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ORC Industries (Read 3243 times)

solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	ORC Industries Feb 26^th, 2014 at 8:40pm	Quote Print Post
	I like to support American Made products. It's even better when they employ the disabled and service the Military. I just purchased a LEVEL 4 Windshirt from these folks. If your like minded, check them out. up (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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zski Inukshuk Offline Posts: 447 Location: IL Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010	Re: ORC Industries Reply #1 - Feb 26^th, 2014 at 10:05pm	Quote Print Post
	Didn't realize till now that Bell Canoe is part of ORC. extra up


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Puckster Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1208 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Joined: Feb 10^th, 2009	Re: ORC Industries Reply #2 - Feb 27^th, 2014 at 2:39am	Quote Print Post
	Hey Zski -- short version, ORC owns Bell Canoe Works, but they're not making any canoes. Haven't made canoes for a number of years. Ted Bell has a new company, and is making canoes once again. I think you'll be seeing/reading a bunch of new information about his new canoe company pretty soon. prouboy


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zski Inukshuk Offline Posts: 447 Location: IL Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010	Re: ORC Industries Reply #3 - Feb 27^th, 2014 at 10:41am	Quote Print Post
	Prouboy, ok got it now. this connection with orc is older than the news you'd already recently provided about Ted Bell starting to mfg again. thanks.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: ORC Industries Reply #4 - Mar 5^th, 2014 at 11:06pm	Quote Print Post
	My Level 4 Windshirt just arrived. Very well made but elegant in it's simplicity. It has a big front zipper that opens top or bottom to vent excess heat. Considering I looked at some shirts that were well above $100+, this was a steal at their sale price.


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charlie wilson Subscriber Offline Posts: 6 Joined: Jan 12^th, 2014	Re: ORC Industries Reply #5 - Mar 11^th, 2014 at 1:42pm	Quote Print Post
	The issue with ORC was three fold. Initially, I guess they came up with the acronym without reading the Hobbit and/or Lord of the Rings? Secondly, they could not build boats with the sheltered work staff. Parts left out of laminations, pre-cut thwarts in the wrong boats, etc, etc. Lastly, they never immersed in Paddlesports culture, insisting they had a better way, which caused retailers to pull away, which left them without a market. So it goes.


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