It was a watershed moment for Paul Parker in 2011; he was just back from another business trip - 33 hours of travel each way for two days of meetings in India - when he looked over the Christmas decor in his South Carolina home and considered the wrapped presents for his two sons and realized, ‘I don’t know anything that’s here that I gave the boys.’ Worse, he worried his own … [Read more...] about Home for Christmas For Good!
Goodwear USA T-Shirt with Pocket
The classic t-shirt with a pocket doesn’t ever seem to go out of style. According to Goodwear USA Founder and CEO Stephen Liquori, “We make a really great pocket t-shirt that’s kinda the Chuck Taylor of pocket-t’s. It’s been the same shirt we’ve made for 28 years so that’s a pretty powerful product… it’s made in the US. Everything we make is made … [Read more...] about Goodwear USA T-Shirt with Pocket
Estwing Claw Hammer
Ernest Estwing founded his company in 1923 on the one-piece metal design of his hammer. The goal was to making striking tools that didn’t have separate heads, but his costs required him to sell his hammers at a dollar more than the average hammer - a pretty big problem when you realize that the cost of the normal hammer back in 1923 was just one dollar. But customers were … [Read more...] about Estwing Claw Hammer
Duluth Pack #60 Utility Pack (Canoe Pack)
A canoe pack is different from a backpack. Duluth Pack company President Tom Sega explains, “The canoe pack is what we were founded upon, they were the first products that were made at Duluth Pack by Camille Poirier…. When you’re canoeing you have to think about portaging, and when you portage a canoe you put it on your shoulders. So you can’t have a pack that’s above your … [Read more...] about Duluth Pack #60 Utility Pack (Canoe Pack)
Raldolph Aviator Sunglasses
What other company can you name that works with every branch of the US military, but is also cool enough to be the pick of several movie stars? Randolph USA was founded in 1972 and started producing high-quality sunglasses. They got (and have retained ever since) the contract to the be the sunglasses of the US Air Force uniform-issue. After that they were incorporated into the … [Read more...] about Raldolph Aviator Sunglasses