Head-to-head comparison

    Freedom Boat Club vs Rolling Bones Outdoors Franchise Opportunities

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    DisclosureFreedom Boat ClubRolling Bones Outdoors
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $263,500 – $622,500
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22
    $166,469 – $260,364
    Total
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $40,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)
    6% · percentage of Gross Revenues; subject to Minimum Royalty
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    437
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48
    2
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +85
    Calculated: 2023–2025
    +0
    Calculated: 2022–2024
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change is a Franopolis calculation from the disclosed counts.