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In Focus: Camping / Road Trip Gear
If you’ve followed along with my recent travels, you know I took a trip out to West Texas for a quick four day weekend and after all the dust settled, I decided to make a few videos to showcase some of the products I used. Take a look! A clean campsite is a wonderful thing [...]
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[Trip Recap]: Venturing West
I was born in Texas. I have a full-sized state flag on my wall. I’ve seen every single episode of King of the Hill (that’s about 95 hours of my life). I love this state and when I was recently planning a vacation I didn’t see any reason to leave it so I headed out [...]
Trent’s Trip Planning Tips!
I’ve been working long weeks here at ACK recently (thanks to Austin and San Marcos Demo Days) and my mind has been venturing west so I’ve decided that I will too! A buddy of mine moved to the little art / ranching community of Marfa, TX shortly after graduating from UT and I’ve been there [...]
A Plethora of New In Focus Videos!
We’ve all been pretty busy over here at ACK HQ but we’ve recently taken the time to show off some of our favorite products in our ongoing series of In Focus product spotlight videos. We thought we’d dedicate a blog post to highlight what we’ve put in the spotlight recently. Whether you’ve barely wet your [...]
SUP Instruction from BIC SUP
Do you know the 1st Golden Rule of Stand Up Paddling? Learn that and more from these three Bic SUP instructional videos all about the basics of paddleboarding. They cover How to Carry a SUP, What to Do When You Fall Off and The Golden Rules of Stand Up Paddling. See more SUP Instructional Videos from Werner [...]
Training for the Iron Warrior Dash
Recently, I participated in the Iron Warrior Dash (IWD), a 15-mile off-road obstacle course. In early January I suddenly had the urge to start running again. No, this wasn’t a New Year resolution, just a coincidence that I suddenly felt the desire to begin running again. The weather here in Texas was pretty mild and running is a great [...]
The Rail Deal
No matter how many installs I do while working for ACK, it is always a bit nerve-racking to drill into someone’s boat. In the best-case scenario, the customer has been paddling for a while and knows exactly where he/she would like the item mounted. Even still, there is the process of finding which mount will [...]
SUP Surfing 101 w/ BIC SUP
Before you take your stand up paddleboard (SUP) to the surf for the first time, check out the video below from BIC SUP. This 101 video will help you master the basics for catching your first wave on a paddleboard. Take our word for it – learning these techniques can help prevent injury and ensure you have [...]
First Time Snow Shoe Experience
Snow shoeing is a northern thing, let’s face it. You can’t do it here in Texas because, well, you need snow and that’s just something we don’t have. So when I was looking for something new to do for my ACK Go Play Day, a company initiative that allows employees to spend time outside, I [...]
A Visit to Bending Branches & Aqua-Bound
Recently I took a trip to Minnesota to try out snowshoeing for the first time as part of my ACK Go Play Day, an initiative that encourages employees to experience the outdoors. Well, shortly after landing, it hit me that I would be nearby one of our biggest suppliers of kayak and canoe paddles, Bending [...]
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