These vessels come in three different colors: woodland camo, marsh grass, and pink camo, all of which, according to the advertising, "attract plenty of attention on social media and hunting and fishing circles across the United States."
The idea for these caskets came as "a bit of a joke," as reported in the Raleigh News and Observer. Seems that Glory Boats owner Joel Schmidt, when interviewed for that article, told the story that his 74-year-old father had taken a fall from a ladder, and the family wasn't sure if he'd made any sort of final plans for his funeral services.
As a result, the younger Schmidt began giving some thought to what he would do if his dad didn't recover. He considered the idea of perhaps just burying his dad in his fishing boat if it became necessary. Subsequently, though, he started checking around the Internet for something along the same lines. He couldn't believe that nothing like what he wanted existed.
It turns out the elder Schmidt survived his fall, but that didn't stop his son from founding Glory Boats and bringing the concept you see in the accompanying photo to light. The Jon boat casket retails for $2,800.
Said the younger Schmidt, "If you saw this in a funeral home, you'd know for sure that fishing boat caskets were made for the avid lover of the outdoors... . It's definitely not your typical Jon boat, and it isn't built to float or maneuver. It's an actual funeral casket that can be buried to forever celebrate the lives of outdoors men and women."
(NOTE: Please be assured no disrespect is intended by this post. I'm merely publishing information that I feel some might be interested in having for their own planning purposes.)
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