We arrived at Salt Lake at about 8:30 last night, and after well-needed full night sleep, we woke up and were busy setting up the booth by 9 this morning.
Our new booth was a delight to put up-kudos to Jess for a great design. With our old booth it would take two full days to [...]
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Setting up the booth
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments
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Day two of the drive to SLC
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments
After about 30 hours of driving, we stopped in Edwards, CO to pick up Tim Kennedy, who reps IR, as well as Oakley sunglasses and a few other companies. We also stopped at Glenwood Canyon Kayak and said hey Brian and Nick, and dropped off a new dry top for Tommy Hilleke, who lives nearby.
We [...]
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Pumping fuel in Indiana
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s 4:00 pm on the first day of the drive to Salt Lake City, and we stopped at truck stop- to pump our homemade fuel into the truck. This pic shows Harmon cranking away. “it comes down to two things”, says Harmon, “biceps and triceps, and I have tons of both”. 10 minutes and 30 [...]
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Making our fuel for the long trip to SLC
August 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
About 4 years ago- long before it was the cool thing to do- Jess Whittemore and I got the idea to make biodiesel and to sell our gasoline-powered vehicles and replace them with ones that run on diesel. We actually got the idea from Philip Curry from Astral (props). Anyway- unlike most hare brained schemes, [...]
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The road to Outdoor Retailer, part one
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Its that time of year again- the summer Outdoor Retailer show. For those of you not familiar with the cycle of the “Outdoor” industry, there is a separate calendar for the people who buy, sell and make outdoor gear, and the OR summer show, which occurs every August in Salt Lake City, is New Year’s [...]
