In 2013, Tyler and Lindsey were both employed full time in the oilfield and construction industries running heavy equipment throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan, and living full time in their 42 foot fifth wheel. It was after completing a job in Whitecourt that Lindsey suggested they take a little break and go up to Peace River to visit friends as Peace River was her hometown. While there, the Carmon Creek projected fired up and they were both employed to help build pads and access roads, and thus they stayed. However early into 2014, oil prices fell and the industry went into a recession, with Lindsey expecting their first child, they decided to continue living in the RV and ride out the economic storm. By 2016, the recession had still not recovered and with now two daughters to support and a wife who refused to move out of the RV, in part because Tyler had installed a cozy little wood stove in it, Tyler began to brainstorm ways to diversify their income streams.
Though Tyler’s construction work always managed to pay the bills, it didn’t offer the security they were looking for, and it also didn’t allow for much time with the kids. Unbeknown to Lindsey, Tyler had recently started vaping and noticed there was a significant demand for vaping products but the nearest vape shops, other than a small one in Manning, were in Grande Prairie almost 200kms away. He was also frustrated that his online orders often wouldn’t show up in time before he had to head back to work in camp and so he was having to detour hours of the way in order to stock up. So Tyler had a the crazy idea to start a vaping business out of the back of the 5th wheel in order to keep himself stocked up and to make some extra cash while considering the potential of growing it into an online and Brick & Mortar