Tag Archive for: outdoors

Kootenay Approved & Inspired: Meet Dan of Durston Gear

Durston Gear makes some of the lightest tents on the planet. And the world can’t get enough of its offerings. Here’s the proof.

Kootenay Approved & Inspired: Meet Scarlet of Zapped Outfitters

Zapped is one of the only apparel companies in the world that embeds microscopic glass beads in its fabrics to reflect light at night.

Kootenay Approved & Inspired: Meet Dylan of Lynx OGT

Dylan Bucher of Lynx OGT tests his gear in his wild backyard and that’s only one reason why his company is Kootenay Approved.

Kootenay Approved & Inspired: Meet Pat of Ghostrider Equipment

Here’s how the Kootenays inspired the launch of Ghostrider Equipment and why the company is Kootenay Approved.

Kootenay Approved & Inspired: Meet Carissa of Wildelore Clothing

Here’s how the Kootenays inspired the creation of Wildelore Clothing and why the company is Kootenay Approved.

Kootenay Approved & Inspired: Meet Jack of Jackalope Bikes

Jackalope Bikes has earned a reputation for some of the best chromoly steel gravel and mountain bikes made in the Kootenays. Here’s what inspires owner Jack Sutter and why his company is Kootenay Approved.

CBC Features KORE

CBC and a number of other news organizations featured the Kootenay Outdoor Recreational Enterprise Initiative in a recent article.

British Columbia Magazine Features KORE

British Columbia Magazine has featured the Kootenay Outdoor Recreational Enterprise Initiative in its Spring 2023 issue in a story entitled “Redefining Small-Town BC.”

Backcountry Magazine Features KORE

Backcountry Magazine has featured the Kootenay Outdoor Recreational Enterprise Initiative in its “Evolution Issue” in a story entitled “A Collective of Dreamers.”

BC Business Magazine Features KORE

The de facto publication of all things business in the province has written about KORE, Canada’s First Craft Outdoor Gear Alliance.