The original Cargo Company was founded in Cambria California (near Hearst Castle) about 1989.  Our original store was a simple gift shop that began selling jewelry, sunglasses, watches and cameras.  Part of our watch line came from The Swiss Army.  Swiss Army suggested that we carry a few of their pockets knives along with the line of watches.  Knives started selling quite well and it was not long before we began to carry numerous lines of knives and swords.  In fact, we were early on one of Benchmade’s first dealers in California. Knives took over the small store which allowed us to move to a larger and then larger location over the years.

The Cargo Company ventured into more lines, such as cigars, clothing, binoculars and even a coffee and bulk candy bar in one of our stores!  In the end we had numerous stores on the Central coast of California until we sold them around the year 2000.

At that point, we took a short break from retail.  During that time we sold knives and other custom related product on Ebay and other web sites.  In 2004, with a move to Oregon, we opened up our next store in Florence Oregon, just west of Eugene Oregon on the coast.

We soon realized in order to expand our sales and increase our purchasing power; we would have to expand greatly on the internet with our own web site and new warehouse operation.

Expansion came in a different direction than we realized in 2009.  Due to the downturn in the economy, many cutlery stores in the United States have closed.  Most of these were in malls, where the rents are just too high to support anyone who wants to offer good products at reasonable prices.  One of these areas was the San Diego market.

Our vendors asked us to open a store in San Diego, which we did open in July of 2009 in Solana Beach, CA.

Our new website is run out of a new warehouse location in San Diego. 

Our plan is to have one central location in the San Diego market and expand on the internet as much as possible.  We have extensive plans to carry a significant amount of inventory in order to offer a wide selection and service behind all the products we sell.

The Cargo Company is NOT your typical website, bur rather a combination of products that make sense to the customers we serve.  You will always find a great selection in the categories that we sell along with the best possible prices on all products.

We are also here to serve you, our customers and welcome your feedback at any time.