Glory Boats provide fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts with a vessel to sail into the “Eternal Harbor”

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — There is one thread linking all humankind together: In the words of the late George Harrison, bassist for The Beatles, “all things must pass.” From funeral rituals like mummification in Ancient Egypt to pyre of the Vikings, humans throughout the centuries have put their own marks on celebrating the dead – and now avid boaters are being represented in Glory Boats, a burial casket designed to look like a watercraft. On the Glory Boat website, it says of the caskets, “Glory Boats are vessels to convey the mortal remains of outdoors enthusiasts to that glorious, final harbor.” Starting at $2,800, three models are available for purchase online including Woodland Camo, Marsh Grass and Pink Camo. Each model features a steel casket with a patterned interior fabric and a canvas top that appears to be held down with bungee cords for an authentic boat look. While the casket does look like a boat, the website does not advocate using the vessel for any actual water-related activities. Joel Schmidt, the owner and creator of Glory Boats, further confirms that although they do get that question a lot, “the Glory Boat is strictly a funeral vessel.” “They are not designed to be water-...