Tag: houston
Announcing the 2013 Spring Kayak Demo Days!
It’s that time again! The 2013 Spring Demo Days are almost here and we hope you are as excited as us to experience one of the most sought after events in the paddling community. This year, we will offer two days of full out on the water action for all three demos! Expect to see [...]
Peep Show
Been having a blast at all of the Texas Boat Shows and just wanted to give you a peep at our booth for each one. Our stores work overtime to man both the shows and their respective locations, and always have a blast in the end seeing old faces and meeting new ones. We’ve had [...]
ACK Spring & Houston Visit the Paddling Anglers in Canoes & Kayaks of Texas
Several nights ago, Brock, ACK Assistant Store Manager, and I were invited to PACK’s annual gathering at Saint Arnold’s Brewery. PACK (Paddling Anglers in Canoes and Kayaks) is a large organization here in Houston that consists of paddling enthusiasts and also sponsors events and trips. Unfortunately that night, anything that could go wrong almost did go wrong. Brock and I [...]
Set Sail for the 2013 Winter Boat Shows
The holidays are over, but for many that means it’s soon to be the best time of the year. That’s right, it’s nearly time for the 2013 Winter Boat Shows! Each year several Texas cities host these events and display the widest variety of boats on the market. For the most part the shows revolve [...]
Used Kayak vs. Used Car
Shopping for a used car has shown me how much more enjoyable it is to shop for a used kayak. For starters, less maintenance issues! A kayak either floats or it doesn’t…and even if it doesn’t then chances are, it’s just a simple crack or a hole that needs to be repaired. A car on the other hand [...]
Attention! ACK’s Spring Location Grand Opening Details
We will be opening a fourth store at the beginning of December and we couldn’t be more excited to share some new details about the grand opening weekend! Click on over to Facebook and check out our new Spring Store page and check out the event posting for more details. We will be updating the [...]
ACK Houston Beginning to Rebuild
As most of our Houstonian customers are aware, we had a fire that severely damaged part of our Houston location and in doing so we lost over 80 kayaks that night. Houston Firefighters fought hard to extinguish the flames to minimize the damage, however, the entire building was significantly damaged. Finally, almost 6 months since the fire [...]
A Unique Paddling Location
A few weeks ago, while out riding on my bike, I noticed several kids gathered around the edge of the local bayou. At first I thought they were just fishing but as I got closer I noticed that they were actually launching a canoe into the water! This took me off guard quite a bit [...]
Thule Regional Dealer Conference Dual Report
Chris: I got to attend the Thule Regional Conference in Houston recently and it was very informative. The majority of the information and knowledge was geared towards dealers servicing customers better but I also took away some interesting tidbits of information. Did you know that Thule has a 5-day shake test on products? They take a new product [...]
Paddles and Paddling Seminar Recap
Kristian Kolflat, Assistant Austin Store Manager, and Andrew Moczygemba, Store Manager in the Houston Store, report on the recent Paddles and Paddling guest seminar. Danny Mongno of Werner paddles visited our Houston and Austin stores last week and shared his 22 years of paddling expertise in a special seminar titled “Paddles and Paddling”. He discussed paddling [...]
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