Part of the surfing lifestyle legend, Birdwell Beach Britches were created by Carrie Birdwell Mann in 1961. The surfing shorts were popular with the Newport Beach lifeguards and the brand developed a loyal following - how many swim trunks have a reputation of being hand-me-downs from one generation to the next? The business was family owned until 2014 when it was purchased by … [Read more...] about Birdwell Beach Britches Style 311 Board Shorts
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Three Men in a Tub: A Fishing Story About the Weather
When you’re on a canoe fishing trip up in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota and several portages from home, a change in weather can really throw you for a loop. Grant Sega knows first hand. He’s now the Vice President at Spring Creek Manufacturing after his family purchased the company in July of 2017. But a few years before that he was a customer, and he’s glad he was. … [Read more...] about Three Men in a Tub: A Fishing Story About the Weather
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)
Spring Creek Manufacturing Canoe Seat Yoke
We spoke with company Vice President Grant Sega about this made in America canoe accessory, “The biggest issue [with a standard canoe bar-and-pad yoke] always was you get that yoke bar jabbing you in the back of your neck. So believe it or not Spring Creek was founded on this product, it was called the Tandem Seat Yoke and what it is is it takes a free-floating yoke that … [Read more...] about Spring Creek Manufacturing Canoe Seat Yoke