Tag: astral
Astral Brewer Wins Another Top Gear Pick
The Astral Brewer continues to wow the outdoor community. After being selected earlier this year by National Geographic as a 2013 Gear of the Year pick, the popular water shoe has now been chosen by Outside Magazine for their Top Gear Picks for 2013, based on value and performance. We only have good things to say about [...]
Astral Brewer Shoe – Sneak Up on Simple
Gear is great. Gear is good. Let us take it to the woods, and the water, and the pub. Some folks think they need everything in the catalog to enjoy a day outdoors. Other prefer to keep it simple by asking: What are my needs? And what gear do I really need to meet those needs? For [...]
Fall 2012 Outfit Your Adventure Gear Giveaway
We’d like to officially announce our 2012 Fall Outfit Your Adventure Gear Giveaway to take place on our Facebook page beginning Oct. 22nd! This will be like our previous 2012 Summer Outfit Your Adventure Gear Giveaway but with different prizes fit for fall! Here are the details: Each week for five weeks, visitors that like our Facebook page and fill out [...]
Visit to the Heart of the Paddling World – Part 4 of 5
Chris Hackerd, VP of Store Operations and one of three ACK co-owners, is an avid mountain biker, birder, ‘yak angler and all around outdoors-man. Recently, Chris traveled east to North Carolina to celebrate his grand mother’s 80th birthday and took the opportunity to visit many of the manufacturers based out of the area including Confluence, Legacy, Werner, Eno, Astral & Feel Free/Pyrahna. [...]
Visit to the Heart of the Paddling World – Part 3 of 5
Chris Hackerd, VP of Store Operations and one of three ACK co-owners, is an avid mountain biker, birder, ‘yak angler and all around outdoors-man. Recently, Chris traveled east to North Carolina to celebrate his grand mother’s 80th birthday and took the opportunity to visit many of the manufacturers based out of the area including Confluence, Legacy, Werner, Eno, Astral & Feel Free/Pyrahna. [...]
Visit to the Heart of the Paddling World – Part 1 of 5
Chris Hackerd, VP of Store Operations and one of three ACK co-owners, is an avid mountain biker, birder, ‘yak angler and all around outdoors-man. Recently, Chris traveled east to North Carolina to celebrate his grand mother’s 80th birthday and took the opportunity to visit many of the manufacturers based out of the area including Confluence, Legacy, Werner, Eno, [...]
ACK Heads East
One of the perks of traveling to my grandmothers 80th birthday party in North Carolina is the opportunity to visit some great vendors and get a first hand look at their operations. Asheville and Greenville are home to some giants in the business like Confluence, Legacy, Astral, ENO and Feel Free USA. Highlights of this [...]
I Bought a Fishing Kayak. Now What? by Chris Payne (Payne’s Paddle/Fish)
Chris Payne recently posted this article on his blog and we thought it was too good not to share! In it, he outlines the products (in order of necessity) you need to start outfitting your kayak for fishing with tips for fitting and choosing certain products as well as techniques for installing some. It’s a [...]
Canoe for a Cause – All 2,552 Miles of It
Several months back a gentleman by the name of Camden Sweet contacted me in regards to his quest for raising money towards the research and prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism (DVT/PE) in honor of his mother, Julie, who consequently passed away as a result of this condition. This wasn’t your typical fundraiser though, Camden [...]
Recent Comments