Site Down Time

I wanted to apologize for the site down time. Our site is on a shared server at our hosting company. Dedicated servers would be nice, but they are VERY expensive. Sorry for the problems, they assure us that the issue should be fixed soon.
We eventually plan on moving to dedicated servers and problems like this should basically be a thing of the past. Thanks for sticking it out with us!

3 comments August 14th, 2007

Made in the USA

Member wkumtrider recently got a forum post started to talk about buying American-made products. Of course, we here at Outdoorzy support buying gear made in the USA when you can. And even if you can’t buy gear that was manufactured in the US, you can buy from companies that are based in the US and hire US employees. For one thing it’s a huge aid to our economy, secondly it reduces the need for child labor in foreign countries, and thirdly it takes less fossil fuels to transport goods only within our borders, rather than around the world.

So… we did some research and found these companies headquartered in the US and most are manufacturing in the USA in some capacity. Check out madeinusa.com to search their database for more companies.

www.hellyhansen.com – adventure outerwear

www.marinbikes.com - mountain bikes

www.coleman.com – you know who this is

www.zaplures.com – fishing lures

www.newbalance.com – athletic and running footwear

http://www.brunton.com/ - compasses, binoculars, stoves, gps

http://www.duluthpack.com/j - canoe and camping gear

http://www.easyseatus.com/Seats/index.html - camp chairs and coolers

http://www.abogear.com/ - hammocks, picnic blankets, summer sleeping bags, beach shelters

http://www.alpenoutdoor.com/ - binoculars, monoculars, gun sights

www.battlelakeoutdoors.com – backpacks, bike bags, ski bags

www.letsclimb.com – climbing and hiking guides

http://www.equinoxltd.com/default.aspx - stuff sacks, pillows, trekking poles, packs

www.cads.com – skiing equipment

www.yeticycles.com - mountain bikes

www.wildnet.com – kayak paddling gear, safety gear, spray skirts

www.sunandmoonoriginals.com – yoga cushions and mats

www.aleeda.com – surfing wetsuits

www.chinooksailing.com – windsurfing equipment

www.airbuddy.com – scuba diving equipment

Thanks for bringing this up wkumtrider.

4 comments August 14th, 2007