The Thrifty Mountaineer

09/07/2026

Meme Drop Monday!

A monday holiday calls for some memes!

09/07/2026

New Item Monday!

New hats! These new distressed trucker hats are perfect to "cap" off your Bigfoot look!

09/07/2026

👣 MOONSHINE MONDAY — 10K EDITION!

Well...somehow there are now 10,000 of you wandering around here with us.

When we started The Thrifty Mountaineer, I never expected it to become this.

We’ve made friends, traveled all over Appalachia, celebrated weddings, met incredible artists and authors, ended up in some places we never expected — and told an alarming number of Bigfoot jokes along the way. 😂

Most importantly, somewhere along the way this became more than a store page. It became a community.

Thank you for every like, comment, share, visit, recommendation, bad joke and weird idea.

We have absolutely no idea where we're wandering next…

but apparently 10,000 of you are coming with us. ❤️

— Reverend Moonshine

Come Wander!

09/06/2026

LABOR DAY HOURS: 11–4

They say if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.

We don't know about never…there are definitely days. 😂

But spending the day surrounded by cryptids, antiques, local creations and all of you makes it pretty darn close.

If you're out wandering this Labor Day, stop in and see the place that rarely feels like work.

📍7093 Mall Road, Morgantown
Come Wander!

09/06/2026

We were so excited to be a stop for the CASA For Kids Community Goose Chase last week! A great way to explore and support local businesses while raising much needed funds for advocacy!

09/06/2026

Sunday Funnies

Sometimes you just gotta find your crowd!

Copyright War and Peas

09/05/2026

Welcome to West Virginia! 💙💛

Our directions are a little different around here…

Turn right at Bigfoot. 👣😂

Eventually you'll find The Thrifty Mountaineer.

Probably.

📍7093 Mall Road, Morgantown
Your Appalachian Emporium. Come Wander!

09/05/2026

Saturday Shoutout!

Thanks Brandon! Moonshine loves to be in the spotlight!

09/05/2026

Featured Artist of the Week:
ABN Laser Designs

Coaster, tumblers, ornaments, and prints of all your local needs. Veteran owned.

09/05/2026

Today has been a strange day for me. It's hard to believe that it's been almost 3 years...I got 47, but I would take another 47 in a heartbeat. Today would have been my grandmother's 105th birthday. ❤️

This woman shaped a lot of who I am and how I look at the world. She wasn't afraid to graduate college in the 40s, or to be a single woman, or march into Bobby Bowden's office in Florida and get her grandson an autograph. Things changed in life, some she could control and others she couldn't, but she kept going for 102 years. Some paths she chose, others were chosen for her.

One of my favorite poems is Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". I think we all want life to fall into place the way we want, but sometimes we just have to hang on and enjoy the ride. She exemplified that as she navigated her years on this Earth, and luckily I think she passed down the trait that sometimes you have to let the ship steer you. That's why it's so important to us to hear your thoughts, ideas, and reactions as we build this little gift shop.

About a month ago I wrote a blog for the website about how to deal with change. She had seen more change than anyone I could imagine, yet she always seemed to adapt. This picture is her playing air hockey in her 90s. I thought it fit perfectly.

We used to send letters back and forth across the country, then they got rid of long distance calling charges and we talked on the phone. The final years were a lot more face-to-face. We never really tried social media, so this is new.

Happy birthday, Grandma!

If you had asked me twenty years ago what I'd be doing today, owning a gift shop would have been pretty far down the list.