weather. Read more here.