Our inaugural visit to Canoecopia was awesome! There were nearly 250 vendors, tons of speakers and lots of amazing information. We talked with lots of suppliers whose products we hope to be carrying in our store soon. They were very excited to hear about Clear Waters Outfitting and all eager to be a part of what we have to offer. We talked to reps from Kokatat, Yakima, MSR, MTI, Chota, Keen, Astral Buoyancy, Seattle Sports, Cache Lake Foods, Spring Creek, Scotty, Werner, and others. Now we just need to sort through them all, decide on the ones that fit, and start building relationships with them!
There were lots of well known and great speakers from the paddle sport industry although there were 8 different speakers each hour so we did not get to see as many as we would have liked. Oh well... I guess there's always next year!
And thanks Rutabaga staffers for hosting another successful event!
Here's well known angler-philosopher Jimbo Meador talking shop with a event-goer.
Mike Cichanowski (founder of Wenonah Canoes) along with myself, Sandra & Dana Henry (from Wenonah as well).
Here we are at the Duluth Pack booth!
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