From The Trail
Geology, a brief story of plastic, and an introduction to the Vesica Water Bottle and the Curn Cup, CNOC's newest lightweight TPU hydration products that provide an ultra-light and packable alternative to single use plastics. If you love the Vecto Water bladder, you'll love these as well.
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Each Fall, Cnoc Outdoors pledges 10% of the revenue from our website to an organization working hard to keep up our trails and care for our communities. For October 2020, our recipient is Unlikely Hikers, a diverse, anti-racist, body-liberating outdoor community featuring the underrepresented outdoorsperson. In the past, Cnoc Outdoors has donated staff time and products in support of Unlikely Hikers sponsored hikes and events.
In case you somehow missed it, we just launched our hand-built, made in the USA trekking poles, and wow, has it been a challenge to make them! From building a new supply chain, to manufacturing tools, finding the best bonding materials and just teaching our bodies how to make things right, it was a tall order. This has been a two year long project that we are very proud to have accomplished; it even brought the company to the verge of closing at one point.
Though a huge challenge, it has been a very satisfying journey, and we wanted to share with you how it looks in our workshop.
Greetings, my name is Nathan, I’m the newest member of the Cnoc Outdoors team, and I’m pretty excited to be part of this small but mighty company. My official role is Impact and Outreach Manager, which means I’ll be focusing on the environmental, ethical and social impacts of the company, and supporting our outreach efforts.
And, since Cnoc Outdoors is small and scrappy, I also help pack orders, build trekking poles (they are nearly ready to ship, and they are going to be awesome), clean the bathroom, write blog posts, and water the plants.
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And, since Cnoc Outdoors is small and scrappy, I also help pack orders, build trekking poles (they are nearly ready to ship, and they are going to be awesome), clean the bathroom, write blog posts, and water the plants.
We received some great stories for our Best Day On The Trail 2020 Contest, and our three winning stories truly deserve winning. But since we had so many great stories, we thought we offer three more stories that really caught our attention and offered good competition to our winners!
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