As the year comes to an end I want to say a few words about
how much I appreciate everyone who has had the confidence to make an order from
me after I took over control of Llama Hardware. Even those that have not made
purchases have shown support in so many ways that this year has flown by in a
blur!
If it had not been for Barb spending months staying at our
place the transition would have been much harder, Thanks Barb!
While we knew
that taking over Llama Hardware would be a lot of work, it has also been a
great adventure. Learning the methods that Sid used when he started making the
Flaming Star packs and how Barb made improvements on those has been fun, and
adding my own little touches has now made them mine.
Our return to the “llama world” has been great as well. Many
old friends have came back into our lives and even more new ones have been
added to the list. Thanks to our modern world we now have friends around the
world that would have been nearly impossible to make even a few years ago. I
have sold pack systems, and more, to countries over half a world away, in both
directions.
Our move back to Oregon recently felt like coming home as
well. While all the other places we have lived while I was earning my Master’s
Degree in Anthropology were beautiful and I enjoyed aspects of all those
places, they were never “home” to us.
I am still working on products to add to the Flaming Star
line and will be adding a new line as time allows, Flaming Star Expedition
Gear. This line will start out with small items like straps to hold fishing poles
holders and rifle cases to the Flaming Star Pack system, and eventually move on
to larger items.
To keep this from getting any longer, Thank You to everyone
that has supported us in the transition to make Llama Hardware ours!
Richard
