It's here! Our new catalog #17 has been mailed and should be on it's way to you. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to order our new catalog #17 click here. We have added 64 more color pages  so you'll be able to see more of our products in living color! You can now see how colorful our cotton historical flags really are on page 96. The wood grain really shows up on our knife handles and our wooden ware. The cast iron page looks almost exactly the same,  but you can see the color in the cast iron cook book!

We've also been able to find some great new items. Check out our folding handle skillets on page 84. Great for trekking or for packing lighter. We have a new trekker's lantern that packs light too and can really come in handy when you're in the wilderness in the dark. (page 68) On page 60 our utility tarps have many uses, covering firewood, ground cloths, or covering your modern gear. Every camp should have a couple of these!

Our canvas buckets are finally back. This is one of our most popular items and we've have finally been able to get them again. (page 113) We also have a larger canvas bucket available, it holds about 3 gallons and sells for $10.

Give us a call ay 1-800-487-2684. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Sam and Theresa Darby

Panther Goes Hollywood!

Grab a bag of popcorn and a good seat, because now you can catch Panther tents and camp gear on the silver screen! Many of the major movie production companies prefer Panther tents & historical gear for their high quality and authenticity.

Don't worry, we don't plan on letting the fame and bright lights go to our heads! But we do plan to check out these movies and TV shows. We hope you will too.

MOVIES

• Gods & Generals - Robert Duvall (Lanterns w/holders, diamonds, baker lean-tos, whelans)
• Tears of the Sun - Bruce Willis (wall tents, wedges)
• Pirates of the Caribbean - Johnny Depp (Custom Pavilion)
• Secondhand Lions - Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall December 31, 2003 (lg. Civil war wedges)
• The Notebook - James Garner, Gena Rowlands 2004 (20X30 marquee top)
• Master and Commander, The Far Side the World - Russell Crowe (kegs, stools, buckets, boxes, etc.)
• The Last Samurai - Tom Cruise December 12th, 2003 (custom British bells, subalterns, hospital wall tents)
• Hidalgo - Viggo Mortensen 2003 (tipis, british bells, wedges, walls, outhouses)
• The Alamo - Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thorton 2004 (wall tents and wedges)
• Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story 2004 - Jamie Foxx (kegs, buckets, blankets, canvas bags, boxes, saws, braziers and more)

TELEVISION

• High School Reunion - WB, Reality series Sundays 9pm (wedge tent with a bell)
• Miracles - Series ABC Mondays (Hospital wall tent)
• Colonel Wilson's Wild West Round up Show Tom Selleck TV movie January 17,18,19 2003 (belt bags, canteens, knives, s-hooks)
• Deadwood - HBO series 2004 (custom wall tents, stakes, etc.)
• Tom Berenger's Peacemakers - USA Network series, Wednesdays 10pm (trail tarps, whelan & baker lean-tos and civil war wall tents)
• Carnivale - HBO series Sundays 9:00pm (civil war wall tents, shelter tents)