This picture is from when I first started my sleeping on the ground lifestyle 10 years ago. Since then this has become a fad and Lucky Sheep is at the forefront of helping people get started in rewilding their sleeping, hiking, and camping. I started experimenting with different ways of sleeping, as I noticed I …
It has been a ridiculous tumble and bumble year at Lucky sheep. We no sooner moved (‘we’ meaning ‘I’ mostly) the entire business to a new location before a surge in orders began. I kept trying to catch up so that I could go on a weekend backpacking trip. My two part time employees could not …
A few years ago I had an urge to live outside so I would become comfortable being in the wild. There wasn’t even much of a goal to it…but I was simply drawn to spend as much time in wild nature as possible. The only way to do this practically was to work set up …
As the body’s metabolism works throughout the night, perspiration is released as water vapor also called insensible perspiration. Synthetic fabrics trap and hold this moisture because air can’t circulate. As body heat and moisture build up, your heart rate increases, which elevates blood pressure and causes shallower sleep. At a time when you should be resting, …
I grew up in the Wayehutta Valley in Cullowhee North Carolina. It was a world of sparkling springs, bubbling creeks, and my front yard and backyard was an entire mountain. We walked on footpaths which were called ‘Indian Trails’ and we were told these were formed by the actual Cherokee Indians who roamed these lands …
I am thrilled to announce Lucky Sheep has received a grant from from AB Tech Small Business Center to enhance our branding and marketing by redesigning our website, logo, and photographs. I am so excited to embark on this multi faceted project. Lucky Sheep is working with Jaime Hadnagy Photography in conjunction with Neff Creative. …
My best adventure so far this summer was exploring a creek watershed only five miles from my home in the South Toe Valley, Pisgah National Forest. My hiking buddy David had seen some amazing waterfalls up the Three Creek watershed years ago and our goal was to see how far we could get and simply …
The Water Trail: Boulder Hopping to Thee Creek Falls Read More »
By Patrick Clark Your bed is one of the main factors effecting your sleep. The perfect bed is not going to solve all of your sleep issues overnight (pardon the pun) because sleep is effected by more than just one factor. (Other factors are the things which effect Circadian Rhythms–which will be covered in another …
You Snooze, You Win: Five Ways Your Bed Can Make or Break Sleep Read More »
When I first laid my head on a buckwheat pillow I knew had found another secret lost by modern society. All my life I had followed the example around me using what in comparison to this was a huge overstuffed object. The simple small bean bag like thing provided cervical (neck) support without pushing the …
It was almost by accident when I first learned about the power of wool to not only increase vitality but to up the comfort level of winter. It was at a time (late 1990s) I was well aware the outdoor community was adopting synthetics as the new best thing to stay warm. I too had …
