USA –-(Ammoland.com)- A few weeks ago, YETI® notified the NRA Foundation, as well as a number of other organizations, that we were eliminating a group of outdated discounting programs.
When we notified the NRA Foundation and the other organizations of this change, YETI explained that we were offering them an alternative customization program broadly available to consumers and organizations, including the NRA Foundation.
These facts directly contradict the inaccurate statement the NRA-ILA distributed on April 20 2018.
Further, the NRA-ILA stated in that same public communication that “[YETI has] declined to continue helping America’s young people enjoy outdoor recreational activities.” Nothing is further from the truth.
YETI was founded more than 10 years ago with a passion for the outdoors, and over the course of our history we have actively and enthusiastically supported hunters, anglers and the broader outdoor community. We have been devoted to and will continue to directly support causes tied to our passion for the outdoors, including by working with many organizations that promote conservation and management of wildlife resources and habitat restoration.
From our website to our film footage and from our social media posts to our ambassadors, YETI has always prominently featured hunters pursuing their passions. Moreover, YETI is unwavering in our belief in and commitment to the Constitution of the United States and its Second Amendment. www.yeti.com
BUY AMERICAN! Yeti sells a bunch of Chinese shit.
Totally disagree w/ the above Press Release from Yeti. I’m not a drama queen and try to open mindedly check out stories like this. Here’s the steps I took: 1. I emailed Yeti multiple times. No response. Then I called Yeti. The young man was polite I didn’t get a warm fuzzy about the truth being told. He said it’d take a while to get everything smoothed out. I told him I could help him smooth it out over night. I told him I’m an Outdoor Writer and publish 325 articles/yr. and of course there are multiple other Outdoor writers.… Read more »
Photo contest of the YETI Cups used for target practice?
The NRA needs to go GLOBAL!
We need chapters in and around the world in other countries.
Seems like a no brainer to me.
Who the ?&;:#$ is in charge here?!
…bert life NRA member
Yeti’s original “cancellation letter” to the NRA mentioned absolutely NOTHING about “alternative customization” whatsoever. That’s a total BS claim. If they had, the Washington Post would never have called the NRA for a comment on the business cancellation in the first place. There wouldn’t be any story to report.
Yeti is simply doing fierce damage control to slow down the fire, but it’s too late. They’ve just “Dixie Chicked” themselves.
Just my arrogant opinion but “YETI” is just the “STARBUCKS”of the THERMOS/ GEAR shops anyway. I can get by with way less thermos and use surplus and still have money to protect my FIREARMS RIGHTS rights. YETI like DICKS will NEVER choose what I need to do with my dollar or my rights. They were never elected.
YETI HAS A HISTORY OF ANTI-GUN BEHAVIOR!
Here’s a link to a story from March 2017 about YETI’s flagship store in Texas banning licensed concealed and open carry – at that time they tried to excuse their behavior by saying the signs were posted because of the attached bar, but the signs also put the store off limits. It took some pressure for them to remove the signs and lift the carry restriction on their store. (Bar remains off limits to licensed carry due to a different provision of the law.)
https://www.alloutdoor.com/2017/03/27/yeti-flagship-store-bars-concealed-open-carriers-backtracks/
DATE: April 24, 2018 TO: USF & NRA Member and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President If it wasn’t bad enough that YETI dropped The NRA Foundation as a client, now they’re calling us liars because we informed our members and friends of their actions. The NRA Foundation has over 1,100 “Friends of NRA Committees” around the country. These committees host banquets and auctions that are attended by hundreds of thousands of guests each year. These events raise funds to support charitable causes and programs. The NRA Foundation supports the needs of youth programs for… Read more »
If it looks like a coincidence, its probable NOT! But, if YETI is being totally truthful there is something else we can learn about YETI. You NEVER empty your bowels BEFORE you get to the toilet! Timing is everything when relieving yourself and YETI has let it all out in the middle of the “house”! Was it an accident or was it on purpose? To avoid misconceptions in my post, in the middle of the messes of Parkland, Waffle House, and other recent mass shootings and the lefts call for more gun control and vilifying the NRA, YETI drops their… Read more »
For years …The Yeti ..was “Abominable ” ….:) but then it became a “cooler” …:(