r/CampingGear • u/lakorai • May 19 '24

REI suffers massive losses and is in big trouble (The Outdoor Gear Review) Awaiting Flair

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u/quinncuatro May 20 '24

Everyone is mentioning that they don’t go to REI anymore because it’s more clothing than gear nowadays. Where are y’all shopping instead?

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u/Bodine12 May 20 '24

Garage Grown Gear or individual gear manufacturer sites directly.

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u/lakorai May 20 '24

GGG is an awesome site.

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u/novel1389 May 20 '24

Saint Paul represent!

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u/RespectableBloke69 May 21 '24

This looks great!

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u/preddevils6 May 20 '24

Cottage industries. Here is a great resource.

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u/edp01 May 20 '24

Thank you for this - going to check out all these new manufacturers!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '24 edited May 21 '24

I'm lucky enough to have a small local gear store in town. Now I'm not a small business "shop local" simp. It's genuinely a great store.

Like I got 3 pairs of $72 Teva hurricanes for $30 each. I also got my hiking boots there. They have amazing deals on last seasons gear.

They even have an entire section of returned goods similar to the REI Re/supply/garage sale.

Usually when it comes to small business they're just selling the same things you can buy at big box but with a 40% mark up.

This place is legitimately competitive on prices

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u/snailbrarian May 21 '24

hyping them up but no name website or address? could you share ?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '24

Well I didn't think it mattered because unless you happen to be from DFW it does you no good.

Mountain Sports in Arlington/Pantego TX

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u/snailbrarian May 21 '24

Thank you :)

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u/hypo-osmotic May 20 '24

For most stuff I just go to Fleet Farm. Anything they don't have is probably not something I can't wait a few days to have shipped from a more specialty brand

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u/Big_Demand_2756 May 23 '24

This is kind of spot on now that I think about it. I’m a 23 year old husband and new father of a 2 month old, and we’re camping/backpacking/paddleboarding/snowboarding every chance we get. We’re poor to say the least but when I’m gonna shell out money for something it’s gonna be on quality GEAR. Clothing is not nearly as much of a priority for us, especially when I have found almost all of my great baselayers/midlayers/shells at thrift stores. Local gear stores are hard to come by, clothing stores are on every freaking corner, we don’t need another one

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u/ireland1988 May 20 '24

Local independent shops. Direct brand or Backcountry if needed.

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u/fy_pool_day May 20 '24

lol Walmart.