Bills Khakis Profile: Tom Strauss
- Name:
- Tom Strauss
- Home Town:
- Reading, PA
- Occupation:
- Founder/President - Emotion Kayaks - designers & manufacturers of premium recreational and fishing kayaks.
- Why you do what you do?
- Love of the outdoors and the people who live to be there, rain or shine.
- Favorite Distractions (Hobbies):
- Hanging with my incredible family, skiing un-tracked powder, riding single track on my mountain bike, touring back country roads, long silent thoughtful hikes, dawn kayaking, going fast with the right equipment, getting sun, sun, and more sun.
- Proudest Moment:
- Marrying Diane (I am truly the luckiest guy in the world!). Also, the 4 births of the best kids on the planet!
- Philosophy of Life:
- Have a great attitude EVERY DAY because it's absolutely the ONLY thing you can control.
- My Longest Day:
- Going snowmobiling with Bill Thomas in Yellowstone Park trying to teach him how to go fast (he drives like an old man). We had only one day to see everything - 177 miles!). Finally, I had to duck tape his thumb to the throttle! (I've got pictures!)
- 15 minutes of Fame:
- Trying to eat all the cheese at my 50th B-day party. I love cheese!
- Favorite Book:
- It is not about the Bike; Lance Armstrong.
- Moment I’ll never live down:
- Moving away from Vail where my office was 38 steps from the gondola. 6 years later, my family still isn't over it.
- How you first discovered Bills Khakis:
- Bill worked for me when I owned a Ski & Adventure shop. We became dear friends and we were one of the first retailers in the country to sell Bills Khakis.
- Bills Khakis wearer since:
- 1992