Small Business Vendors
Here at Four Bridges Outfitters, we pride ourselves in offering new items from fellow small business owners. We work hard to source brands that are unique and offer high quality items. We also like to focus on American made, and upcycled items are always a plus!
When you shop from fellow small businesses, not only are you lowering your carbon imprint but you can also take pride in knowing your money goes directly to helping a small company grow.
Knitting socks in Niota, TN since 1902, Crescent Sock Co. endured the ups and downs that shaped the character of America's people and her textile industry. The family-owned company remains committed to its vision, its people, and to keeping jobs in the Tennessee Valley. Fits products are designed to be the best fitting performance outdoor socks in the industry. Over 100 years of experience has taught us to recognize the importance of careful, precise sock-fitting based more on total foot volume than foot length.
KJ Bags is a small-scale, family business that makes upcycled chalk bags. They use a wide variety of places to source fabrics, focusing on reusing scrap cuts that would of otherwise been thrown away. They also work with places to make custom items and make our branded chalk bags for us! Buying one of their bags keeps quality fabrics from entering the waste stream, and supports local economies here in the USA!
Burlaep was founded in an effort to be a better influence to their local and global community. After struggling for quite some time to come up with a game plan on how they were going to do that, they eventually settled on shirts! So in late 2010 they sold their first shirt and have been doing it ever since. They use the proceeds from the shirts to fund community projects locally - currently, Burlaep has taken their love of climbing and focused their support towards the SCC . They’ve also got a wonderful café and store front that is worth checking out in Chattanooga, TN.
Cactus to Pine is a rad female owned company. Initially, Shelby noticed a gap in fun climbing stickers and decided to make her own. She then realized that climbing has a big waste issue - what do we do with climbing rope that is no longer safe to use? Craft it into functional items, of course! Shelby launched a ropeware line that turns old rope into coozies, bowls, trays and more! We love having her items in stock and we encourage you to check out her website and other items.
Neat Pony is a woman-owned business founded by designer, screen printer and Chattanoogan Eryn Garcia. We’ve work with Eryn over the years for branding and most of our shop inventory! We’ve got Eryn to thank for our logo and all our shirts, hats and tote bags. She is always willing to go the extra mile if we request American made or organically sourced materials and we had to give her a shout out for that.
Merch and Image from Neat Pony.
Rockery Press is a Chattanooga based outdoor publishing company. The founders are native Chattanooga climbers who strive to balance creating access to areas while also encouraging responsible use. They do this by giving a portion of their sales to local, grassroots organizations that focus on land conservation and maintenance of our local crags. They print most of our local climbing guidebooks as well as others for the Southeast region. Their website also offers PDF downloads!
Yukon Hammocks was born in 2009 when one of their founders had to purchase an expensive coat for a fly fishing trip that just didn’t meet his needs. He saw a space in the market for well-made items that don’t break the bank - it’s expensive enough to go on outdoor expeditions, why should gear hit the wallet hard as well. American made gear that’s affordable? Sounds impossible but it’s what Yukon offers. We’re proud to carry their hammock line. Not only do we appreciate their price point, we also LOVE that their hammocks come with straps - no more separate purchases.