I want to thank everyone who hung out with us today, with some driving 2+ hours. We had 28 total, despite several last minute cancellations. The ONLY downside to this event is there were so many great guys, but so little time to spend getting to know each one even more. We had 10+ that qualified as newbies and it was great to see them soaking in the gear and techniques.
Thanks again to Ben (
@Benman) for hosting today and his son for chauffeuring folks on the cart.
Thanks to Dan (
@Wasp) and Spence (
@Spence71) for the awesome bbq, beans, and slaw. As good food as you can get!
Thanks again to the vendors that contributed to the event, especially Trophyline (2 full saddle kits and hats) and Treehopper (Recon saddle and Treesuit platform) for their major contributions, and Out on a Limb, Eastern Woods Outdoors, and Wild Edge for the additional giveaway items. I add a post specifically for those pics and details.
I know some thought I was exaggerating about the amount of saddles and gear coming before the event, but we had so much, and many great DIY and vintage items never made it to display. We raised the bar today.
I will post many more pics, but I wanted to share my favorite of the day with this post. If this one doesn't make you smile, it's time to choose something else to do with your free time!
We proved again that Carolinians know how to do things bigtime!