moose406
hello I am going to open a store and it will be for outdoor activities I was wondering if you guys/gals have a favorite brand and or suggestions to what brand you like I already have a few in mind actually about 100 diff. brand but I want to narrow that list down to what would sell better since I'm just opening and can add stuff later.
Also what types of gear do you like that you have a hard time finding?
thank you
Answer
Well the list would be too long as for brands and such. It's the prices and quality of service that will attract customers away from the big stores. And of course location. Top brands for outdoor gear in the USA, Colman for example can be had at Walmart cheaper probably then you could sell it for. Now if you were to be an authorized repair shop for Colman products then your going to grab my attention. I may be willing to spend a bit more to get what I need from someone who knows what their doing then from some punk at Walmart.
Location location location and did I say location? Put your business in a destination location central to more then one activity. In a community that values the outdoor sports. Los Angeles Ca. for example is no place to try an open a sporting goods store that sells guns. to much red tape. Now change to Redding Ca. your at the center of all the best hunting, fishing, camping vacation destinations Ca. has to offer in a community that values the outdoor world.
Start to research the trends in outdoor activity, whats hot, whats new and carry these items and know how to use them. You won't be able to sell me a "curve nut set" if you don't know what it's for. Also include ways to demonstrate your product you carry free or at very low cost ie indoor ranges climbing walls etc. If I like the product and learned how to use it from you I would tend to buy it from you.
Anyway tons of advice is always good hope you have the best of it and good luck
Well the list would be too long as for brands and such. It's the prices and quality of service that will attract customers away from the big stores. And of course location. Top brands for outdoor gear in the USA, Colman for example can be had at Walmart cheaper probably then you could sell it for. Now if you were to be an authorized repair shop for Colman products then your going to grab my attention. I may be willing to spend a bit more to get what I need from someone who knows what their doing then from some punk at Walmart.
Location location location and did I say location? Put your business in a destination location central to more then one activity. In a community that values the outdoor sports. Los Angeles Ca. for example is no place to try an open a sporting goods store that sells guns. to much red tape. Now change to Redding Ca. your at the center of all the best hunting, fishing, camping vacation destinations Ca. has to offer in a community that values the outdoor world.
Start to research the trends in outdoor activity, whats hot, whats new and carry these items and know how to use them. You won't be able to sell me a "curve nut set" if you don't know what it's for. Also include ways to demonstrate your product you carry free or at very low cost ie indoor ranges climbing walls etc. If I like the product and learned how to use it from you I would tend to buy it from you.
Anyway tons of advice is always good hope you have the best of it and good luck
Camping Merit Badge Answers?
Tushar Ver
Answer
Camping requirements
1.Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.
2.Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. Write a personal plan for implementing these principles on your next outing..
3.Make a written plan for an overnight trek and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver.
4.Do the following: a. Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member. b. Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, menu planning, equipment needs, general planning, and setting up camp.
5.Do the following: a. Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight campouts in both warm and cold weather. Explain the term "layering." b. Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet. c. Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding). d. List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed. e. Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. Be correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout.
6.Do the following: a. Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, and how to care for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent. b. Discuss the importance of camp sanitation and tell why water treatment is essential. Then demonstrate two ways to treat water. c. Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent. d. Tell the difference between internal- and external-frame packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. e. Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag and how to keep it dry. Make a comfortable ground bed.
7.Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following: a. Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed. b. Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness.
8.Do the following: a. Explain the safety procedures for: 1. Using a propane or butane/propane stove 2. Using a liquid fuel stove 3. Proper storage of extra fuel b. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves. c. Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. Give recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination. d. Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove.
9.Show experience in camping by doing the following: a. Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. The 20 days and 20 nights must be at a designated Scouting activity or event. You may use a week of long-term camp toward this requirement. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent. b. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision: 1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet. 2. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles. 3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours. 4. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles. 5. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience. 6. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more. c. Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency.
10.Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation, and good citizenship. In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics.
Camping requirements
1.Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while camping, including hypothermia, frostbite, heat reactions, dehydration, altitude sickness, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.
2.Learn the Leave No Trace principles and the Outdoor Code and explain what they mean. Write a personal plan for implementing these principles on your next outing..
3.Make a written plan for an overnight trek and show how to get to your camping spot using a topographical map and compass OR a topographical map and a GPS receiver.
4.Do the following: a. Make a duty roster showing how your patrol is organized for an actual overnight campout. List assignments for each member. b. Help a Scout patrol or a Webelos Scout unit in your area prepare for an actual campout, including creating the duty roster, menu planning, equipment needs, general planning, and setting up camp.
5.Do the following: a. Prepare a list of clothing you would need for overnight campouts in both warm and cold weather. Explain the term "layering." b. Discuss footwear for different kinds of weather and how the right footwear is important for protecting your feet. c. Explain the proper care and storage of camping equipment (clothing, footwear, bedding). d. List the outdoor essentials necessary for any campout, and explain why each item is needed. e. Present yourself to your Scoutmaster with your pack for inspection. Be correctly clothed and equipped for an overnight campout.
6.Do the following: a. Describe the features of four types of tents, when and where they could be used, and how to care for tents. Working with another Scout, pitch a tent. b. Discuss the importance of camp sanitation and tell why water treatment is essential. Then demonstrate two ways to treat water. c. Describe the factors to be considered in deciding where to pitch your tent. d. Tell the difference between internal- and external-frame packs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. e. Discuss the types of sleeping bags and what kind would be suitable for different conditions. Explain the proper care of your sleeping bag and how to keep it dry. Make a comfortable ground bed.
7.Prepare for an overnight campout with your patrol by doing the following: a. Make a checklist of personal and patrol gear that will be needed. b. Pack your own gear and your share of the patrol equipment and food for proper carrying. Show that your pack is right for quickly getting what is needed first, and that it has been assembled properly for comfort, weight, balance, size, and neatness.
8.Do the following: a. Explain the safety procedures for: 1. Using a propane or butane/propane stove 2. Using a liquid fuel stove 3. Proper storage of extra fuel b. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lightweight cooking stoves. c. Prepare a camp menu. Explain how the menu would differ from a menu for a backpacking or float trip. Give recipes and make a food list for your patrol. Plan two breakfasts, three lunches, and two suppers. Discuss how to protect your food against bad weather, animals, and contamination. d. Cook at least one breakfast, one lunch, and one dinner for your patrol from the meals you have planned for requirement 8c. At least one of those meals must be a trail meal requiring the use of a lightweight stove.
9.Show experience in camping by doing the following: a. Camp a total of at least 20 days and 20 nights. Sleep each night under the sky or in a tent you have pitched. The 20 days and 20 nights must be at a designated Scouting activity or event. You may use a week of long-term camp toward this requirement. If the camp provides a tent that has already been pitched, you need not pitch your own tent. b. On any of these camping experiences, you must do TWO of the following, only with proper preparation and under qualified supervision: 1. Hike up a mountain, gaining at least 1,000 vertical feet. 2. Backpack, snowshoe, or cross-country ski for at least 4 miles. 3. Take a bike trip of at least 15 miles or at least four hours. 4. Take a nonmotorized trip on the water of at least four hours or 5 miles. 5. Plan and carry out an overnight snow camping experience. 6. Rappel down a rappel route of 30 feet or more. c. Perform a conservation project approved by the landowner or land managing agency.
10.Discuss how the things you did to earn this badge have taught you about personal health and safety, survival, public health, conservation, and good citizenship. In your discussion, tell how Scout spirit and the Scout Oath and Law apply to camping and outdoor ethics.
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