About Us

Outdoor Spaces, Thoughtfully Composed

Ridgecrest Outdoor Living was founded on a simple belief: outdoor spaces deserve the same care, intention, and permanence as the home itself.

Too often, outdoor environments are assembled incrementally – products added without regard to how they relate to one another, to the property, or to the way the space is ultimately used. Ridgecrest approaches outdoor living differently.

We curate substantial outdoor elements – saunas, hot tubs, fire features, and furnishings – not as accessories, but as components of a cohesive outdoor space. Every selection is guided by scale, placement, materials, and long-term use, so the finished result feels settled, balanced, and complete.

Experience Applied, Not Displayed

Before founding Ridgecrest, Kevin spent decades advising leadership teams on decisions where durability, risk management, and long-term outcomes were paramount – often at significant scale and in complex environments.

That experience informs Ridgecrest’s approach today. The same discipline used to evaluate long-term investments, global operations, and complex systems is applied here: select deliberately, understand how components interact, and design for longevity rather than immediacy.

Ridgecrest is not a departure from that work – it is a continuation of it, applied to a more personal and tangible environment: the home.

From Individual Products to Cohesive Environments

Designing an outdoor space requires more than choosing attractive individual pieces. A successful environment considers how elements relate to one another, how they age, how they are used throughout the day and year, and how they sit within the broader property.

Ridgecrest approaches outdoor living as a system rather than a catalog. Saunas anchor spaces. Fire features create gathering points. Water elements introduce contrast and flow. Furnishings define layout and use.

The result is an outdoor space that feels intentional rather than accumulated.

Inspired by the Landscape

Ridgecrest operates from East Tennessee, near the Smoky Mountains – an area shaped by elevation, contours, and a close relationship between homes and the land they occupy.

That setting reinforces our belief that outdoor spaces should feel integrated, not imposed. Good design responds to its surroundings. It respects scale, views, and materials. It belongs.

Building the Outdoor Space, Layer by Layer

Ridgecrest Outdoor Living launches with outdoor saunas, with hot tubs, fire features, and premium patio furnishings to follow. Each category is added intentionally, ensuring it contributes meaningfully to the overall outdoor environment.

Our focus remains constant: helping homeowners create outdoor spaces that feel complete, enduring, and worth returning to – season after season, year after year.

Founder’s Note

I’ve spent most of my career helping organizations make decisions that were meant to stand up over time.

In environments where complexity, risk, and long-term consequences mattered, I learned that the most durable outcomes rarely come from speed or volume. They come from restraint, judgment, and an understanding of how individual elements fit into a larger whole.

Ridgecrest Outdoor Living grew out of that same philosophy.

As I began thinking more intentionally about my own home and surroundings, I noticed how often outdoor spaces were treated as an afterthought – assembled gradually, filled with pieces that didn’t relate to one another, and rarely considered as a complete environment. Yet these spaces are where some of the most meaningful moments occur: gathering, unwinding, and simply being present.

Ridgecrest was created to approach outdoor spaces differently.

We focus on substantial elements – saunas, hot tubs, fire features, and furnishings – that shape how a space is used and experienced. Each is curated not in isolation, but in relation to the home, the landscape, and the way the space is meant to function over years, not seasons.

The name Ridgecrest reflects both place and perspective. Living in East Tennessee, near the Smoky Mountains, I’m reminded daily that well-designed spaces respond to their surroundings. They feel settled. They belong.

That sense of permanence and integration is what we aim to bring to every outdoor space we help shape.

Kevin Darrenkamp
Founder, Ridgecrest Outdoor Living