Every now and then we like to show a couple of ideas which we have done for customers of our custom shop.
Here are a couple of recent designs that presented some interesting challenges:
This is a large triangular hang-on stand seat that is built using two FatBoys for maximum coverage. This cushion is big and it sits great.
This is a split cushion design. Unique to the cushion design are rounded edges on both inside top cushion surfaces. Cushion is based on the FatBoy.
Hunt Comfort is pleased to announce Skype Video service for customers of its Custom Shop. This free service enables clients to conveniently view their custom work and new ideas live with Hunt Comfort’s representatives. The ability to see and discuss options together provides a wonderful advantage toward saving time and money.
Skype service also allows international customers to contact Hunt Comfort at no charge. Skype offers free calls, video calls and instant messaging over the internet. Working through designs live streamlines the custom work process for both Hunt Comfort and its customers.
The video conferencing experience delivers a new level of communication for Hunt Comfort’s customers. While frame rate is dependent upon band width, live video gives Hunt Comfort the ability to show details and explain concepts visually and instantly. Video conferencing allows Hunt Comfort to deliver a fuller customer service experience, and thanks to Skype this service is available at no charge.
Anyone with a free Skype account can access this service. Customers without a web cam can still view the Hunt Comfort representative in real time from a computer with a Skype account. Service is by appointment.
Hunt Comfort FatBoy Lite has been awarded the Best Hunting Cushion in Outdoor Canada’s Best New Gear Awards for 2009. The awards are the cover story of the latest issue of Outdoor Canada magazine. We are honored to be selected as Hunting’s Top Gear 2009 by the hunting editors of Outdoor Canada who review a vast array of products from over 1,800 vendors at the SHOT show and end up with 35 of their absolute favorites.
The Evergreen community held its 50th Anniversary Rotary Wildlife Camp today. That is a big deal when you think about all the fun times since 1959. It was a great day of fun for everyone. I was lucky to be able to work with the campers on fishing and I even got covered up with some hugs. What a great idea 50 years ago.
When we get all excited running around the woods chasing critters, we are going to encounter Mr. No Shoulders. I’ve got snake books and you could say that they were a fear motivated purchase (or you could say a rattlesnake sold them to me). The snake boots just don’t get packed all the time. When I saw this little snake it gave me the “Willies” big time. I am sticking with “caution is a good thing”.
All I could remember was “red on yellow kills a fellow” and that was enough to tell me this was a scarlet kingsnake not a coral snake. So the old rhyme goes like this: “Red on yellow – kills a fellow” or “Red touching black – is a friend of Jack”. Think about running that stop light red and yellow….bad.
Russ Chastain has posted a review of the Hunt Comfort Fatboy on About.com.
http://hunting.about.com/od/huntprodrev/gr/huntcomfortrev.htm
Hunt Comfort tests all of the issues brought up by Russ. Quiet fabric, for example, is one our our 4 design criteria for our ComfortTEX fabrics. We appreciate the fact that Russ allowed us to respond to his concerns prior to the publishing the article. Thank you - Russ. All of the concerns mentioned are actively focused on at Hunt Comfort.
One concern that we could have elaborated on with Russ was the gel and extreme cold. Bottom line is that we work to minimize adding heat or taking heat away. We actually have had feedback which told us the opposite on the FatBoy and the cold - take a look at this earlier BLOG post: http://blog.huntcomfort.com/WordPress/2007/11/05/hunt-doctors-note/ . We are constantly working to improve our products and we rely on feedback for design. Our business is built on listening.
Did you pattern your gun? Need to double check that scope. There is no substitute for getting out and knocking out the kinks before going on that hunt you have been planning for months. Everyone knows practice, practice….Great but what happens when you take the roadtrip, your gun gets banged around and you get a little doubt working against your confidence. Here’s the answer when you need a range quickly:
We have had a couple of customers ask about our ComfortTEX fabrics getting wet. Hunt Comfort ComfortTEX is a waterproof fabric. What has been reported from the field is that a cushion on the ground becomes wet - water is on the surface of the fabric. Cotton ComfortTEX can get wet if water is pushed into it - water is not passing through it. Our waterproof laminate on the fabric back is the answer - it will not let the water penetrate the fabric. This photo shows the laminate barrier.
Our cotton based ComfortTEX has a Teflon DWR finish applied to the face side and it is laboratory tested. These DWR finishes are meant to repel water - so if you put a new FatBoy out in the rain you will see water beading off the cushion. DWR finishes wear off in time (and DWR can easily be renewed) but a DWR’d fabric by itself is absolutely, positively not waterproof. Most of our stores have fabric samples so you can touch and see the backside of our fabrics. This photo shows classic beading effect after rain.
We have to make design choices and Hunt Comfort’s ComfortTEX is built for outdoor seating. Waterproof, Durable, Quiet and Stretch Comfort - that is what we build. The cotton ComfortTEX is a superquiet fabric and it gives a super nice soft sit. We figure that the cushion fabric has to take care of the hunter and the business of hunting first. If you are on wet ground your pants are not going to get wet from the cushion and the cushion core is fine. So keep hunting and don’t worry about the cushion - we take care of the folks who take care of us. We are constantly working to improve our ComfortTEX outdoor seating product.
We keep getting good ideas from customers and we really enjoy making them. Ron asked us about making a thinner Climb-On. We modified a Climb-On to 2 inches height. For a man 175 lbs or less this is a heck of a sit. So good we thought we would put it online for sale in a new category Custom Shop (Which happens to be another great idea from a customer Alvin in Scotland wanting to pay for custom work online). Think of Hunt Comfort’s Custom Shop as a Pro Shop where you can get a great fit at a reasonable price. The RB-Climber is $49 Custom.
Hunt Comfort’s Climb Lite Elite won a Best of Show this past week at the 2009 Nations Best Sports Show. The Climb Lite Elite is our smallest, lightest cushion designed originally for bow hunters wanting the best small seat we could make. Climb Lite Elite was a best seller over the holidays and represents a great value at $34.99.
