How Bass Pro Shops Took Over America 

what is the diameter of "make coffee at home " sticker?

Heyo! These are 3"x3", same size as the Future Proof logo ones @@1004k

35 dollars for 6 stickers 😂 you deserve to be in jail

Bro is like don’t buy bass pro shop hat that looks good and i good hat buy my bad stickers

Bro dosen`t go outside

Came to the comments to say the same thing 😆

I mean they're going to have to sell merch one way or another, might as well have a little fun with it

hahahah a lil tongue in cheek maybe? 😊

They've got to make money somehow. Stickers have minimal impact so it's a sensible choice.

​​@Dolimoe-vh9kqmost people already have 1 or multiple of the items this channel does videos on. Adding to that consumerism would make absolutely no sense. While you might not NEED stickers, it's a low impact way to support the channel and people like to show off their interests. The price is high literally because the point is primarily to support the channel. Which you are welcome to disagree with, but they shouldn't be selling medium/large physical objects that their viewers don't really need.

And then it was vacant for over 10 years, sporadically being used as a concert venue between 2005 and 2015. In 2015, Johnny Morris was trying to decide if he wanted to buy the pyramid and turn it into a bass pro shops, so he said if he caught a catfish over 30 lbs, he’d do it. He did, and told his friends “It’s a deal, we’re gonna do it!”

@Dolimoe-vh9kq You can look at any channel, any channel on RU-vid and all will need a method of profit unless they are doing exclusively as a hobby or profitless vlogging. OrdinaryGamer recently been sponsoring like crazy shit he once warned about, nevertheless he is one of reliable information. There a extremely few people/groups who can survives without profiting their information. It's up to the watcher to follow up their research on what this channel provides. This world doesn't allow for non-profit, nor has jorunalism ever been about not being paid. I'm not sure what to tell you. But shit isn't easy, have a suspension of disbelief, but people need to make money somehow.

That should be their April fools video for this year

@Dolimoe-vh9kq I watch just because I think Levi is a great host and has a chill personality and I love information about all sorts of topics. It's just a fun and interesting channel.

​@Dolimoe-vh9kq very well summarized, matter of fact. This reminded me of the hipster era of the 2000s where single-origin coffee snobs hipsters would avoid buying and wearing mainstream clothing, but they ended up looking all alike from miles away; the hipster beard, all-unique tattoos covering their body, single speed bicycle, acetate reading glasses or Ray-Ban sunglasses, the scarfs and beanie hats in the middle of summer.

You could still propose to her there.

@@grepora or him...

😂

I can totally see that happening in that it seems to be taking on a Disneyland type vibe..!

@@grepora why are you assuming gender and sexuality?

And in Kansas City, Kansas! It's a huuuge building!

The best part of this is that I’m im Canada but I literally have no clue what Cabela’s is. I’ve only ever seen Bass Pro shops all across the country

Minnesota has 3 locations, it looks like WI also has three. Then there’s the fuckton of Cabela hunting video games (45 to be exact)

Cabela’s are still in Texas too. I have a Bass Pro about 15 mins away from home in one direction. And a Cabela’s about 20 mins away in another direction.

Cabelas in Wisconsin

I saw people wear this and I’m from Hungary!

I'm from America and the pyramid caught me off guard too! :D

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I feel you and I am from Africa where we happen to have some fine specimens from a while ago.

Bright Sun Films did a video three years ago on how they got it.

The European mind can`t comprehend this! 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

But it's "ironic" so it's okay.

@srlatch7953 the point of the the stickers are not the stickers themselves. It is the donation to the content creator. No one would pay $35 for stickers. It is an alternative to disposable clothing merchandise. Stickers are cheaper for content creators and easier for fans to display their support for example by sticking one on their laptop.

I thought the same thing

this channel is just impossible to monetize without being ironic

What if that’s $25 CAD? Which is about $18-$19 USD… still too high?

​@@smnbrgssSadly, they said it was USD. :/

Imagine being a first-time self-published author. Imagine the cost of printing and shipping all those books on your own dime. Now imagine getting the boost in revenue to be able to print and ship more stuff for less money, making back what you earned and more. Now imagine doing it again and again. Do these people look like a mega corporation to you? No, they're a small business. You can do with skipping just 5 $5 items to help support them if you care enough. That's literally just 5 coffees.

If your idea of manhood is conformity, then sure. Sounds pretty childish to me

I actually remember seeing that for the first time in 18 wheel of steel american Long Haul and that was before the Bass Pro thing.

But why wear a hat with a logo when you can get one without a logo?

@@MS-sr6mj Same reason you order a steak with ketchup instead of getting it plain.

I think it's funny how people virtual signal about not liking Bass Pro when the liberal-coded alternative, REI, has an insane markup and poor customer service. In my experience, Bass Pro has more USA-made products than REI. You would think a company that virtu signals about being a co-op would want its products made in a more ethical country. Also, @MS-sr6mj, most hats come with logos, that style of hat is specifically made to have a logo. Unless you are anti-hat this is a silly question.

@@smarmar400 I understand the insult you are getting at but it just demonstrates your ignorance on steak. No prime-cut steak is served plain, it is seasoned in pepper and salt, it is dry aged or dry brined, and its is based in butter. It is often served with a reduction sauce, something that contains tomato paste and vinegar, like ketchup. You ar trying to put down someone based off presentation and the cost of ingredients; unless the goal is to appear snoody this is not a great quip.

@@woodchuck003 I live a blissful life, overflowing with ignorant knowledge of steaks, especially of the non-prime-cut variety. I am a connoisseur of steakery and of all fine, red meats. I consistently order my steaks plain so that I may savor the restaurant's choice of table ketchups. One simply needs to ask their waiter for the variety of tomato-based condiments from their "hidden menu". Every fine steak establishment worth their salt has one. But hear this: one must ask for the "hidden menu" thrice---not once---not even twice. It's an ancient tradition among steakeries. Below I shall include the universal code of menu-ordering conduct. It goes something like this: Three is a magic number Yes it is, it's a magic number Somewhere in that ancient mystic trinity You get three as a magic number The past, and the present, and the future Faith, and hope, and charity The heart, and the brain, and the body Give you three as a magic number Little-known steak fact: If you poke a cow many times with an ice pick before slaughter it's meat will be pre-tenderized and juicy on one's palette.

this. Was a failed mega project, now a successful shopping center.

I think they wrote this line because their criticism of Bass Pro has more to do with tribal politics than with anything thing they sell or a particular business practice.

@@woodchuck003 They wrote that line because they know their audience is more on the "ironic gen z wearer" side than on the "redneck mecca" side. And probably their own inclination as well. There was very little criticism at all in the video - what little there was was sorta milquetoast critique of Americana mythology, like couching the 'rags to riches' story as "fairy tale." The rest was just... an explanation.

@woodchuck003 you're probably right, I have a bad habit of writing comments while mid video... And now that I think about it I think they were possibly just trying to avoid the most obvious comparison since it's literally in the name... @@hypotheticalaxolotl I think this was 15 or 20 years ago, the family decided to go to bass pro shop on boxing day... It took an hour to get in, we spent three hours in it, my dad was stargazed by how much it changed and how big it became, all the non-fishing things there were... But then it took about 2 hours to get out of the parking lot. Then it would've been a year or two later when online shopping boomed and we never dealt with that nonsense again. But man it's insane how many people were infatuated with the bass pro shop, in the crowd has changed significantly over the past 15 to 20 years.

@@woodchuck003 "tribal politics" this is literally a political channel

"to skin an elk or something" Spoken like a true wimp, someone who's never even put a worm on a hook. I don't think I'm the audience for this channel.

Cabela's was objectively the better outdoorsman store. Focused on a bit different demographic but yeah it was great back in the day.

As for Scheels, I'd go there every day if there was one near me. The Cabela's in NW Chicago was HURTING before the merger. Cabela's was doing some things right, and I also preferred them to BPS, but they weren't going to last.

'o' Kansas City, Kansas has a huge Cabela's! I went there once and I did get the card! And I got a free Cabela's hat, I'm wondering if it fits this trend😊🧢

Indeed, and hunters following legal limits can help avoid overcrowding in some cases. :)

its to support the channel and to give the viewers something they can hold. which wouldnt really end up in landfills cause people put stickers on laptops and co

@@londonmellow It is still plastic trash that nobody needs.

@@londonmellow ah yes, put it on my Macbook and in three years when it gets resold either peel it off and throw it away or the next owner I resold it to takes it off and throws it away.

@@cjgent if you throw your mac book away within three years that sounds like a you problem. most people don't replace their devices for over 5 years. also doubtful that future proof is gonna cause the same type of landfill big cooperations and non stop buyers will cause. regardless of it all, since you decided to be bitter about it no amount of argumentation will make you see where I'm coming from so I'm off

@@londonmellowI get it. It's just ironic.

Aw, you crying? Lol grow up

Wait till you get to their stickers

@@cocoquake your the only one that's crying

@@cocoquakenope I’m not crying you grow up. Bass pro shops have been round a lot longer than this bloody channel

@@cocoquake why would he be crying?

I feel like the taxidermy would freak me out

would be so SCARED

😂 thanks for being here!!

Depends on needs and who you prefer to give your money to. I don't wear hats and I love this channel, so the stickers are more compelling.

Love that you're pointing out the irony. Definitely won't be supporting the channel through buying things I do not need.

Bright Sun Films did a video three years ago on how they got it.

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Stop buying shit you don't need. 😂

And for $25? Geesh, they cost cents to make each one

@@calihiker7980 it’s basically a channel donation where you get a small thank you trinket. Stickers are very low impact (can be sent in a flat envelope, locally produced, etc.) and are a fun way to support the channel. Yall are blowing this way out of proportion.

Exactly. That’s where I got mine!

Yup, I had tons because they were cheap and I didn’t have to worry about messing up good hats at work

As someone who fishes and hunts, yes I spend time at Bass Pro. I don’t get you people and videos like this at all.

"content makers hawk $25 stickers, one of which says stop buying things you dont need?" I agree, seems extremely hypocritical of them.

@@sailoroftheinternet3290 I know the cost of everything has gone up so it may not be feasible if they want to make a profit, BUT I imagine if the stickers had been presented at $5 as well, hyped as an alternative for those not interested in buying these hats & the "stop" sticker was given a sly wink wink acknowledging the irony it may have resulted in quantity sales. Or maybe not, I'm just some stranger in the internet.

MN has 3 locations

There in the us cabelas originated in Nebraska

Right and La Vista NE and I'm sure many more.

They’re all over in the US

@@bhoutdoors507 Well notably I see Bass Pro is rebranding a majority of them but they have not yet.

Yea, the vast majority of them are in the states there’s only a couple in Canada haha.

I am sure most could care less tbh

Yes and the roster hats are big hit too

And whats up with people refusing dates to bass pro hats?

@@RaySmith-zg7od idk he mentioned something to do with guys wearing it to look manly? Maybe its connected to the "alfa male" bros lol

Oh yeah. Remember when Carhartt was indestructible work cloths for hard working people. Now it's ghetto-fabulous.