Abstract:
The authors describe several outdoor entrepreneurs in Western North Carolina \"who mix business and pleasure in the pursuit of great gear.\" They are Adam Masters [Bellyak];Mike Grimm and Goose Kearse [Misty Mountain Threadworks]; Jesse Conner [Trout Dancer Rod Company];Fritz Orr, III [Fritz Orr Canoe]; and Tom Dempsey and Tom Reeder [Sylvan Sport].