C6 Technology by Skankeywear

We have uploaded one of our videos now available on Youtube. It is our promotional/teaser video that explains C6 Technology and why we use it. Please watch and enjoy!

C6 Technology by Skankeywear

We have uploaded one of our videos now available on Youtube. It is our promo/teaser video that explains C6 Technology and why we use it. Please watch and enjoy!

For the Love of Wakeboarding

Where I live here in Oregon, I’m still learning where to go wakeboarding. So far, I like Roger’s Landing because it’s the closest, but there are lots of sandbars and in the middle of August I have to wear a wet suit. I miss living so close to such amazing lakes.  Some of my favorites are:

Lake Powell – Warm water, the scenery is great, the water is flat. We usually rent a houseboat and its just a great time.

Lake Mead – Warm water and hot outside. Big enough that you can usually find a nice cove to board in that is nice and flat. We usually rent a house boat here as well and have a great time.

Lake Mohave – It’s hot and I love it when it is so hot outside you are forced to jump in the water. Laughlin is near by and there is so much to do and you can go home and relax in an air conditioned hotel room.

Lake Perris – Growing up this was really close and easey.

Lake Shasta – Very warm water, it’s just a good time.

Where are the great places up here? Is there anyone in the Northwest that isn’t cold?

Tips for a Successful Vacation

It is important to vacation every now and then, take a trip by yourself, with your loved one, or family. You need a little break every now and then. These are helpful tips I live by to get the most out of my vacations may they be grand or weekend getaways.

1. Turn off the Cell Phone. This is practically impossible since we are in an age where I use it for everything. I use it to schedule my days, find my local golfing course, call friends, check email, and play games. It’s so scary to shut it off because there is a sense of impending doom when you do. However, my most relaxing vacations are when I don’t have signal. No Bars = No Stress (at least on vacation).

If you know that you don’t have anything that is urgent, just turn it off. Re-learn how to use the newspaper if you want to be informed. Put down your iPad and dust off a book. Give yourself a rest from all these unnecessary electronics. If you want to play a game, find an old thing called “Chess.” It’s refreshing and rewarding when you can’t be disturbed by silly questions, or just electronic distractions.

2. Work balance. In the event that you do need to check some emails and do other necessary functions to keep your business afloat, balance it. Remember that you are trying to get away from work, so don’t let it consume your day. Figure out how much time you must have to work and keep within that time frame. A good rule of thumb is an hour in the morning, and follow up with emails once before dinner. Keep contact to a minimum. Even mark your emails with priorities so you can easily focus on them later.

The same goes for home balance. If you or your spouse is worried about everything that is going on at home, you miss the chance of really getting away. Keep emails and updates to a minimum. If there’s an emergency, people will find you.

3. Me time. Depending on your style of vacationing, you may or may not get “me time.” This is very easy to skip if you are traveling with kids. Always plan for a little me time each day, for at least 1 hour. Note that your me time is different then your 1 hour work time. For 1 hour, get a massage, read a book, take an afternoon nap, or watch a game. This should be time just for you. If you want your significant other to participate with you, that’s alright, but make sure they don’t cause any distractions that may ruin your time.

4. Plan Accordingly. If you know your family is happier when you are busy all day long, plan ahead to have lots of activities. If you know the point of the trip is to sit by a pool and do nothing, don’t try to squeeze in social activities. Preplan what you know you’ll enjoy and stick to it. Don’t bother changing plans because a friend was in town or another questionable activities was recommended. It’s YOUR vacation, do what YOU want to do.

5. Enjoyment. You know what you enjoy, so do something that makes you smile or something that is different that you can’t do in your regular days. Go on a hike, or lay by the beach. Don’t simply sit in front of the T.V. There are so many things to do for whatever activity level you desire. Preplan this of course, but enjoy yourself. I can’t stress that enough to just have a good time and don’t worry about the little things.

It’s your vacation, so enjoy the good things in life!

Packages for Money Saving

We are nearing our launch for NW Allen and we are trying to figure out what packages we will offer.  These are the questions we are having and we would love all your opinions and thoughts.

• How many packages should be offered?  We have about 5 formulating.
• Should we start with Buy 2 Shirts and get a free tie, or start lower?
• Should the largest packaged offer be something like: Buy 5 shirts and 2 pairs of pants, get 1 shirt and 4 ties free?
• What language sounds better:  "Buy 1 shirt get 1 tie free" or "Buy a shirt and tie for $15.00"  (actual numbers, etc not real.  Just think of how that sounds.)

We are also thinking of offering a "Missionary Code" which is used for the discounted packages and also would make a donation to the LDS Missionary Fund.  Questions for that would be:

• What is a good percentage of the purchase that you think would be a good donation?  5%?  $1 for each item?  For every $100 purchase, we donate $10?
• Do you think the Missionary Code Discounts should be exclusively to Pre and Currently serving Missionaries?

Elder in New Zealand in a "Gale" storm.  As you can see, missionaries really need C6 Tech treated clothing!

We are still working on these.  We have a good idea of what we will do, but we would still love your input on the subject.  Thanks.

Everyone Loves Shark Week

How can you not love Shark Week on Discovery Channel? Every year I look forward to watching it. My favorite is “Air Jaws.” My wife generally enjoys it as well, but we watched a show called “Summer of the Shark,” which was about the Summer of 2001 when the number of shark attacks rocketed. That summer was the last time she would swim in the ocean. I think she does overreact, but here is her story of witnessing a shark attack:

It was the Summer of 2001, I had only been surfing for about 3 years and only in the summer months. I went with a group of girl friends down to the San Diego area for beach camping in San Elijo. We got there Monday and we’re staying until Saturday. It was awesome waking up every morning and going out surfing. I felt I was doing really well, I was catching every wave and moved over to a short board. It was only about 5 feet long. We were out from sunrise to sunset each day.

On Friday on that week, we had been out since early that morning. At this point, my skin was clearly fried from being out in the sun for so long. It was just about lunchtime so most of my friends were in eating. It was just me and two other friends, for the girls being out in the water. There were a few other boys in the area, but it was actually quite empty around considering how busy the water had been all week. As I was debating if I wanted to continue surfing or go in, I laid on my board with all my limbs in the water staring out in the ocean. I looked down into the water, which was decently clear. I watched a dark blur swim slowly and under me. I immediately put all my limbs up on the board and got a deep chill. From how that was swimming under me, it had to be a shark easily larger than my board, probably 6 feet long. I watched it swim from under my board over to under my friends who were out to my left.

As I nervously scrunched myself on my board, trying not to fall into the water, but stay on my way too small board, I yelled to my friends, “I think there’s a shark, get out of the water!” Both my friends, who were much older and wiser, laughed at me. I’m sure how I was propped up on the board didn’t help. One said, “It’s probably a school of fish.” I yelled again, “I think it’s a shark!” The other surfers all looked at me, but continued on. My other friend said, “Just go in. You need to get out of the sun.” I took one last look at my friends to my left and the male surfers to my right.

I barely put my fingers in when trying to paddle in, but I paddled as fast as my fingers could. I was completely terrified by the time I got into shore. My friends were all laughing at how silly I was being and assured me of two things: 1) sharks don’t swim in warm waters, and 2) shark attacks are super rare. They fixed me a sandwich and I sat in the shade watching out at the water.

Immediately, as I sat down, I noticed that there was another surfer, helping the surfer who was right next to me come in. My friends were paddling in as fast as possible and most of the other surfers were as well. When they got to the breaking of the waves, I could see that the surfer who had been directly next to me on my right, had in fact had a bite taken out of him. Instantly, when he was on the sand, the lifeguard pulled him into the shade and lifted his leg up. There was blood trailing in from the water and that’s when I could clearly see what happened. As the lifeguard was attempted to apply pressure below the knee, I could see that the surfer had been bit in the ankle and had mostly broken the leg. It wasn’t quite straight and covered in blood.

We all crowded around, as we were told to get away. That’s when someone finally said, he was bit by a shark. I kept hearing it was a Tiger Shark, but now I think it could have been any kind. The lifeguard seemed very assertive and calm, which is how we knew nothing was fatally wrong. In the few minutes it took for the paramedics to arrive, the foot already looked as if the blood was stopping. The paramedics wrapped his leg up and carried him off on a stretcher.

I was sick to my stomach thinking that I must have actually seen a shark. We didn’t go out to the water again that day and left first thing in the morning. That summer was the Summer of the Shark and all I could see on television was shark attacks. Needless to say, I didn’t go into the water the rest of that year. The following summer, I still couldn’t. They say if you have an experience like that the best therapy is to get back into the water right away, but I guess I missed my chance. I haven’t surfed since and I rarely go deep enough that my belly button could get wet. I know it may be silly that I was so scarred from the event. I don’t know what ever happened to that surfer boy, but I know it wasn’t fatal. I like to think that he rested his ankle for a month and hit the waves again.

Yep, that’s my wife. For our honeymoon, we vacationed in the Caribbean. It was the first time in 7 years that she completely went under water in the ocean. If only I could get her surfing again!