Randy Brouwer
Co-owner / Inventor
What I wear when I’m camping: Shorts, t-shirt, and flip flops
Most memorable camping experience: Grade 12 camping with the boys on the west coast trail
1st time camping experience: Long Beach with my family and cousins
3 things I always take camping: Duct tape, knife, and survival kit
Favourite food to roast over a campfire: Pre-cooked roast beef
When camping, I never: Pee into the wind
When camping, I always: Thank God for the country we live in:
My trick for a lasting campfire: Use only wood rounds not split wood
Where I really want to camp but haven’t yet: Village Bay Lakes on Quadra Island
Don’t tell anyone, but when I camp: I love to be lazy!
I fall trees during the day, am active in sports, and watch our kids play volley ball. At Imagine Camping I take care of the Fireside Fork sales, and create future prototypes for the business.
Wilma Brouwer
Co-owner
Most memorable camping experience: Hiking in the summer of 2014, with Randy, to Cape Scott and camping on the sandy beaches
Favourite food to roast over a campfire: Waffles, with our handy dandy waffle iron.
The secret to a perfectly roasted marshmallow: Keep your marshmallow high above the flame or coals
Favourite place to camp: Buttle Lake
I am a mother to three grown children, and a wife to my husband Randy. I enjoy word search puzzles, embroidery and crocheting, and looking after my two granddaughters when I’m not working at my regular job at Thrifty Foods. At Imagine Camping I fill the orders and take care of the accounting.
Janelle Klassen
Co-owner
What I wear when I’m camping: Flip flops, shorts if warm and pants if cooler, t-shirt, sweatshirt
Most memorable camping experience: Our family camping trip where we found rock towers, and my 4-5 day hike with my dad.
3 things I always take camping: Tent, stove, food
Favourite food to roast over a campfire: Dough boys/bannack
When camping, I never: Take my good clothes
When camping, I always: Bring a lot of food
The secret to a perfectly roasted marshmallow: Not too close to the fire and always turn
The unexpected food I love to eat while camping: Poptarts
My trick for a lasting campfire: Only a few cut pieces of wood and mostly rounds
Favourite place to camp: Buttle Lake with family and friends
Where I really want to camp but haven’t yet: Rathtrevor in Parksville
Don’t tell anyone, but when I camp: I don’t mind rainy days huddled under a tarp bundled in warm clothes and a blanket drinking something warm.
I love the outdoors, and being able to spend time with my family. I have an amazing husband who works hard for us so I can stay home with our two beautiful, happy girls and a 3rd bundle of joy on his/her way! I love to be crafty and paint during my down times, especially in the Fall and Winter when I’m not enjoying the sun outside with my family and friends. At Imagine Camping I’m the ‘techy’ – taking care of computer issues that may arise, and creating the original website. I also take care of the administration and customer support.