Congrats Mule! Keep us posted on the details, post pictures, blah blah blah...
you know, the usual..
Congrats Mule! Keep us posted on the details, post pictures, blah blah blah...
you know, the usual.
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
Yes, see you Saturday. Anyone else want to join us? MuleOriginally Posted by animalcontrol
we going out this weekend? (my yeti should be here before Fri)
Predictions are risky, especially when it comes to the future.
Yes, Pictures of my weather cover soon. MuleCongrats Mule! Keep us posted on the details, post pictures, blah blah blah...
you know, the usual.
Predictions are risky, especially when it comes to the future.
Mule and I are forming the "Indiana Chapter of the Warbonnet Club"
Brandon - Do you have any stickers or patches we can put on our gear?
"Every day is a new day to a better future"
"Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley
"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ~ Socrates
He doesn't have a logo yet, or at least one he's published! He probably has it in his head, but don't divert him from his task of making the most comfortable hammock available.Mule and I are forming the "Indiana Chapter of the Warbonnet Club"
Brandon - Do you have any stickers or patches we can put on our gear?
Yes he does, he just doesn't share it readily. I'm making a shirt for myself that will have my signature (that I flat out stole from WBG) "Warbonnet ON!" with his logo on the breast. I'll post the pics as soon as I get it done. I had to beg him for an old brochure from TD 07' that had the logo on it.He doesn't have a logo yet, or at least one he's published! He probably has it in his head, but don't divert him from his task of making the most comfortable hammock available.
No doubt he'll get his site up and materials printed soon. Last I heard he's still looking for someone to do the mass production. Can't imagine it's easy to find a reliable vendor that does quality work and can still honestly put the "Made in U.S.A." patch on stuff. I think we (HF) surprised him with all the orders. The YouTubes are helping too. I overheard a conversation at the downtown Denver REI about two weeks ago I think, where one guy was telling another guy that he had heard of this new hammock, war-something. The folks here that know me know I can't keep my mouth shut, so hopefully HF has a couple of new members (who should feel free to chime in). I told WBG it served him right, if his stuff would suck just a little bit, maybe he wouldn't be so busy.
Trust nobody!
Count me in the club of logo wanters! Lack of one is my biggest complaint about the two WB items I have.
I figured he just wasn't sharing!Yes he does, he just doesn't share it readily. I'm making a shirt for myself that will have my signature (that I flat out stole from WBG) "Warbonnet ON!" with his logo on the breast. I'll post the pics as soon as I get it done. I had to beg him for an old brochure from TD 07' that had the logo on it.
No doubt he'll get his site up and materials printed soon. Last I heard he's still looking for someone to do the mass production. Can't imagine it's easy to find a reliable vendor that does quality work and can still honestly put the "Made in U.S.A." patch on stuff. I think we (HF) surprised him with all the orders. The YouTubes are helping too. I overheard a conversation at the downtown Denver REI about two weeks ago I think, where one guy was telling another guy that he had heard of this new hammock, war-something. The folks here that know me know I can't keep my mouth shut, so hopefully HF has a couple of new members (who should feel free to chime in). I told WBG it served him right, if his stuff would suck just a little bit, maybe he wouldn't be so busy.
Word of a great new product travels fast, especially when the product is reasonably priced and is so innovative, and captures the attention of a bunch of obsessed freaks in needs of hammock interventions like us.I'm just happy we all got in on the ground floor of the WB explosion, before manufacturing gets shipped off to Somalia or one of the 'stans.
I think Just Jeff is the one with the biggest share of the ground floor. If I remember right, that greedy fella actually has BOTH of the original designs; the ElDorado and it's little brother whose name I can't remember.
Trust nobody!
How is that for a marketing plan....I told WBG it served him right, if his stuff would suck just a little bit, maybe he wouldn't be so busy.
Seriously, I hope WBG doesn't work himself out of having fun with his new business. As long as he is honest and upfront with order lead times, customers will either wait or go elsewhere (their loss)
I think Tinny at MiniBull Designs (alcohol stove maker) has a great philosophy. He figured out how many orders he can fill over a set period of time, and that is what he does (10 orders/day currently). He even said (and I love his honestly) that if sales continued to increase, he would raise the prices just to slow them down.
Own the business...don't let the business own YOU!
Last edited by animalcontrol; 12-16-2008 at 14:44.
"Every day is a new day to a better future"
"Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley
"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ~ Socrates
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