Presidential endorsements
What do these companies have in common?
(Major hat tip to
Kim DuToit)
Cascade Designs (Seattle, WA)
Columbia Sportswear (Portland, Oregon)
Montrail (Seattle, WA)
Mountain Gear (Spokane, WA)
Outdoor Research (Seattle, WA)
Metolius Climbing (Bend, OR)
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (Portland, OR)
American Alpine Institute, Ltd (Bellingham, WA)
Earth Games (San Clemente, CA)
Watermark (Arcata, CA)
Eagle Creek Travel Gear (San Diego, CA)
Black Diamond (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Western Spirit Cycling (Moab, Utah)
Mountain Hardware (Richmond, CA)
Petzl America (Clearfield, UT)
Vibram (Concord, MA)
Werner Paddles (Seattle, WA)
Alpine Experience (Olympia, WA)
Sullivan Agency (Wimberley, TX)
Peregrine Outfitters (Williston, VT)
Patagonia (Ventura, CA)
The Forest Group (Lotus, CA)
Horny Toad Activewear (Santa Barbara, CA)
Gregory Mountain Products (Temecula, CA)
Zumiez Inc. (Everett, WA)
Trango (Boulder, CO)
American Outdoor Products (Boulder, CO)
Le Travel Store (San Diego, CA)
According to this
Yahoo BusinessWire article:
bq.
Top Business Leaders from the Outdoor Industry Endorse Kerry-Edwards
The Health of the Great American Outdoors is at Stake
bq. OREGON CITY, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2004--Senior executives from leading outdoor manufacturers, retailers and associations across the country gathered today to endorse Senator John Kerry for President and Senator John Edwards for Vice President. They announced their endorsement at a press conference with Senator John Edwards at Clackamus Community College in Oregon City, Oregon.
Let's see - Leatherman does decent stuff but so does
Gerber and
SOG. Plenty of other outdoor cloting makers so we don't need to be concnerned about Mountain Gear or Columbia Sportswear. Petzl is a bummer since they do have the best headlights but I'm sure there are some other good ones out there. Patagonia was always a little too eletist and overpriced.
Posted by DaveH at November 1, 2004 11:52 AM