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More photos @ Flickr.com/mulepics The WaterTribe NC Challenge started off on a beautiful morning with a picturesque sunrise and calm, flat waters. The scene was set: racers were readying their...

UPDATE: Follow Up Report Team Whynot I’m not sure if it started as a dare or a joke, but when Dave and I decided it was time to sink our...

This Wednesday night we are showcasing a collection of vintage Patagonia clothing which dates back to the company’s founding. Great Pacific Iron Works, short sleeve rugby shirts, original “original” stand...

Photo © Dr. David Blevins, all rights reserved Research Triangle Park, NC – This past weekend the North Carolina Wildlife Federation presented the 48th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards to...

Rydr $65, Revolvr $65 I highly suggest trying on a pair of the new Kuhl Revolvr and Ryder pants. For guys who like a slightly more fitted pair of outdoor...

Providing Raleigh with a "new sense of place" Raleigh received a precious gift today. Our first Nature Preserve. The benefactress was accustomed to making special deliveries such as the Park...

Enjoy this fantastic video by Randy Johnson about this year’s Big Dig in Watauga County. Seeing this makes us appreciate our dedicated MST volunteers even more (if that’s even possible!)....

2012 Wilderness Systems Ride 115 We’re excited to officially announce the 2012 Ride 135 has arrived in our Charlotte and Raleigh shops. The new Ride 115 has arrived in Greenville....

Friday, September 9, 2011 7-10pm Hanes Brand Theatre – Winston-Salem, NC You don’t have to journey to Banff each fall to see these exciting films! Great Outdoor Provision Co. will...

Casting Notes: Cause and correction of tailing loops A tailing loop results when the caster fails to create a stroke with a straight path of the rod tip. The line...

The gear we sell at Great Outdoor Provision Co. is made to last many years of hard wilderness use. While outdoor gear has to take all sorts of knocks, abrasion,...

RALEIGH, NC – June 23, 2011 The North Carolina Wildlife Federation honored Great Outdoor Provision Co. as the recipient of the 2010 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award a recognition given annually...

In response to the devastating spring storms in the South and Midwest, the Great Outdoor Provision Co. and KEEN have joined forces to raise money for the American Red Cross...

The Greenville Great Outdoor Provision Co. kayak fishing seminar was very successful with 18 to 21 participants who were all extremely interested about getting involved in the sport. Some participants...

On Saturday, 30 April GOPC kayak fishing team members Bo Anders, Tim Stewart, Drew Haerer, and Mike Callahan joined me for the 1st Annual North Carolina Kayak Fishing Association (NKCFA)...

Strange but true – Raleigh happens to be home to Field & Stream editor-at-large T. Edward Nickens, whose new book The Total Outdoorsman Manual, is part skills primer and part...

by Ashley “The Drumminator” Williams, GOPC Kayak Fishing Team This weekend was the perfect example to take full advantage of all the benefits kayak fishing has when searching the saltwater...

by Amanda McGuire, Charlotte Staff “As soon as he saw the Big Boots, Pooh knew that an Adventure was going to happen.” Getting your kids into the Great Outdoors can...