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Some Texas Brands We Love
We love the brands that call Texas home. Here are a few of our favorites:
Hari Mari - Flip Flops
Mostly black and
brown in color. Mostly uncomfortable & blister-inducing in feel.
We bought, tried & tested many times over, leading us back to the
same result.
Kammok - Camping Hammocks
The KAMMOK is a new light-weight camping
hammock (or as the cool kids say "kammok"), designed to comfortably
sleep one person. The KAMMOK is made of an incredibly strong, yet breathable
diamond rip-stop nylon fabric called LunarWave™. Our proprietary fabric is
softer than a baby's backside, easily stows away into a water resistant
compression sack about the size of an angry blowfish, and weighs around one
pound.
The heartbeat of the KAMMOK™ brand is to equip
and inspire for Life Changing Adventure™. Our products are intended to take the
user to incredible new places while connecting them with a bigger mission. We
hope to be a conduit that helps create a
culture of people that are passionate about changing the lives of others who
are in need, and being good stewards of our resources.
Keeping things cold is what a
cooler is all about. With thicker walls, more than twice the insulation and a
full-frame gasket, YETI® out-performs
the competition - it’s not even close!*
YETI Coolers don’t just close, they seal!
Over the years, the two sampled polos of all shapes and sizes: baggy, fitted, emblem/no emblem, collar up, even a brief flirtation with the cringe-worthy double-layered. Throughout this odyssey, there were some constants- perfectly worn hand-me-downs and thrift store treasures. There were the golf shirts Billy’s grandfather wore in the 70s; a great polo Hobson picked up on vacation that cannot be found anywhere since in the continental United States.
Flash to 2010, when
Billy, bemoaning the disappearance of his favorite inherited golf shirt, aka
“The Doctor Jack,” (rumor has it his cousin Tucker might have something to do
with it), sought consolation and advice from his good friend Hobson. Hobson
happened to be entrenched in his own trauma, having recently recovered from the
burial of a long-loved faded yellow pique. Over missed putts and cold beers,
they lamented their losses, and the fear of never finding THE ONE again.
Cobra Rock Boot Company - Boots
Logan Caldbeck, a daughter of mountaineers, began
life in a small island community in British Columbia, Canada. She studied art
history and photography in Montreal, Quebec, but a road trip through West Texas
ignited a fascination with rural desert living that became the subject of her photography while back in Canada.
Caldbeck moved to Texas in 2009 and learned the bootmaking process from Miller.
In the fall of 2011 they opened their Cobra Rock Boot Company workshop and
retail store on South Dean Street, in Marfa, Texas.
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Stash Co is co-owned and
operated by Cheryl Schulke and Paul Forde. Our production studio is based in
a century-old mattress factory about an hour west of Houston. The Haynes
Mattress Factory was built by Daniel Haynes in 1909 and is a Texas Historic
landmark that still houses the original mattress building equipment. The
factory was purchased mid-century by Schulke's grandparents who expanded
operations to include an upholstery and decorating business. They continued to
produce mattresses with the existing technology through 1976.
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Hari Mari - Flip Flops
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| Hari Mari Flip Flop Options |
Like many new
products and brands, Hari Mari's roots were born out of a futile search for
signs of color & comfort in a sea of decidedly blah flip flops.
Mostly black and
brown in color. Mostly uncomfortable & blister-inducing in feel.
We bought, tried & tested many times over, leading us back to the
same result.
We are allowed to choose between color or comfort. Choosing
one meant never having the other. That's when we decided we wanted both,
and soon after came Hari Mari
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Kammok - Camping Hammocks
The KAMMOK is a new light-weight camping
hammock (or as the cool kids say "kammok"), designed to comfortably
sleep one person. The KAMMOK is made of an incredibly strong, yet breathable
diamond rip-stop nylon fabric called LunarWave™. Our proprietary fabric is
softer than a baby's backside, easily stows away into a water resistant
compression sack about the size of an angry blowfish, and weighs around one
pound.The heartbeat of the KAMMOK™ brand is to equip
and inspire for Life Changing Adventure™. Our products are intended to take the
user to incredible new places while connecting them with a bigger mission. We
hope to be a conduit that helps create a
culture of people that are passionate about changing the lives of others who
are in need, and being good stewards of our resources. |
| http://www.yeticoolers.com/ |
The
FatWall™ design of the YETI Tundra puts two inches of premium PermaFrost™
insulation in the walls for maximum ice retention. You’ll typically find just a
1/2 inch of insulation in ordinary coolers and maybe an inch in the more
expensive models. The bottom line is that insulation thickness correlates to
ice retention, and YETI Coolers are second to none!
YETI Coolers don’t just close, they seal!
Unlike ordinary coolers, YETI Coolers
feature the ColdLock™ full-frame, freezer-quality gasket that seals around the
entire lid to minimize air exchange. This seal, combined with our InterLock™
lid system, assures maximum, long-term ice retention.
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Criquet - Polo Shirts
At the age of five,
Billy Nachman and Hobson Brown were forced into their first collared shirts to
attend an all-boys school in New York City. Although initially squirmy and
uncomfortable, the boys quickly began to notice the power of the polo: the
approving nods from parents, the lingering glances from the ladies...
Thus began their
lifelong journey to find the perfect shirt.
Over the years, the two sampled polos of all shapes and sizes: baggy, fitted, emblem/no emblem, collar up, even a brief flirtation with the cringe-worthy double-layered. Throughout this odyssey, there were some constants- perfectly worn hand-me-downs and thrift store treasures. There were the golf shirts Billy’s grandfather wore in the 70s; a great polo Hobson picked up on vacation that cannot be found anywhere since in the continental United States.
Flash to 2010, when
Billy, bemoaning the disappearance of his favorite inherited golf shirt, aka
“The Doctor Jack,” (rumor has it his cousin Tucker might have something to do
with it), sought consolation and advice from his good friend Hobson. Hobson
happened to be entrenched in his own trauma, having recently recovered from the
burial of a long-loved faded yellow pique. Over missed putts and cold beers,
they lamented their losses, and the fear of never finding THE ONE again.
They decided it was
time to take matters in their own hands. Tapping Billy’s architecture
background and Hobson’s creative wizardry, the pair set off to design a
vintage-inspired shirt, combining old-school preppy with more sustainable
design choices, that would put an end to their ongoing search, while also
aligning with a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.
With a nod to the past
and the hope of a more sustainable, stylish future, Criquet was born.
Certified organic
cotton. Subtle detail. Vintage-preppy vibe.
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Cobra Rock Boot Company is a workshop + store in
Marfa, Texas owned and operated by Logan Caldbeck and Colt Miller.
Colt Miller, a native-West Texan and fifth-generation
cattle rancher, had been making custom cowboy boots for nearly eight years
before collaborating on CRBC South Highland Boots. Already an accomplished
musician, he offered guitar lessons to a local Garza County bootmaker in return
for a 7-month apprenticeship. He made custom cowboy boots for friends and local
ranchers under the name Colt Miller Boots, while mastering his own beautiful
and distinctive working cowboy boot style.
Logan Caldbeck, a daughter of mountaineers, began
life in a small island community in British Columbia, Canada. She studied art
history and photography in Montreal, Quebec, but a road trip through West Texas
ignited a fascination with rural desert living that became the subject of her photography while back in Canada.
Caldbeck moved to Texas in 2009 and learned the bootmaking process from Miller.
In the fall of 2011 they opened their Cobra Rock Boot Company workshop and
retail store on South Dean Street, in Marfa, Texas.
South Highland Boots are a 1940’s squared-toed
riding-heel boot combined with a contemporary lace-up desert boot. They are
made in standard sizes with full-grain oil-tanned leather and an all-leather
heel and sole. “The South Highlands are the culmination of what we love,” says
Caldbeck, “They’re rooted in cowboy history, but at the same time they’re their
own thing. They’re something that is connected to the history here, but reflect
our own time and experience.”
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Bexar Goods Co - Bags
BEXAR (pronounced Bear) Goods Co. originated
as an outlet to create leather products that we wanted to use ourselves.
Our vision is to create carry goods products that can journey the world with
you, and develop character and charm from the environment and adventures they
experience with you. We believe in ruggedness, simplicity, durability, and
timelessness.
BEXAR
Goods Co. is the creative collaboration of a small team of craftsmen based in
Bexar County, Texas, the heart of the Texas Hill Country, an area with a rich
heritage in leather use for outdoor travel. While our roots are based in
Central Texas, our vision and inspiration are drawn from cultures around
the world.
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Stash Co - Leather Goods
Stash Co is co-owned and
operated by Cheryl Schulke and Paul Forde. Our production studio is based in
a century-old mattress factory about an hour west of Houston. The Haynes
Mattress Factory was built by Daniel Haynes in 1909 and is a Texas Historic
landmark that still houses the original mattress building equipment. The
factory was purchased mid-century by Schulke's grandparents who expanded
operations to include an upholstery and decorating business. They continued to
produce mattresses with the existing technology through 1976.
Remaining a fairly
underground brand, Stash has simply let the product and her customers spread the
word. This word-of-mouth marketing plan has put Stash on the arms of customers
across the United States and as far away as Malaysia, South Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, and France. The greatest majority of Stash customers are
repeat. Collectors. Many coming back for three bags or more.
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