Buffalo And Helmets

Pictures taken in the Shoshone National Forest in early September, while heading towards Yellowstone National Park.

Winter was still months away, and it was too early for herd animals to be coming down out of the mountains.  We assumed that this solitary throwback to prehistoric times must be either old or injured.  He was neither.  In fact, when we pulled off the highway to watch him for a while we realized that he was perfectly healthy.  No idea why he was alone or out of the mountains, but we have seen him many times since that first encounter.  The picture above is looking west towards Yellowstone.

Looking east back towards Cody...........

A Rossignol youth snowboard/ski helmet filled with pink, hearts and flowers.

Short and Sweet - 4

OK, we promise.  Last of the Shorts and Sweets for a while, but over the past few posts we wanted to give you an idea of the variety of great gear we have available at OAR.

We have outdoorsy decorative stuff - clocks, framed photographs, animal prints, wood painted cabin signs, metal candle holders, and more.

Climbing gear including Petzl ascenders.

Technical clothing including this mens' dark brown Columbia soft shell.

OAR has been around for five weeks now and we want to thank everyone who has shopped, browsed, brought in consignment gear, visited with us and welcomed us.

Word is starting to get around that we're open for business and that's great.  We've done the website, blog, flier, business card, paid advertisement thing, and they are all beginning to work.  But most importantly folks are beginning to find us because of word of mouth.  And that's ever greater!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone who reads this.

See you at OAR in 2013!

Short And Sweet - 3

OK.......two more days of our "Short and Sweet" theme. 

1.  We've got a handful of Cabelas' packs at the store.  They're all in great shape - no rips, no tears, no errors.

2.  Shakespeare Spin Wondereel

3.  Grandoe Gore Tex ski gloves

4.  Nordica, Lange and Alpina ski boots 

5.  Today a local lady brought in a large number of home-made fleece winter hats, buffs and neck gaiters.

They are all great looking, all in different shades and patterns of fleece.  You need to check them out.  Look great and stay warm this winter!

6.  Bern snowboard helmet

7.  Sims snowboard pants - four snap pockets, two side slash pockets, great looking and in great shape.



Short And Sweet - 2

ABOVE:  Ladies Titanium Columbia fleece/soft shell jacket. Full zip, pit zips, two slash zipper pockets and invisible external chest zipper.

Mens Wolverine Thermolite Insulation waterproof boots with pull out liners.

Flow Mainframe snowboard with Salomon bindings.

Ladies Columbia winter jacket.  Full zip, two slash zipper pockets, zip out fleece liner.

Short And Sweet - 1

Short and sweet posts this week to highlight some of the great outdoor gear we have at the store.

ABOVE:

Low Alpine pack.  Gregory Advent Pro pack.  Adidas pack.  Allen soft bow case.

BELOW:

Pouches, rings and holsters.  Those interested in these things will know what they're looking at.

Winchester camo jacket.  Full zip, two side slash pockets, hood, fleece lining.

Looking For.............

Every time I walk into the other room I find this guy staring at me from a shelf by the window.

He's only one of many whimsical or cute or rustic decorations we currently have for sale, but crazy-eyed Garfield always makes me smile.

One of the really awesome things about running a consignment store is that you never really know what's going to walk in the door.

When we first opened OAR I expected the regular outdoor stuff - tents, packs, boots, jackets.

Some very cool and unexpected things have come in recently:

1.  A CC Filston Company jacket. 

Now, until a super nice guy walked in with this baby I had never heard of CC Filston, so had to do some research to figure out what we had.  What we have is a very rugged, very high end, and beautifully made coat.

2.  A few days after OAR opened its doors another super nice guy walked in and asked me if we were interested in a drift wood table.  He apparently makes them and sells them all over the western portion of the United States.

Caught off guard we thought.......uh..........sure, why not?

We had not anticipated taking in drift wood tables but have one room set aside for rustic and rugged decorative "stuff" - pictures, copper candle holders, outdoor books, wood and metal figurines, outdoorsy picture frames, that sort of thing. 

Well the driftwood and antler table made it's way through the front door yesterday, it is beautiful and the picture does not do it justice.

We're glad we said "sure, why not"?

 Awesome snow shoes that would look great in a cabin or rustic home, or beside a fire place................

We still have this Eberlestock Tactical pack for sale.

More information on this awesome and rugged piece of equipment here:

http://outdooradventuresrevived.blogspot.com/2012/11/interesting-and-cool-stuff.html

We've got climbing gear that includes shoes, gloves, harnesses, a helmet, webbing and hardware.

We are not accepting climbing hardware on consignment (this includes everything from Figure 8's to ascenders to carbiners to climbing axes), so once these are gone, they're gone and we will not have any more unless brand new and still with tags.

OAR is definitely accepting other climbing gear on consignment though, such as more shoes, more gloves, more helmets and harnesses, chalk bags, etc.

                                               LOOKING FOR!  LOOKING FOR!  LOOKING FOR!  

Someone came into the store the other day looking for a left handed compound or cross bow.

If you have one and want to consign it (and hopefully sell it) please contact us at OAR.

We may already have a buyer!

LOOKING FOR!  LOOKING FOR!  LOOKING FOR! 

Outdoor Adventures Revived is looking to include more outdoor gear options into its' inventory.

Since OAR is the only outdoor gear and consignment store in the area, we are actively working to make it THE place to go for high quality, gently used equipment.

We could use more day packs / headlamps (include batteries) / hiking boots / road and trail running shoes (with not too many miles on them) / archery equipment.

We also welcome more clothing - everything from wool and Smart Wool socks to winter gloves to buffs and neck gaiters to fleece tops and winter jackets.

Those are only ideas to get you started but we will accept all kinds of cool outdoor stuff (trekking poles?  back country stoves?  map cases?  firearm holsters?   cold weather sleeping bags?)

Facebook here we come!

Working on an OAR Facebook page over the next few days.

We'll post here when it's up and running.

Three Weeks Already!

OAR has been open for three weeks already!

We've had a lot of people dropping by over these past weeks, checking us out and looking over the gear that we have in the store so far.

One thing I tell folks as they wander around our little store is that this is what the place looks like right now, but what it will look like in three months or six months or a year from now is anybody's guess.

It will all depend on what people bring in to sell and share with other outdoor enthusiasts in the community.

What we envision for OAR is that we will eventually have a huge inventory of gear ranging from the small (socks) to the large (bikes and kayaks and canoes).

We also envision expanding the space and eventually taking up the entire garage bay that we are currently sharing.

We have met many friendly and curious folks, and have greatly enjoyed sharing stories about the outdoors, gear, life in Cody and so much more.

Three weeks down and many more to go!

SPECIAL STORE SHOPPING HOURS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (up to age 18)

Tuesday December 11 (4pm-7pm)

OAR has cool and low cost outdoor gear and clothing, special Christmas decorations and other special gifts that friends and family would love to receive. The store will be open on this special day and time strictly for young people so that they can shop for everyone on their list. There will be hot chocolate and cookies and a Christmas movie playing at the store.

We have a large Christmas tree set up in the store filled with lights and ornaments.

Through the month of December all youngsters who come into the store will be able to pick an ornament from the tree to take home with them.

Our small way of saying Merry Christmas to our youngest adventurers!