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Listen to business owner Jonathon Baker tell KOZI how his small design company became a mask-making factory that now supplies thousands of masks to organizations across Okanogan County.

Weeks before his business, eqpd, was shut down under the statewide “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, Jonathan Baker was laying the groundwork to convert his small manufacturing operation from producing sturdy tote bags to making protective face masks.

Design company to help address critical shortage of masks for North Central WA healthcare workers TWISP, WA.  eqpd gear (“equipped”) is converting its 2,200 sq/ft manufacturing facility to make Personal... Read More

"It’s amazing something as mundane as a bag can be completely redesigned and turned into a lifelong tool. Yet that’s exactly what product engineer Jonathan Baker did when he launched his company eqpd Gear in Twisp, Washington, five years ago."

"Most of us have plenty of reusable bags, especially cotton totes. Those should be washed after each use. But if you’d like to upgrade, one bag that’s locally made is perfect for our current situation... what makes [the LastBag] especially great right now is that they are very easy to clean with spray disinfectant."