Hinton Outfitters

08/02/2025

Hinton Outfitters is open today until 5 pm so come see us because tomorrow we will be closed . We are off to do an exciting team adventure so stay tuned for pictures ! Can you guess where we are going ?? 🤔🤩🥳🤷‍♀️

08/02/2025

Questions from The Golden Horseshoe Exam from 1952:

3. The name given to the unusual stone formation on Flat TopMountain is..

08/01/2025

https://youtu.be/_PMXbSqTYIY?si=qfPCn93sK3HC7Yk7

And on the topic of music television, this clip leaves me with so many questions. Why is some random guy tied to a telephone pole? Why does he appear to be the target of a sniper? Why does the sniper need red dot technology when his target is immobile, blindfolded, and at very close range? Were we really that easily entertained?

The opening segment for Friday Night Videos on September 30th 1983.

08/01/2025

MTV commemoration day! Celebrate West Virginia style!

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07/31/2025

It's FOURSDAY Thursday! For today only, we are offering 4$ our ENTIRE LINE of "universe shirts." This includes t-shirts, crewneck sweatshirts, and hoodies!

Also, FREE SHIPPING on all online orders today using the code FreeShipFoursday.

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07/30/2025

We have been LOVING New River Trophy Outfitters posts! Look at these awesome catches!

07/30/2025

⛰️✨ Get Lost ✨⛰️

-our “Get Lost” tee is made for little explorers who love to adventure!
Available now in-store in kid’s sizes-grab one before they wander off! ✨

07/30/2025

OK, we don't even know who this guy is, but we agree with the sentiment. We have some GREAT GIFTS for fishermen in the store--everything from mugs, to hats, to t-shirts, to picture frames! Come check us out today! We're open 11-4!

07/30/2025

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07/29/2025

Did you know this is a HINTON HAUNTINGS day?

On July 29th, 1952, The Hinton News published a story about a UFO sighting--right over the New River! What follows is the transcribed text from that close encounter:

Flying Saucer is Spotted Over Hinton Late Sunday
By Tom Pendergast

Have "flying saucers" appeared in the skies over Hinton?

Three local residents reported Monday evening that they saw in the cloudless sky here Sunday night "the strangest big round thing spinning through the air" that was "so bright it almost put your eyes out."

The viewers-Mrs. Howard Hayes, her 13 year old daughter Nedra, and Anna Sue Iddings-said they saw a fast-spinning object whirling "just like a top" appear suddenly about 9pm high above the New River Bridge. Mrs. Hayes, who said she delayed notifying the Daily News because she thought people would think she was "cracy," stated that the flying object left a v***r trail. She added that Fred Ferguson, C&O shopman, arrived on the porch of her lower Summers Street home in time to see the v***r trails and that the "grey-like smoke" trail remained visible for 10-15 minutes.

Mrs. Hayes, whose home faces the New River, said the group was on her porch at the time and that she first noticed the "thing." She added that she screamed "look!" and all three caught a good glimpse of the object. "The queerest feeling came over me," Mrs. Hayes explained. "I've always wanted to see one of those flying saucers," she remarked, "but I don't ever want to see anything like that again."

Her description, which matches other reports of "flying saucers" seen throughout the country recently, verified that the objects are extremely fast. "It was faster than an airplane," she said, "and shortly after it went out of sight we heard a noise that sounded like an airplane--but we couldn't see any plane."

Mrs. Hayes said she first saw the object as it whirred high over the New River Bridge "spinning just like a top in a straight line down the river" toward the C&O shops. The "thing" was flying "as high as most of the transport planes that go over Hinton," she asserted, "and from where I was it looked bigger than a washtub. It must have been at least as big as an airplane."

A strange twist to the object's alleged flight was uncovered when Mrs. Hayes reported that it "spun around in a loop above the C&O depot, making complete, sharp circles, and then followed on down the river," toward Sandstone.
Mrs. Hayes said that although the object was moving "very fast" she was able to see that "it" was flat on the bottom, and had a ridge and a round hump on top that looked just like an upside-down saucer. It was spinning around and around, she stated.

"It was so bright that I couldn't tell what color it was. In fact," she said, "it was so bright that my daughter's eyes became red from watching it."

Mrs. Hayes was not certain how long the object remained visible in flight, and thought it seemed to be following the New River in a straight line. It disappeared in a matter of seconds, she thought.

No other reports of the incident have been received by the Daily News.