Yvon rebranded as well from what was left of the company and continued to sell solely soft goods under the name of Patagonia.Īnd in fact, Patagonia’s logo was inspired by the outline of Fitz Roy Mountain in Patagonia. Yvon’s business partner reorganized the company and then founded the Black Diamond Equipment. So Chouinard Equipment has split into two brand new companies not long after. It was in that time that the company faced a couple of lawsuits and was forced to declare a state of bankruptcy. But in the late ’80s, the business began to suffer. They sold a mountain climbing type of gear that was hand forged. Founded by Yvon Chouinard, the Company was called Chouinard Equipment at first. He was willing to do the show, so he gets to pretend to be an expert.The history of Patagonia is a complicated one. No way he knows the history of anything like it shows on the show. That 'Big Haus' guy is just as dumb as Chumlee. They just go look it up online right before they film it. They don't know all the information they spout off. Well, the show is good and I like to watch it. Sorry, I just don't see Murray in the same playing field.

Somewhere on another thread Murray is asking for help identifying old magic equipment which, to me, says something about his level of expertise in 'this particular field.'Īnd the real kicker is, there are some recognized magic Houdini experts out there. Unless I've missed something along the way, and that's possible, I've never seen Murray's name pop up when people talk about magic history. I just don't know how and why Murray was called in as a magic historian and expert on that show.

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