I have been testing and tinkering with a bunch of misting system parts and concepts for close to a year now. I have had some of it up on the website for sale and had a pretty good response but have not really pushed it. No kingsnake.com ads, aggressive search engine keywords, etc.
That’s gonna change in Daytona this coming weekend. This has been a slow and steady project for me as I have been kept quite busy. Got in all the high output 3/8″ pumps, extra fittings, custom parts, etc. I didn’t like some of the fittings originally available for the quick connect so I had a couple made for me. Had to get a ton of them but I think it was well worth it. Also got it all in black now except for the misting heads themselves (more pics to update on the site!). Needed the black bulkheads to match and they took forever to be made! Found a manufacturer that is quite willing to work with me and has some awesome high quality parts. Fewer parts required, lower overall costs and fewer parts to leak or otherwise mess up- And as I am learning quickly this year, more immunity to rising oil costs. Anything palstic is on the rise, and quick. Efficiency in design and execution is going to become more and more important in the coming years. The way I like it! Come check it out this weekend if you are going to be in Daytona and see what I have got.
Pretty much coming to a close on the cage and rack building for the show. Been going like mad but it will come together in time. Looking forward to the end of this Wednesday. If it isn’t ready or packed by then it just won’t be. I think it will be a very good show this year.
The Daytona show is a bit of a time marker for me. A point in time to look at all that has been done-or not done- in the past year. Kind of my “New Year”. I have to say I really enjoy this business and all of the challenges that come with it. Keeps me thinking and moving about all the time. I have been quite fortunate to have a great customer base and some good guys to work with. Like any industry there are the good, the bad and the ugly but overall it is very, very good. We have good business and/or personal relationships with a couple of other cage makers, tempgun makers and breeders and though we trip over each other occasionally it is quite refreshing to be reminded that you don’t have to be at war with one another all the time even in an industry as small as this one.
We have tables 452, 453, 378, 379, 380 at the show. Neil Golli will be set up right next to us again this year at tables 450-451. Beside myself we will have Dr. Lew (good friend and reptile guy), Scott Seavey and Frank (the animal guys). Unfortunately a lot of our regulars can not attend this show, quite a few do and it is always nice to get to talk to them-even if only briefly. Attach a face to the name, email address and voice. Stop by if you can.
Wait till you see what is cooking for next year!