# Ultra Portable Box Boats The Transporter Boat Can Go from Folded to Seaworthy in Ten Minutes By Michael Hines | Published 2013-02-16 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transporter-boat References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/transporter-boat-box/26243/) & [better-outdoors](http://better-outdoors.com/transporter-lake-boat) Don't let the name fool you, the Transporter Boat does not have any affiliation in any way with Jason Statham. All bad jokes aside, this unique boat from Better-Outdoors is designed for portability. It can be assembled in ten minutes and [folded into a box](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collapsible-cart) and thrown on top of a car or in the back of a truck when not in use. The boat is low on frills, but its functional and can [seat up to seven people](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yamaha-crosswave-waverunner). The base model Transporter Boat can seat up to four people and comes with [two pontoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/propel-kit) and a nose cone; the pontoons can be used for storage or detached. The more luxe Transporter features an extra compartment, can seat seven and comes with two more storage pontoons. Better-Outdoors hasn't released official weight figures, but the company says that the Transporter Boat is lighter than lifeboats of comparable size. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Portable Boats:** Creating boats that can be easily transported and assembled presents an opportunity for disruption in the marine industry. - **Minimalist Boats:** Focusing on functionality over frills can lead to disruptive innovation in the boat manufacturing industry. - **Lightweight Boats:** Developing boats that are lightweight but still durable enough for everyday use opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the marine industry. ### Where This Applies - **Marine:** Creating portable, minimalist, and lightweight boats offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the marine industry. - **Outdoor Recreation:** Designing portable and easy-to-assemble boats is a disruptive innovation opportunity within the outdoor recreation industry. - **Transportation:** The development of ultra-portable boats that can be easily transported by car presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the transportation industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mobile Motorized Inflatable Watercraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goboat-20.md) - [Highly Portable Origami-Style Canoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mycanoe-solo-2.md) - [Motorized Modular Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-boat.md) - [Folding Electric Catamarans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iziboat.md) - [Inflatable Two-Level Catamarans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portless-catamaran.md) - [Collapsible Carbon Fiber Kayaks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/packable-kayak.md) - [Flatpack Oceanic Lifeboats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-and-rescue-lifeboat.md) - [Stealthy Lightweight Origami Kayaks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oru-kayak-black-edition.md) - [Compact Luxury Submersibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hightech-submersible.md)