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Out There Outfitters is locally owned and operated by Zeke and Tory Sieglaff. Zeke grew up on the Delaware/Pennsylvania border. He then spent a year lost in the Colorado Rockies satisfying the mountain jones. After one too many bouts with frostbite he decided to head to warmer waters where he has spent the past 15 years. Zeke and Tory owned two shops during that time, one in Boca Grande and another in Tampa. Oh yeah, we forgot to mention the Tarpon fly fishing addiction! Zeke worked his way to the top of the heap as a fly fishing guide in Boca Grande. He was a featured guest on several episodes of the Walker’s Cay Chronicles, a nationally televised fly fishing show on ESPN. Many hours were logged on the flats of Pine Island Sound (and local beaches with his wife and two children) testing great outdoor products as well as working on the tan!
Tory grew up in the backwoods of Ithaca, New York. She got her first riding lessons at the age of nine and quickly climbed the ranks of the junior show circuit, culminating in a blue ribbon at the Main Lines’ own Devon Horse Show. From there she was off to Madison Square Garden for some high octane hunter-jumper competition. Sometime during her first year at Cornell she made the transition to polo and went on to become the captain of the NCAA All American Women’s Polo team and went across the pond to England to play the Brits! They lost, but she did drink some great local stout and put back some Bangers and Mash! From there it was off to Florida for some fun in the sun.
After a phenomenal fifteen year run in Florida, Zeke and Tory sold the shops and moved home to Pennsylvania. They laid low for a year and scoped out the territory before collaborating with their friends at Patagonia to determine the best location for Out There Outfitters! They have come off of the bench to create their best store ever and even brought up a key player from Boca Grande to help run the shop. One might say, “he drank the Kool-Aid!” Beau honed his skills as a fitness instructor before making the move to retail management (that sounds pretty official). He is the gregarious manager who has an infectiously happy go lucky attitude coupled with great brand knowledge. Ashley, Emma and Rick provide the over the top visual merchandising coupled with unparalleled service. So come and hop on the bus and check it out! If nothing else you may get a laugh because let’s face it, they are not rocket scientist’s, they are simply bringing you the best products for the outdoors and having a fun time doing it. If that wasn’t enough, you are always welcome to come by for some wags from Lucy and Dolly, the shop Labradors. They don’t bite, but you may get a lick! |