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Made in Iowa From bike bags to beer coolers, the Hawkeye State knows how to ride, camp and hike in style. BY COURTNEY GUEIN
Fox River Mills
Kenai Coolers
SOCKS
COOLERS
Based in Osage
Based in Decorah, kenaigear.com
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Kenai Coolers are guaranteed to last for a lifetime, and the company encourages its customers to test that promise in “the mountains, desert, meadows and prairies, or a spring creek in Iowa.” Kenais are more affordable than many outdoor cooler brands, and though the company’s named after an Alaskan borough, it’s rooted in northeast Iowa.
This small, privately owned hosiery mill has fashioned some of the United States’ leading socks for sports and outdoor recreation since 1900. Fox River also produces a women’s-specific fit performance sock, with a smaller toe box and heel pockets.
Holstein MFG GRILLS Based in
restaurant and personal use. This ain’t your grandpa’s Weber; even Holstein’s home grills could fit enough meat to feed a horde. Impress your neighbors with their four-basket roll top rotisserie grill.
Balm is a run-to product after exposure to sunlight and dirt, which can make your skin dry, itchy and wrinkly. All of that hard work in the sun can cause sore muscles, too—for those, you can try their Doc Hoag’s Menthol Pain relief cream.
Holstein holsteinmfg.com
Since the first grill in 1976 was sold, Holstein MFG has become a leading supplier of grills for food production, food consumption, agriculture, catering,
Original Udder Balm LOTION, PAIN RELIEF CREAM Based in West Des Moines originaludderbalm.com
Summer heat can be udderly draining. Original Udder
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