Survey for Improvement

Our new year's resolution for the business is to redesign the site. Before we make any changes, we want your input.

If you have time, please take a few minutes to fill out a simple 5 minute survey. One randomly selected participant will win a reusable bottle of their choice!

Last chance to respond to the survey is January 22.

Thanks for your input!

Day Six: Holiday Savings and Durable Gifts

We are halfway through the 12 days of Green Gifts and Tips! Today, we're highlighting green gifts on sale. First, we just announced that all orders placed before December 19 will ship for free. No coupon code necessary. Next, check out our merino wool jackets on sale for 10% off. Finally, visit the clearance corner for great deals on closeout products, including the women's climawool glove, a softshell warm when wet cold weather glove perfect for gift giving. $39 (regular price $70)

Tip of the day: Give durable gifts. Heirloom quality toys and quality clothes will last longer than plastic junk. This will certainly please your gift recipient, but it also keeps waste out of the landfill.

Cyber Monday = 10% off!

Use the coupon code 'gift10' for 10% off any order. Happy Shopping!

Green Guru Contest Winner

Wow! What a great contest!

Our randomly choosen winner is Katie. As soon as we hear from her, we will send Katie the deep purple and white billboard Ute tote!

Thanks everyone for entering, and especially the bloggy giveaways carnival for sending us so many great entrants.

Green Guru Gear Tote Giveaway!

We're participating in the Fall Bloggy Giveaway Carnival. There is a HUGE list of giveaways, so carve out a little time to enter yourself in some great contests.

But first, enter the Baying Hound giveaway! We're giving away a Green Guru Gear tote on Saturday, November 1 including shipping in the US. The UTE totes are 98% reclaimed material by weight. Each one is made in the USA from hand-selected billboard panels to give you the most graphic value possible with waterproof durability. Retails for $19.99 at our store.



Want to win this tote? Simply leave a comment including your email address with your choice of colors available, listed at http://www.bayinghound.com/utetote.html. Comments will close at midnight October 31 and winner announced November 1.

Don't forget all Shak Jerseys are on sale through November 1 too!

Ibex Jerseys 15% off!

Now through November 1, Ibex Shak Jerseys for men and women are on sale in the Baying Hound store. They are 15% and still qualify for free shipping with the freeship50 coupon code. Try one today and fall in love with soft, comfortable, breathable merino wool.

Reusable Bag Winner!

Caffeine Queen is the winner of our reusable bag contest! Congratulations! As soon as I get confirmation of your choice, an OLovesM ecoclutch or Green Guru Gear billboard tote will be in the mail to you.

A big thank you to everyone who entered and wished me a happy birthday. :) Our consolation prize is a $5 off $25 coupon. Use the code 'getgreen' at checkout to receive this discount anytime before Oct. 19, 2008.

And a bit of truly random knowledge to go with the random pictures of Hawise above: My Dad emailed me this Wiki page in a happy birthday email today. Apparently if I had been born in 1582 in Italy, Poland, Portugal or Spain, my birthday could not have been October 9. In 1582, those countries were switching calendars and skipped from October 4 to October 15. Strange but true!

24 hours til end of Reclaimed Reusable Bag contest!

Enter today, because there is only one day left!

Woohoo! That means only one day until my birthday too!

Upcycle your Wetsuit!

Just got a tweet from Green Guru Gear. They are looking for wetsuits and will send back a free gift if you send yours in!

Mail to:

2500 47th st Suite 12
Boulder CO 80301

I'm putting mine in the mail today. It's been sitting in our donate pile for a long time and never fit well in the first place.

Win a Reclaimed Reusable Bag!

It’s Rachel’s birthday on October 9!

To celebrate, we are giving away a Reclaimed Reusable Bag. We’ll mail a Green Guru Gear Utility Tote or OLovesM Eco Clutch (winner’s choice) to a randomly selected entrant.

Simply leave a comment to enter the contest!

Employees and immediate family members may not enter. Contest closes at midnight October 8, 2008.

OLovesM Bags and Purses in stock!

At the Outdoor Retailer conference last month we met a great lady, Merle, who owns OLovesM bags. These super chic bags are made by a group of workers in Colorado from reclaimed yoga mats, fabric, and sandal straps. They are funky, well designed, and eco-friendly.

As each one is a little bit different, we are busy taking photographs. The whole group is seen in these two photos.

Top picture: Large Bernie Bags ($51.95) and Water Bottle Holders ($15.95)
Below: the Ecoclutch ($29.95) and Small Bernie Bags ($39.95)

Remember that through September 15 you can save 20% with coupon code houndhowls20!

Green Guru Gear, All Kolors Here!

We are madly arranging all the new gear that came yesterday - Green Guru Gear reclaimed material bags and the rest of the Klean Kanteen Kolors! The colorful bounty is amazing!

We'll have reviews, more news, and more pictures soon, but for now, explore the store with new items listed.

Special offer for blog readers - 20% off any order from now until September 15 using coupon code houndhowls20

PS. Can't help sharing this cute picture - Hawise playing with a reclaimed climbing rope keychain. She is never still enough to get a decent picture!

Ibex Wool T-Shirts added to Clearance

We just lowered prices and added Ibex T-shirts to the Clearance Corner. Get an Echo T (at left) for $40 or Qu T (below) for $60! These great prices make it a super time to try merino wool! We guarantee you'll love it.

And the winner is...

...Craig C.!

He won our first Klean Kanteen Kontest and will get to choose his prize from our newly listed Klean Kanteens. Thanks to everyone who entered. Be on the lookout for a new contest coming soon.

Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel bottles here this week!

We just received the tracking number for our first shipment of Klean Kanteen stainless steel bottles! They should arrive Friday and as soon as they do, we will activate ordering.

Remember that you can enter to WIN a Klean Kanteen too!

Ibex Merino Wool Balance Underwear - it's the best!

Hi, I'm Rachel and I love wool underwear. There, I said it. This review has been long in the making mostly because I have had to overcome my fear of writing about "unmentionables". But the time has come because Ibex merino wool underwear are too fantastic to keep covered any longer.

Over a decade ago I purchase my first pair of Smartwool merino wool socks, my first forray into wool underthings. They felt so soft, cushioned perfectly, and never allowed a blister on my feet. Slowly over the years I acquired more pairs so that now I never wear cotton. Remarkably I have only worn through one pair of these socks.

When it came time to decide which items of Ibex merino wool clothing to test for Baying Hound, I was intrigued by wool underwear. I tried on a pair and my feelings resembled those after my first experience with smartwool socks: I never want to wear cotton again. Wool does the same thing for my bottom that it does for my feet: it breathes, never rubs or irritates and stays comfy even when wet.

Ibex briefs and thongs have a comfortably snug waistband of superfine merino wool. Shaping and stretch is provided by specially designed knit patterns so that only a single flat-stiched seam is found toward the back of the crotch. There are no tags to irritate the skin. These features combine to make a pair of underwear that doesn’t bunch or sag, staying put exactly where you want them. The measurements in the Ibex size chart are true to fit.

The material is an exclusive 17.5 Merino Wool blend of 85% Wool/10%Nylon/5% Spandex. The predominating wool draws moisture away from the skin so that even during vigorous hiking there’s no buildup of sweat. On a recent trip to the New England coast, I hand washed my briefs and hung them to dry. In less than two hours they were ready to wear again. Even if you don’t have time to wash, merino wool has antibacterial properties that will keep body odor at bay.

Most people are attracted to wool underwear for the performance specifications. Ibex goes the next step further by ensuring the design is eye catching as well. The inside hem of the women’s styles reads: "I am sick of four walls and a ceiling, I have a need for the sky and business with the grass". Both men’s and women’s are cut to be flattering in appearance and feature the Ibex logo on the outside hem.

They come in burnt red, black, and warm green regularly for $21.38. Men’s briefs are available for $26.60 in black and kelp brown.

These underwear are current specials available for only $19.99 and come with a free trial of Guyot Designs Microbites utensils through July 1!

Klean Kanteen Kontest!

We are so excited that Klean Kanteens are Koming at the end of June!

To celebrate, Baying Hound will choose a lucky entrant on July 1 to win one of our newly stocked Klean Kanteen bottles. All you have to do is find this logo: on one of our item pages.

Email us with the correct item name you will be entered to win!

*Only one entry per person. Employees and family members of Baying Hound Ltd. are not eligible. Prize is one Klean Kanteen bottle in stock on July 1 and shipping to winner's location. Entries must be received by 12PM EST July 1, 2008.

Advisory Group Members needed

Baying Hound is expanding and wants some input on new products to offer. If you are want to participate, please send Rachel an email with your email address to be given an invite to our google group. We'd love your advice! :)

Congratulations to Echo T Winner!

IDyeYarn is the winner of our Echo T-shirt contest!

Her tip was "We try to buy local products and produce as much as possible this cuts down on the waste for travel (ours and the makers) and it puts money back into the local small buisness economy."

Thanks to everyone who entered. Another contest will start soon. Be sure to subscribe to the blog and/or our newsletter so you can enter the next one.

Win an Ibex Echo T!

On Earth Day, April 22, we will give away an Ibex merino wool Echo T. If you want one of these great next to skin wool t-shirts, leave a comment below with an eco-friendly living tip. We'll pick our favorite and announce the winner here.

Entries limited to one per person. Winner can select men's or women's model in any size and color in stock. Employees and family of employees are not eligible. Contest ends 11:59PM April 21, 2008.