Camden Lifestyle Magazine Issue 02 "The Outdoors"

BURLY MAN
TACTICAL
Photo Miranda Spivey & Written by Faythe Hall
The Mountaineer or Appalachia: there is a single sun ray breaking over the top of the peak. The cold
wind blows from the North driving a biting frost down from the mountain that lets him know it’s
going to be a lean and harsh winter. Strapping his pack tighter to his back he rises and trudges on,
because that’s what he does in the face of a daunting future. The Desert Dweller, The heat is near
overwhelming, and the dust stirs into a storm. He raises his canteen to his lips for a final sip, knowing
it could be his last. He knows where he is headed, and he knows he will make it if he just gets one
foot in front of the other. A sea of shifting sand and a burning sky is not enough to lay him down for
good. He will move. He will push. He will live. The Swamp People of Lousiana, the air is sticking to
his sweating body and; the heat is rolling through in waves of steam. He can hear the rustling sounds
from behind the next thicket. He’s certain he knows what that sound is, and he knows it sounds like
his next meal. His feet haven’t been dry in hours, but he has done what needed to be done. He found
his next meal, and now all that is left is to conquer it. He moves through the knee deep water and
sludge slowly. It’s hard to stay silent in the swamp, but he has the patience. He draws his weapon
and prepares for victory. As he eases over the last hurdle and takes aim he knows he’s eating good
tonight. These are the men of the wild. These are the men that are as unbreakable as the Earth they
stride on. They are the forgers of new worlds and founders of future civilizations. They have no fear
that hasn’t been overcome, and nothing can stand in their path when they set their course. They are
strong. They are fierce. They are BURLY MEN.
WE are Burly Men, and our mission is to provide you with the equipment and gear needed to make
sure that no matter where you are, and what course you have set, the last thing that will bring you
down is your gear!
Nathan Fletcher
Founder of Burly Man Tactical