Alaskan Outfitting: About Us

In July 2003, I talked to an old friend for the first time in years. I listened as he explained how he had created what is arguably the best Montana fishing site on the Internet - Bigskyfishing.com. After talking about his site for several hours, I realized this was how I could live one of my long-time dreams and share my passion for Alaska at the same time.

Since childhood, I've had a love affair with the outdoors and a desire to share this love of nature with others. I spent endless hours watching every nature show on TV, reading every nature article I could find, and visiting every zoo and nature park I had an opportunity to get to. With every new thing I learned, came a stronger need to share what I was discovering. This web page offers a chance to start sharing those discoveries

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Then, in the mid-nineties I planned my once in a lifetime trip to Alaska with my wife. As fate would have it, as soon as we booked our flights, work sent me on a ten-day business trip to Anchorage in the middle of February. I was completely taken by the state. Within a year, I had returned three times and have made at least one trip annually ever since.

You can read about our July 2004 trip here.

So, after that conversation with my friend, I spent a few months researching the possibilities for a web site. I found two things. First, I found that there were lots of link pages, on-line brochures, and some personal sites about Alaska. But, there were very few quality content sites with the kind of in-depth information I needed when I was planning my trips. Second, I learned about the affiliate sales business model, which promised a way to make the site self-supporting.

Eventually, with a lot of help from friends and family, I sketched out the basis of this site. My hope for the site is to create a single location where people planning to visit Alaska, especially first-timers, can find the vast array of information they need. At the same time, I would like to help educate people about the opportunities in the state and inspire them to experience Alaska.

Also, I would like to help clubs, organizations, and educate the public about conservation and ecology by offering content related articles or advertising to promote their causes and services. If you are involved in a project or club that could benefit from some exposure, let me know.

Finally, I plan to directly support conservation of Alaska by donating 10% of all proceeds to The Alaskan Chapter of the Nature Conservancy or other deserving groups or projects. Should this site actually become more than self supporting I will raise this percentage but, I pledge to always commit at least 10% toward protection of this great state. If you don't currently donate to the Conservancy, I invite you to check them out at Nature.org. They keep overhead low and focus on protecting habitat by acquisition, which is probably the only effective way to protect, the last best places for the future.

Affiliate Sales

I put a lot of research into the merchants I use for affiliate sales and feel confident that the affiliates I have chosen are the best for price, quality, and customer service. Below is a brief list of our affiliates.

Amazon.com - The original affiliate program, huge selection and incredible prices. The obvious first choice for an affiliate program.

www.bookcloseouts.com - Remainder books at up to 80% off the original price. There are some great deals to be had here.