Kwiminyaka, i-REI ibe yenye yezinto eziphambili zokuthengisa abathengi bangaphandle kunye nabahambi be-adventure. Zomibini izitena kunye nezitya zomhlaba kunye newebhusayithi zihlala enye yezona ndawo zihamba phambili zokuthenga ngaphambi kokuba uhambe ekuhambeni kolunye uhambo lwenkampu, uhambo lokubuyela emva, okanye uhambo oluya kude. Inkampani ihlale ibeke ezinye iimveliso eziphezulu kwishishini langaphandle-kuquka i-North Face, i-Osprey packs kunye ne-Asolo ibhuthini-ngelixa libuye lithengise i-REI-branded gear nayo.
Nangona loo mveliso yayisoloko ithembekile, iyenziwe kakuhle, kwaye ifikeleleka, ayifumananga ngokukhawuleza nokhuphiswano. Ngoku kunjalo, oku kuguqulwa, njengoko inkampani ishintshela kwiqondo eliphezulu, i-premium experience kubaxumi bayo.
I-REI ngokwenene yaqalisa le nyathelo elitsha entwasahlobo ka-2016 xa ikhuphe iinguqulelo ezihlaziyiweyo ze-Traverse kunye ne-Flash line yeekwesikhwama, kunye neengubo ezintsha zemvula kunye nezinye izambatho zokusebenza. Kodwa ukuqhubela phambili, isicwangciso kukuzisa umgca opheleleyo wegesi entsha equka iintente, iibhegi zokulala, izibonda zokuhamba, iintambo zeenkampu, kunye neengubo zembatho ezibandakanya ibhulukhwe yokuhamba kunye neempuphu, iikhati zezobugcisa, iigebethi ezantsi, nokunye okuninzi. Yonke into echazwe, umgca wonke we-REI gear iya kufumana iimveliso ezingama-34, kunye neyona nto ilindeleke ukuba ifike kwiivenkile ekuqaleni kuka-2017.
Kungekudala, ndineli thuba lokuya kwi-Park yaseBryce Canyon e-Utah ukuvavanya ezinye zegesi ngaphambi kokuba kukhululwe ngonyaka ozayo.
Ukuhamba kunye nami kulolu hambo babenabanye abalobi bangaphandle, kunye nesigqeba sabaqulunqi kunye nabantu be-PR ukusuka ku-REI ngokwabo. Injongo yayikukubeka le mveliso emitsha kwiimvavanyo kwiindawo zangempela-mhlaba, ngelixa befunda isandla sokuqala ngendlela eyenziwe ngayo. Asizange sikwazi, siza kuba nethuba elihle lokwenza oko kanye.
Kukho i-adage endala phakathi kwabashenxayo bangaphandle bathi "akukho nto ifana nemimozulu embi, ingozi embi." Oku kubonakala kuchanekile kulolu hambo, ngexesha apho sasihlangana nazo zonke iinkqubo zezulu ezicingelwayo, kuquka imvula enzima, imimoya ephezulu, isichotho, izikhukhula ezikhukhulayo, iindubhu kunye nekhephu. Awu, ilanga libonise ubuso balo kwixesha eliyinqabileyo, kodwa loo mizuzu yayingaphantsi kwaye iphakathi. Kusenokuba yimiqathango engcono yokubuyisela i-backpacking kunye neenkampu, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo yayigqibelele ukuvavanya impahla.
Ewe, xa uphuma entlango kunye nemimoya engafanelekanga, itente elungileyo yintloko yokuhlala isomile kwaye ifudumele. Kule meko, sonke sasivavanya iinguqulelo ezintsha ze-REI yekota yekota ye-Quarter, eya kuthunyelwa ngomntu oyedwa, umntu omabini, kunye neenguqu zomntu ezintathu emva kwentwasahlobo. Iintente zenzelwe ukuba zibe zilula, zihlale zilula, kwaye zilula ukudibanisa, nangona kwimvula edliwayo. Ezi ntente ezitsha ziza zixhotyiswe ngemvula yamanzi kunye neziko ezenziwe ngamanyathelo okwenza uncedo lokugcina umswakama, kwaye ngelixa livula imbuzi nezinja ngaphandle, ingaphakathi lentente yam yahlala isomile kwaye ikhululekile.
Emva kobusuku obude, obandayo, obumanzi kumzila, kulungile ukuba udibanise ngaphakathi kwesikhwama sokulala esifudumele xa kufika ixesha lokulala.
Ibhokisi elitsha le-Magma 15 lenze loo njongo, kwaye yaya kuba yindawo efudumele kakhulu kwimeko. Ngombulelo, inokuthi ikwazi ukuhamba ngokulula nge-tug of a zipper, okwenza kube yindlela ekhethekileyo yokusetyenziswa kwimozulu epholile ngokunjalo. Yaye xa idibene ne-REI entsha yokulala yokulala, ndagcina ndifumana ukuphumla okungcono kunokuba ndikulindela ubusuku obunzima.
Zonke iigesi zethu zaqhutyelwa kwi-backpack entsha esekelwe i-Flash 45, ekulungele ukugqoka, ekwazi ukukrazula ubuninzi beempahla, kwaye iquka ezininzi iimpawu zokuncedisa ukulungelelanisa ngokufanelekileyo imfuno zakho. Le ipakethi iya kuba yintanda kakhulu kubadlali be-backpackers kunye nabahamba ngee-adventure ngokufanayo, njengoko nje kukulingana okulingene ukuvumela ezinye izinto ezinokongezwa, kodwa kungabi nkulu kangangokuba ziba nzima kwaye zingabonakali, okanye zivumele ukuba ugqithise.
Ukongeza kwezi zinto zitsha zendlela, safumana ithuba lokuzama uluhlu lwesitya sokusebenza esitsha ngokunjalo. Yonke into evela kwiibhotile ze-shells ukuya kuma-jackets ezantsi zifumaneke ukuvavanya, kwaye kunye neemeko esizihlangabezane nazo kwakuyinto entle esinayo eninzi enokukhetha kuyo. Ngombulelo, yonke into eyenziwe ngokukhawuleza, isigcina ifudumele kwaye isomile ngokubhekiselele kwiimeko.
Njengombhali ohamba ngeendlela zangaphandle kunye nohambo lwe-adventure, ukufumana ithuba lokuvavanya impahla entsha akuyona into entsha. Enyanisweni, ndenza oko lonke ixesha. Kodwa, oku kwakuyithuba elingavumelekanga lokuthetha ngokuthe ngqo nabantu abayilungise loo gear, kwaye kwakuyinto enomdla kwaye inengqiqo ukuthetha okungenani. Iqela elivela kwi-REI ngokucacileyo lizinikezele ekudaleni umgca weprayim entsha yeemveliso zangaphandle ezingenakucingelwa ukuba zibe yinto engafanelekanga kwizinye iilwimi ezizithengisayo. Ezi ziqwenga ezintsha zeendleko zenzelwe ukukhuphisana ngqo nalawo maxabiso, kwaye zinikeza ukhetho olufanelekileyo kubaxhasi abafuna izinga eliphezulu lokusebenza.
Yonke into evela kuhlobo lwe-zippers esetyenzisiweyo, kumgangatho weempahla, ukuyila imveliso sele ihlaziywa ukuphucula ukusebenza nokusebenza kakuhle. Ngokomzekelo, i-backpack entsha ye-Flash 45 ibonisa ipokethi yamanzi ebhotile kwicala ngalinye njengamanye amanqaku emakethe. Kodwa yintoni ekwahlukanisa nabanye abaninzi kukuba unako ukufikelela kwibhotile uze uyikhuphe ngaphandle kwipokoth ngaphandle kokuba uthathe isikhwama sakho. Ngokufanayo, amatsha e-Quarter Dome amatente anenkqubo yokusekwa ngokulula ngokubonga kwizibonda ezidibene nombala kunye neetabs, eziza kulungelelaniswa xa ufuna ukukhusela ngokukhawuleza ngexesha lomlilo.
Yiyo ngqalelo kwiinkcukacha - zombini ezinkulu kunye ezincinci-ezibeka umgca we-REI weemveliso ngaphandle kwemizamo yazo yangaphambili, kwaye uzibeke kwindawo yokukhuphisana ngokuthe ngqo kunye namanye amagama awaziwayo kweli shishini.
Emva kokuxoxa nabantu abafana noNasahn Sheppard, i-REI ye-VP yoyilo lwemveliso, kunye no-Ian Eburah, umlawuli wenkampani yokudala weempahla kunye neengubo, kunzima ukuphazamiseka ngolu hlobo umthengisi wegesi uhamba. Umgca omtsha weemveliso, ezinye zazo sele zisesekuhlaleni, kubonisa ukucamngca koyilo olungenakufumaneka rhoqo kwimveliso yethu yangaphandle. Ininzi yaloo nto iphefumlelweyo ivela kwizigidi zamalungu e-REI co-op, kunye neqela elikhethekileyo labasebenzi kwizitolo zentengiso zenkampani ezibizwa ngothando ngokuthi "amaesile ezimbi" ngokusekelwe kumava abo nolwazi lwangaphandle. Ngamanye amagama, iqela loyilo liphulaphule abathengi balo kunye nabasebenzi balo ukuba bancedise ukwakha imikhiqizo engcono. Oko kubonisa ngokugqithiseleyo kule gear entsha.
Iindaba ezimbi kukuba ngelixa enye yomgca womkhiqizo omtsha uza kukhwela kwi-REI igcina kwiiveki ezizayo, kuya kufuneka silinde kuze kufike entwasahlobo ka-2017 ukuze sifake izandla zethu kwezinye izinto ezikhuselekileyo, kuquka iKota Dome amatente, i-Magma ibhegi yokulala, kunye neenqwelomoya ezintsha ze-Flash carbon trekking. Iindaba ezilungileyo kukuba, ezo mveliso zifanelekile ukulinda, kwaye ziya kufika ngexesha nje lokuphuma kwentsasa yehlobo kunye nehlobo.
Njengokuba oko kwakungeke kwanele, ndixelelwa ukuba iqela labakhi be-REI likhuphiswano emsebenzini nakwiimveliso ezintsha zokuhamba. Lelo gama elitsha liye lahlelwa ukuba livele kwiivenkile kunyaka ozayo, kwaye iza kulungisa iimfuno ezithile zabanye abahamba ngeendlela ezihamba phambili. Xa ndicinga ukuba ndandichukumise kangakanani ngegesi ndiyifumene ngayo, andinako ukulinda ukuze ndibone oko bakuthileyo engqondweni yethu nabo bahamba ngehlabathi.