I guess the first cool, crisp fall days in south Louisiana will do it to you. This week, the need to do something with at least a small dash of adventure was running high. I had recently written a list of things I like doing – one of which was watching the sun rise. OneRead more
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In case you missed it, our opening night in the new room was fantastic. In this blog, I am going to let the pictures speak for the evening. I will narrate as I show you some shots of the building: This is a photo of how the room looks in daylight with some random slidesRead more
We had a really fun seminar last night. Karla Coriel came over from Baton Rouge to lead a workshop on food dehydrating. She showed everyone how to prepare their own dried foods at home. These foods are great not only for camping trips but also for hurricane foods. Karla started off showing basic things likeRead more
Update on entry one year later: Here’s an update on my little piece of nature in Lafayette. As the song goes: “Pave paradise, put up a parkin lot”. I took this photo to show you what’s become of this little piece of green in Lafayette. Obviously progress is important, and everyone has the right toRead more
I’ve had friends asking about the event we have coming up on the 29th with Nate “Tha Wookie” Olive. I thought it might be a good idea to give you some background and tell you a little about the event and what we are hoping for. Early in the summer, we were looking for aRead more
I can remember being a 11 year old boy scout at Camp Thistlewaite. A counselor took a red external frame Kelty pack out of his tent and showed it to us. Then he described hiking in the mountains. We were HOOKED! A year or 2 later, my experiences in hiking New Mexico, Wyoming, MontanaRead more
Our intrepid band of 9 hikers headed to Arkansas to hike on the Eagle Rock Loop. Known as the most beautiful loop trail in the state, we were treated to tall mountains, beautiful creeks and nice trail. We hiked in around midnight on Friday, and set up camp. The night was cooler than I expected.Read more
Becky and I just returned home from the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City. For us, this is a 4 day blur where we decide on our product lineup for Spring ’08. This year, one of the over-riding themes that we saw everywhere we looked was the “greening” of our industry. Only aRead more
Just wanted to give everyone an update on what’s happening with our construction project in the new room. Here’s what you can expect when we are finished: 40% more floor space will allow us to spread things out and show all our gear better. We will be able to show around 30 boats inside insteadRead more
Lately I have been making lots of appointments with reps for the upcoming Outdoor Retailer trade show that we attend twice a year. Reps will call and invariably the conversation turns towards business. “How are things going?”, “Are your sales up?”, “Do you have any new directions that you are driving the business in?”. ThenRead more