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rockclimbr3
Feb 23, 2005, 3:13 AM
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where does everybody get their gear online from. i'm trying to find a place to get a new pair of red chili voodoos because my gym doesn't carry them anymore. i went to gear express and they had a very limited variety of shoes. any help is much appreciated.
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toejam
Feb 23, 2005, 3:33 AM
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Well, I'm about to make a $200 purchase from rei.com, mainly because I have $200 in gift certificates saved up from the holidays. When you sign up for their newsletter you get 10% off your next order, and you can get a 3% fastcash rebate through fatwallet.com. Not too shabby but I wish they had some alien offsets...
Mostly I buy offline through friends with connections.
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8flood8
Feb 23, 2005, 3:36 AM
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rei
they send you a portion of what you spend at the end of the year, if you join.
i geared up good for potrero so, i'm sure to at least get about half off on my next pair of shoes!
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esallen
Feb 23, 2005, 4:07 AM
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Mountainworks in Provo, UT and ebay (if the stuff is new).
Eric
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enjoimx
Feb 23, 2005, 4:32 AM
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IMO REI gets you in tax and shipping charges. Gearexpress seems better to me. If only they had aliens.
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crag_shwagger
Feb 24, 2005, 4:44 AM
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Im gonna have to say rei...got almost my entire rack there.
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kaylinr
Feb 24, 2005, 4:57 AM
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I just bought a ton of stuff from various online retailers. I'll have to say I'm the most impressed with gearexpress.com. I used REI for aliens, cause I couldn't get them anywhere else.
I had (am still having) a bad experience with mtntools.com . They won't be getting anymore business from me. Not when places like gearexpress exist.
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andrewscott
Feb 24, 2005, 5:04 AM
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ebay for gear=Death
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slobmonster
Feb 24, 2005, 5:22 AM
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anykineclimb
Feb 24, 2005, 5:49 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: ebay for gear=Death trusting the opinion of anonymous internet schmucks = priceless
HA!
now thats funny!
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chanceboarder
Feb 24, 2005, 7:20 AM
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rei is cool...but i find i do most of my online shopping at either gearexpress.com or mountaingear.com. when i buy from rei i just take the 10 minute drive and go save myself the shipping cost and go to the store.
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kalcario
Feb 24, 2005, 7:46 AM
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mgear.com is great, I'd rather buy from them than REI
but REI is pretty hip as well actually
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cgailey
Feb 24, 2005, 8:37 AM
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work for REI, get my gear from REI....or thru
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joshy8200
Feb 24, 2005, 8:40 AM
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gearexpress.com is the place that I buy most climbing gear
campmor.com is the place for anytype of clothing/camping gear
Campmor is the BOMB for clothing/camping gear. I've like 6 dry fit shirts long and short sleeve for about $5 a piece. I got a waterproof/breathable Columbia softshell fleece (regular price $120) for $50 bucks...That's over 50% off the retail price.
They have the sweet deals on tents, backpacks, sleeping bags. Seriously, if you're a bit of a gear freak like I am sometimes...You should check out campmor.com
The other thing that I have found to be the BOMB is searching E-Bay for skis. There are some E-Bay Stores (Therasin and SkiUniverse) that are selling some great Head skis/Tyrolia bindings for $180-220. Which is just crazy.
Anyways...yeah I search for gear way too much instead of studying Organic Chemistry like I should.
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lucas_timmer
Feb 25, 2005, 4:19 PM
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I've bought some gear online from rockempire.com.Rock+Run and Globetrotter are good internet retailers as well.
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omenbringer
Feb 25, 2005, 4:44 PM
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I have bought from a few online retailers, my favorites are Shoreline Mountain and Northern Mountain Supply. Shorline Mountain had a really helpful and knowledgable person who could answer my questions when I called asking about items and the shipping was very fast. Northern Mountain Supply has great deals on gear (made even better if you join there mountain club), although shipping can be slower than most other companies, not to mention they have probably the biggest selection/ variety of gear I have found on the internet. I bought a full set of DMM Cams (11 units) from them four years ago for around $370.00 with tax and shipping.
I am not sure if any one has mentioned Mountain Tools but they are also very good for selection.
Other than that if you are looking for European brands try Barrabes I have never ordered from them but have heard good things about them.
My best internet shopping experience was with a company called Telluride Mountain, though, I think they went out of business a few years ago. They had really good deals.
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clmbr121
Feb 25, 2005, 4:54 PM
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Just a note on the REI shipping thing...
You can have the stuff shipped to the store nearest you and the shipping fee is waived...timing depends on how far you are from Seattle (where it is shipped from)
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verticalcrag
Feb 25, 2005, 4:56 PM
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REI and Gearexpress are great........................i buy from them all the time.
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jorian_nl
Feb 25, 2005, 4:58 PM
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I buy mostly offline but when I buy online it's always globetrotter
They are great within one week I have my gear.
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micronut
Feb 25, 2005, 5:01 PM
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In reply to: where do you buy your gear?
out of the side door of a vw van parked in Hidden Valley campground from some dirt bag on a long term road trip.
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hosh
Feb 25, 2005, 5:21 PM
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REI for pretty much everything. I get Wild Country items from Mgear.com though, since REI doesn't carry much WC. I'd get more from Mgear, but I like the dividend from REI (Which, by the way, should be comming next week... glee!) There aren't really any gear shops in Juneau, only Foggy Mountain, which doesn't carry any tard gear, only biners and stuff.
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jomal
Feb 25, 2005, 5:26 PM
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In reply to: work for REI, get my gear from REI....or thru
Ditto, gotta love those prodeals! 8^)
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