PLEASE NO MORE!
When a lady brought in a roof mount ski rack and two pairs of cross country skis last week, we did the paperwork on them, she walked out the door and I thought "What am I doing?"
It's mid-April and effective as of now, OAR will no longer be accepting any more winter sports equipment (including skis, boots, helmets, boards, poles etc.).
It's time to move on.
We took the old downhill skis off the floor this week (and they'll make an AWESOME bench when we cut 'em down this summer), but still have some gear left out, for those folks looking forward to the 2013/2014 season (which is only six or seven months away).
People are totally beginning to look for warm weather gear - camping, hiking, biking, boating, hunting, and (especially) fishing stuff.
Aside from the obvious gear, people have asked for things I would never have thought of (and it continues to be a learning experience owning an outdoor store in a place like Cody Wyoming).
People are looking for good, technical, name brand day and multi-day packs, but there is also a market for old-school beater packs (so guys can haul meat out of the mountains and not worry about messing up a good pack).
They're looking for lightweight and tiny back-country stoves, but they're also looking for cast iron cookware so that they can car camp.
They're looking for good, high quality fishing rods for themselves, but they're also looking for lightweight and cheap rods for their kids.
And soccer cleats!!!!!
TWO THINGS:
1. If you have a good, high quality, name brand road or mountain bike, or a boat (canoe or kayak), we'll find room for it at our little store.
At OAR we still have high hopes to be able to expand back, take up the entire garage bay we are currently renting and effectively double our space by the end of the summer.
We need your help to be able to do that. The more great stuff we have at OAR, the more people will come by to see what we have.
The more great stuff we have at OAR, the more fun it is to dig through and check out what's new!
2. If you're not sure we can use it, just give us a call. You'd be surprised what people are looking for and what they'll buy.
We've been surprised many times over the past few months!
We have the awesome-est pair of boots in the store right now! They are a pair of vintage GALIBIER RICHARD PONTVERT hiking mountaineer boots. They were made in France, likely from the 1970's, in great shape for their age, weigh a ton and are virtually indestructible.
The sole looks brand new and is screwed to the upper (not glued like the newer, lighter, high tec boots). I LOVE these things! They're small - we couldn't find a size on them but I tried them on and would guess they're a ladies Size 10 (maybe a man's 8 1/2?). Totally old school and totally bomb proof.
Looked them up and found reviews on these boots: http://www.trailspace.com/gear/galibier/super-guide/
The boots came in with a pair of vintage Carman Super Gator lined gaitors. VERY COOL!
Area Public School And College Students Receive 10% Off All Their Purchases Everyday
We have a group of Outdoor Recreation students from Northwest College who drop by here regularly, and we say THANK YOU for your support of OAR!
YOU GUYS ROCK!!
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