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WELCOME TO THE ARC PIT
So many products are on the market to add to the pleasure of caravanning. Sometimes you come across someone with a great story to tell, and a great product at the end of the story.
Arc Mate is one of these great stories / products. Back in 2023, Cassandra and Michael, who were working hard to save money for a deposit on their first home, spent a couple of days with family. While they were relaxing, Michael looked at the old portable fire pit and, at the same time, saw the back of the family caravan.
Now, his mind just put the two things together. With a little bit of creativity and determination, he came up with the idea of a fire pit that did everything you want a fire pit to do, giving it a curved shape so that it was carried upside down on the spare wheel at the back of the caravan.
Imagine that. Well, once Michael had imagined it, he wanted to make one. The only source of funds to start this new business was that saved deposit money. Cassandra wasn’ t all that keen to see the money go, but agreed, so it did.
Michael found a person to make his product. Instead of just taking some plans down, he made an Arc Pit out of cardboard! The manufacturer loved the cardboard and the process began.
By September 2024, they were ready to launch the Arc Pit, and they sold the first run of Arc Pits within 48 hours. This gave them both the enthusiasm to go on.
So they made more, and Michael made more cardboard models of more products to go with the Arc Pit. All told, they have 27 products and three different styles of Arc Pits. They also included longer legs for the Arc Pit to meet national park requirements.
Two years on they have sold 17,000 + Arc Pits through 50 retailers. Isn’ t it amazing what can happen when you are just sitting and enjoying a peaceful afternoon with your caravan?
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