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    Quote Originally Posted by Flatliner View Post
    Curious on the business model. Can you tell us more about the Haiti connection? What is the cost per unit, all in, how much is profit for the workers, etc. If you'd rather not share, I can respect that, just wondering.


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    Thanks for asking about the business. I have made these chairs for friends from Boy Scouts for several years, but it is too difficult to do it fast enough to make it worth my time.

    My wife works for an small aid organization that operates two facilities in Haiti called BGM. They focus on Development instead of aid and have helped the local communities accomplish some really cool stuff. They recently opened a Business Center which acts like an incubator for local businesses where power and water are available. One local business is NRH Kouti which makes school uniforms and some other items.

    Between BGM, volunteers from the University of Alabama Business School and myself, we are using FeatherLite Outdoors as a "friendly" to teach business practices, time estimation, cost estimation, quality control, process development, etc. the intent is for the local business owners to learn how to win contracts and succeed.

    You can check out BGM at www.butgodministries.com

    Check out the blog entries on my website for more information on NRH Kouti (Nathan, Ruth Henry Sewing) and how we work together.

    Www.featherliteoutdoors.com

    Thanks,

    Mark




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    That's great work you are doing!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by curlymaple42 View Post
    That's great work you are doing!!!

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    I am working on a post with a how to this week...the real job is getting in the way.


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    Those darn day jobs, I've imagined some amazing DIY while at mine...


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    Yes, a how-to would be great.....

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    much simpler and portable than those "lounger"

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    Great work. I'd love to see a how to.
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    Any further developments on the 'How to' for this chair...?

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    Looks awesome. Good work! I'd love to have this at scout camp!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuckeyeFan View Post
    Any further developments on the 'How to' for this chair...?
    If you search "Recliner" in the DIY section you will see my post (called Camp Recliner) and pics from the chair I developed 2 years ago. I included the DIY instructions in the thread. Hope it helps... Still using them 2 years later.
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