09-29-2011, 07:37 PM
Because NFO is American made, and the reflection on the price, Dave's market is more the fly in's and not the pack ins.
He is catering to the mid and upper class and does well there.
With the quality control issues, and the cost to make them locally, (for lack of a better word) Cheaper, is just not practical. As Dave put it, that is why there is ODC, Waterskeeter, etc. And he thinks these are fine crafts.
Again, that is like looking for a budget Cadillac.
And the percentage of people requesting ultra light is a very small margin, not really a practical business move, but he is experimenting.
You will see a lot more returns on light weight gear however, like the Alpacka, and I don't think he really wants to deal with that. I know I wouldn't. His shop is quite small.
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He is catering to the mid and upper class and does well there.
With the quality control issues, and the cost to make them locally, (for lack of a better word) Cheaper, is just not practical. As Dave put it, that is why there is ODC, Waterskeeter, etc. And he thinks these are fine crafts.
Again, that is like looking for a budget Cadillac.
And the percentage of people requesting ultra light is a very small margin, not really a practical business move, but he is experimenting.
You will see a lot more returns on light weight gear however, like the Alpacka, and I don't think he really wants to deal with that. I know I wouldn't. His shop is quite small.
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