On the Road? Not This Year

This is the first year that CAMPGUY has not hit the road. The decision was hard to make because going to the local fairs and markets was really enjoyable. We really enjoyed the interaction with our customers and other vendors.

There will be some venues that this year will mark the first time in about 10 that we will not be showing. There is no one reason why this is so. The big reason is economics. The investment in the time and energy is not worth the return in profit. Going to a show is a gamble, between the booth fee, gas, food and misc. expenses it was a roll of the dice if we would break even, let alone make a little profit. This year I have seen an increase in the expenses prior to even pulling on the road.

It was a hard decision to make but we decided to stay at the shop. Everything we make and display on the web site is still available. The web site has been doing good with hits and orders from a cross the country. So for our faithful customers from across TEXAS, we are still here and we hope to come back and visit your town again. In the mean time browse our website at www.campguy.com and as always we are TEXAS FRIENDLY, so if you don't see an item. just drop a note and we will see we can do to get it for you.

Happy Halloween!

Campguy and Montana

I have been blessed to make friends with some fine folks in Montana. I recently sent them a care package of a Texas Tech Red Raider Bird House and a Wine Bottle Holder. I decided not to include what the Wine Holder was and make "The Farmer" figure it out. After all, With his wife being a Texas Tech Red Raider, I had to test him to make sure he was not an "undercover" Aggie.

Well, I am still not sure if he is an undercover Aggie, but he came up with some really good uses for the Wine Bottle Holder. I think I could hire him for our product development division. First I will have to make a product development division. I wonder if I could pay him in beer? The farmers in these parts, beer is just like cash if not more so. Stuck in the mud? Wrecker = 125 dollars, Farmer with tractor or truck = 12 pack.

I suppose I can have a Montana satellite office for Campguy, The people are friendly enough and they do have a good sense of Humor, kinda like an Aggie. I just hope "The Farmers Wife" checks for AGGIE stickers on the truck and tractors. Check behind the truck seat for maroon clothing, and checks the barn for the AGGIE gimme caps.

I already have AGGIE consultants for the AGGIE product line and as consultants I tell them they have to pay me for their advice. So far it has worked out pretty good. I got a quarter, two dimes, a nickle and three cents. Got to LUV THEM AGGIES!

So here are the links to "The Farmers" blog http://pluharsrant.blogspot.com/2009/10/campguy-multi-tool.html

and his Texas Tech Red Raiders "The Farmers Wife" blog

http://cohagenchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-hero-campguy.html

GUNS UP! GO BIG RED!

Cub Scout Range Master

Campguy went to the Cub Scout cuboree today. I spent the time there as a "range master" of the bb gun range. The two in the red shirts in the above picture were the other range masters. Most of the cub scouts did good shooting, but there were a couple we spent a lot of time with trying to get them hit the target.

Some of the smaller kids could not even hold the gun. I must admit one or two times I may have sniped a target or two so when they walk up to the target there may be a hole in it. I just made sure it wasn't a bull's eye.

I figured that they were young kids and today they should have fun. We did not have the time to hold class and teach them to shoot when we were running range lines every 15 minutes or so. Towards the end it was getting down right hot out there and I was more then ready to get back to campguy and relax.

James said he had fun going around to all the different activities that there were. I know can say I have been a range master. They don't have to know it was a cub scout bb gun range.

Hurricane Ike One Year Anniversary

One year ago Hurricane Ike was knocking on the door. We watched this storm develop and it was predicted to come ashore at Matagorda County. Campguy is located just North of of this area and as the bird fly's maybe 30 miles from the shore.

If it did come ashore where it was first predicted we would of probably been wiped out or close to it. Because it took the hook, we were on the clean side of the storm and the storm lost it's power before it went ashore.

Due to my "real" job I spent the night in Downtown Houston and listened and watch as the eye of the storm passed over me. It was a rough night but I made it through. The rest of my family "hunkered down" at Campguy with the grandparents at their house. It was safer because it is a single story and there is more wind breaks then at our house.

We survived with minimal damage done. This was a close call that could have been a lot worse. We know that the "big" storm can hit at any time but you have to live somewhere and no where is completely safe. So on this one year anniversary of Hurricane Ike, we give thanks that it could have been a lot worse. God bless our neighbors who wasn't as fortunate as us and God Bless TEXAS!

Labor Day in Texas

Labor Day in TEXAS equals Bar-B-Q! Just a little rib and beer can chicken. Once it was done it fell of the bone just looking at it. I hope y'all had a fun and safe Labor day Weekend.

Happy Labor Day !

Tony Stewart #14 or is it #88?

The NEW Tony Stewart #14 is finally here! This will be shipped out on Monday via US Priority Mail to a customer in Wisconsin. I wish to apologize to the customer because when it was ordered, I sent a Dale Jr. #88 by mistake. Then both of my vendors, did not have the NEW #14 plate in stock. I think they are both mad with NASCAR with all the changes of numbers. They now have a surplus of all the old plates. Usually both vendors had at least three different designs for Tony Stewart, today only one vendor Carry's this plate.

I want to keep true to our motto "Texas Friendly", I hope this birdhouse along with them keeping the Dale Jr. #88 house will keep them as customers. It just seemed like it was one thing after another with this order, with NO fault on their end. I take full responsibility for the wrong product shipped and the delay with the order, due to my vendor problems.

The busy season is coming up and I hope that my brain will function properly when it comes to orders. I will be placing a series of orders to keep the more popular plates in stock. I have a lot of the houses built and primed. I am also adding new houses and themes to our product selection.

Here at Campguy we are ready to be "Texas Friendly" and "customer friendly" to both out website customers and our customers that we will be meeting at craft fairs and shows. If there is a theme that you don't see, drop us a line ad let us know. Thank you for your support.

The Cicket Invasion

CampGuy is being invaded by the crickets, I wish it was Buddy Holly's Band, but their not. They are invading by the thousands. Luckily they are not in the house, but they are in my workshop.

The are in the yard and on the driveway. I mowed the yard today, and they were jumping everywhere trying to avoid the mowers blades.

They have not been this bad for years, I guess it is the drought that we are in. I just hate having to sweep up the shop all the time to get rid of all the dead ones. I guess it could be worse and be grass hoppers. I need to let the chickens roam up to the house and see how many they will take care of for me.

Push, Push and Push