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Just wanted to let everyone know that Tough Country has a booth this weekend at the 2009 Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganza in Fort Worth at the Will Rogers Center.  Our booth # is 1115.  The hours are Friday 3 to 9, Saturday 9 to 7, and Sunday 10 to 5.  Richard and Bryan will be manning the booth so if you are in the area stop by and say hello.  You can find more info at  www.ttha.com.

Brent

Great News! -  The newly designed Evolution Series Frontend Replacement and Rear Bumper have been shipping out.  They look great and we have been getting a very positive response from many of our customers.  You can view a few photos of them on trucks in our photo gallery and remember to keep checking back as we will add more photos as soon as we get them.

Brent

I have some very exiting news!  Our design team here at Tough Country has completed the prototypes of the front and rear Evolution Bumpers for the 2008-2009 Ford F-250 / F-350.  Over the next week or so we will be designing the jig’s and setting up the production line.  Keep checking back to see photos of the finished product on a truck.  Product release date is estimated at July 13th. 

Brent

Greetings Everyone,

I want to let everyone know that we had a great event this past weekend at the 5th Annual Tough Country Outdoor Conference!!!  Even though it was scorching hot, no one got hurt and there was only a few vehicle casualties (my buggy being one of them).  If you did not get to make it out you missed a great party so check out the pictures on line in a few days.   I also want to thank everyone that helped make the event possible.  Next year, I promise it will be earlier in the year, so that it will be cooler!

A BIG THANKS goes out to the following:

Hampton & Bill Pratka / Bottle Cap Cookers: for bringing his KICK-ASS cook trailer, and catering Bar-B-Que for the whole event (it was quite a job in that heat).
David & Janeece Morgan: for frying the fish on friday night.
Ryan Services: for providing generators and light trailers for the band and grounds.
El Campo Cycle Center: for providing ATV’s for the El Campo Police officers working security.
JR’s Texas Best Smokehouse: for giving us a huge discount on the supplies for the concession stand.
Dennis Cervenka: for use of the parking lot and his tractor and shredder for the event.
Robert Kollaja and On-Point Entertainment: for providing additional sound to help out the band.
Don Davis Motor Company: for providing a display vehicle for our photo shoot.
Von Der Au Ford: for providing a display vehicle and two mules for our photo shoot.
Sterling Bernhard and Redline Helicopters: for the awesome helicopter rides.
Dick Chomout: for the use of the port-a-cool unit.
Larry Denton: for use of his generator.
Captain Tom Klaiber: for use of the BIG ASS TEXAS FLAG for the stage.

I would also like to thank the band, Clay Crockett and the Shotgun Riders, for a great show and putting up with the mosquitoes.   Also a Very Big Thanks to our VOLUNTEER Staff, Family, and Friends that jumped in and helped out when it was needed (in alphabetical order):

Amanda Puente (Commando), Amber Socha, Aubrey Garcia, Beverly Holik (Beaver), Bill Pratka (Captain Willie), Brandon Cornwell (Corn Hole), Bryan Roos, Brent Pratka (me), Chris Mason (Chato), Chrisanta Canales, Christy Pratka, Clay Pratka, Danielle Peevy (Dano Monkey), Dorothy Pratka, Edgar Garcia, Flint Thompson, Gerald Brown, Glen Wendel, Greg Dyer, Hampton Pratka, Jason Puente, Jay Saucedo, Judy Lundy, Kathy Socha, Kay Pratka, Kurt Pratka, Larry Denton, Lee Vasquez (General Lee), Mark Pratka, Matt Bena (Lucky), Molli Bodungen, Peyton Lundy, Ray Contreras, Richard Chomout, Rob Geffert, Roland Garcia, Ryan Orsak (Yoda), Shelley Garcia, and Tom Kainer.

If I forgot anyone I am very sorry it was a long weekend and we had so much wonderful help. I know there were probably people that helped out that I did not see or here about, SO IF I FORGOT TO MENTION YOUR NAME, THANKS TO YOU AS WELL.  Be sure and log on to www.toughcountry.com and go to the photo gallery to see the pictures of this year’s event.  We will be adding more as they come in, so send what you have especially if you have any cool videos to conference@toughcountry.com.
Thanks again,
Brent M. Pratka

CEO / Chairman
Tough Country LLC.
Phone: 979-543-9204
Fax: 979-543-7209
www.toughcountry.com

Hey all!
Well, the time has finally come and the 2009 Outdoor Conference is finally here! We are expecting a great day Saturday and hoping for a little overcast to help with the heat. The boys have been out filling the pits with water for the mud races and getting the booths and stage all set up. We have a few contests planned for throughout the day on Saturday and they’ll be getting better as the drinks get stronger. Our photo shoot will be throughout the day, capturing the fun and good times that can be had with trucks outfitted by Tough Country. We are including both our trucks and customer trucks as well in this shoot. We really want to show off how great they look in real life! If an average pictures worth a thousand words, then we’re about to save tons of typing! I’ll be keeping everyone updated here and let you know the progress. If you are going to be free this weekend and haven’t got your conference gear and invite yet, then head over to get yours now! Well, I’m off to Lane City now to fight the heat and get the place ready for some fun! Hope to see you there!
TC

P.S. I’ll be posting updates throughout the weekend through twitter. You can follow us at twitter.com/toughcountry.

Check out our photo section of our website! Pics of our booth and who knows what else….

Hey everyone!
If you are in the Houston area this weekend, you need to grab some friends and come to Reliant and visit us in booth 432 in the Houston Boat Show! Tom and I (Richard) are working this show from Wednesday through Sunday and we are making SMOKIN’ deals on Tough Country Bumpers and truck accessories. We are selling some items BELOW Factory Outlet pricing, and offering a 50% discount on installations at our Outlet store at 112 E. Jackson in El Campo. Come on out and see what we can do for you!

Hey again,
I’ve been thinking about the photo shoot that we will be doing at the Tough Country Outdoor Conference this year, and we are currently looking for unsigned models who have a naturally fun look to them. If you are interested in applying to being a model for this shoot, email us at conference@toughcountry.com. Include your contact information, age, link to your facebook or myspace page, and a little about your personality in your own words. If you do not have a facebook or myspace page, please include a photo of yourself. Models chosen will get VIP access, conference gear, references, and digital negatives of selected photos for you to use in your portfolio. This years photo shoot theme will be “Tough Country Summer Fun”. We are hoping to capture action, laughing, and good times, while still being sexy without trying. The deadline for submission is Sunday, June 21, so hurry to send in your applications. If you know someone that you think would be good for this shoot, encourage them to send us their info. Chosen models will be notified by phone and/or email by June 23.
We look forward to hearing from yall,
TC

Hey all, I got us signed up with twitter now, so if your saavy with the twitt, follow us at twitter.com/toughcountry. I emailed google about the problem I was having yesterday and of course, the just reply with a canned answer.  What did I expect anyway?
No word yet from the Boys in the Dominican, but, knowing them, I’d have to say that’s probably a sign that they are living it up, puffin’ on a good cigar.  We are planning a trip to Moab soon for some off-road fun with jeeps!  I’ll keep you guys up to date with more info on that adventure in a few days.  Right now we are working on our details for the Tough Country Outdoor Conference, on June 27.  That’s gonna be another blast this year and I’ll have a full post with even more details in a few days.  I’d love to hear from those of you reading this so comment away!
Talk to ya Soon,
TC