If you don’t know the game 2 truths and liesthe premise is simple. Below are 3 “facts” about some of the smaller brands we work with at GGG. 2 are true and 1 is false! Can you spot the lies? The answers are below! I wish you luck!
Hyperlite Mountain Gear:
1. All HMG products are manufactured at a textile mill in Biddeford, Maine.
2. Before the establishment of HMG, Mike St. Pierre worked as a chef at a Michelin Star restaurant in New York City.
3. Hyperlite Mountain Gear started making DCF kits. The shape of their logo is an homage to their original line of light kits.
Purple Rain Adventure Skirts:
1. This brand was named after the founder of Mandy Bland’s favorite artist, Prince.
2. All skirts are made in the great Oregon area!
3. Mandy hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2012.
Illuminated equipment:
1. Based on the bluffs of Winona, Minnesota.
2. The lightest EE quilt weighs 9.21 ounces.
3. EE is owned by a parent company that specializes in weighted blankets.
Chicken Tramper Ultralight Gear:
1. Founded by friends and engineers Austin Gongos and Nathan Ackerman in 2018.
2. It got its name after co-founder Austin accidentally stepped on a chicken during a night out.
3. There are 864 different color combinations available in each pack.
Kula cloth:
1. Before using Kula Cloth, founder Anastasia Alison worked as a railroad police officer.
2. Due to the success of the Kula Cloth pee rag, Anastasia is currently prototyping “Pula Cloth” with take #2.
3. Anastasia can often be found playing her violin during mountain sunrises with the Musical Mountaineers.
Thrupack:
1. Thrupack founder Paul Thomas rode the PCT in 2015 with 5 fanny packs: 2 on his hips, 2 on his shoulders, and 1 on his chest.
2. Weird Al Yankovic is the proud owner of the Thrupack fan pack.
3. Founder Paul Thomas’s nickname is Skunk Ape.
Sole Diet:
1. The brand is owned by a mother and daughter duo.
2. Some of its foods are specifically designed to be soaked in cold water.
3. While it started as a word game, when their group works in the kitchen making food, they only listen to soul music.
Six Month Designs:
1. Founder Ron Moak and his wife were one of the first couples to complete the Appalachian Trail. They did it together in 1977.
2. Named after the six moons that orbit the Star Wars planet of Endor.
3. Six Moon Designs was launched in 2002 with its first product the Europa Tent.
Vargo Outdoors:
1. “Vargo” is the last name of its founder Brian.
2. The first product introduced by Vargo Outdoors was a trowel that doubled as a tent pole, spork, whistle, and fire starter.
3. Before starting Vargo Outdoors, Brian worked as a software engineer in Seattle.
CNOC Outside:
1. In German Cnoc means “unpronounceable word.”
2. The concept of Cnoc was born in the UK, but it was brought to life by the founder Gilad Nachmani moved to USA in 2017.
3. Successfully raised money for a pair of USA trekking poles in 2019.
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