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    Derrick White
    BPL Member

    @miku

    Locale: Labrador

    Hi,

    From Canada, travelling to NY City and Washington in August. Does anyone local to these areas know of any good gear shops, besides REI of course.

    Thanks

    Derrick

    #2007351
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    In the DC area, we have Hudson Trail Outfitters and EMS – both are very much like REI. There are a couple of North Face stores in the area. Some Bass Pro Shops in the area as well. The only non-chain store I know of is Casual Adventure in DC – but it only carries big name brand stuff.

    #2007356
    M G
    BPL Member

    @drown

    Locale: Shenandoah

    Hey. Harpers Ferry is a reasonable drive from DC and there used to be a good shop there. Its on the AT.

    #2007376
    Sean Smith
    Member

    @spookykinkajou

    in Manhattan, there're 3 patagonia stores in various locations, paragon sports in union square, and down south on Park Pl there is probably the best of the bunch tents and trails.

    #2007392
    Steve K
    BPL Member

    @skomae

    Locale: northeastern US

    Outdoors Gear Shops in NYC proper:

    Tent & Trails
    21 Park Place, New York · (212) 227-1760

    Paragon Sports
    867 Broadway, New York · (212) 255-8889

    REI Soho
    303 Lafayette St, New York · (212) 680-1938

    EMS Soho
    530 Broadway, New York · (212) 966-8730

    EMS UWS
    2152 Broadway, New York · ( 212) 873-4001

    There's also a few Patagonia stores (the Meatpacking Patagonia store is climber/UL-oriented, the other two are more general).

    SoHo is a good place for your gear shopping. REI, EMS, Patagonia, The North Face, Victorinox, Icebreaker, Uniqlo, Oakley, Crumpler Bags, Chrome Industries are all right near each other. Uniqlo got some chatter here for some very inexpensive ultralight down jackets a few years ago, not sure if they'll be stocked in August though.

    There are also a bunch of cool shops in the outer boroughs like Kamp NY in Flushing, Queens and Gear to Go Outfitters in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

    #2007393
    Kevin Babione
    BPL Member

    @kbabione

    Locale: Pennsylvania

    If you're driving then hitting Campmor can be a lot of fun. It's only 12 miles from the NJ side of the George Washington Bridge.

    #2007427
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    My vote is Campmor as well, but it's not in Manhattan.

    You can find all your chain stores, EMS, REI, Paragon, … and some are pretty good, but Campmor is the best.

    The REI on Houston is pretty good. Paragon on Union Square is good as well.

    #2007478
    Richard Fischel
    BPL Member

    @ricko

    is the one store in manhattan you shouldn't miss. they always have some interesting closeouts. if your traveling with your wife/gifrfriend/significant other and they aren't into camping gear you can send them over to century 21. paragon is pretty good too. you'll find things that you wouldn't find in your typical mall store.

    #2007526
    Matt Dirksen
    BPL Member

    @namelessway

    Locale: Mid Atlantic

    Are you looking for anything specific?

    #2007558
    Sean Smith
    Member

    @spookykinkajou

    I saw the down ultralights for sale at Uniqlo in the Yonkers store last week, so my guess is they have it in the Manhattan stores as well. The one I saw was strinkingly similar to the Montbell alpine line. The down feels high quality. For $69 you cant go wrong.

    Im also recently smitten with their airism underwear and shirts. It's cheap, fast drying, very light weight, compact packing, and perfect in hot weather.

    #2007571
    Derrick White
    BPL Member

    @miku

    Locale: Labrador

    Thanks everyone for the great info.

    Matt,

    Besides general shopping I am looking for a UL down jacket, specifically the MH Ghostwhisperer, but am open to other options, and note the Uniqlo gear recommended above.

    I am also hoping to find a store with a good variety of shock chord, fasteners and bear bag size linerope.

    Derrick

    #2007578
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    Various types of shockcord can be had at Campmor, I don't know about the others though.

    #2007579
    Richard Mock
    BPL Member

    @moxtr

    Locale: The piney woods

    My vote goes to Tent and Trails in Manhattan (great selection and prices) and Campmor in NJ -20 to 25 minutes from Manhattan.

    #2007582
    Derrick White
    BPL Member

    @miku

    Locale: Labrador

    I won't have a car and am flying into La Guardia, not Newark, but I expect I will be finding my way to Campmor, one way or another.

    #2007583
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    And then you're flying down to DC? What airport? On business, I assume?

    #2007585
    Sean Smith
    Member

    @spookykinkajou

    for what it's worth, I would not go way out of my way to go to campmor. Even if I had a car it's not something worth wasting a half day travelling to – it's not 20 to 25 minutes from most spots in Manhattan, it'll take that long just to get to the GWB, and it's big mileage so a cab will cost you dearly. it's really not that spectacular. you have to cross the GWB and it's often significantly delayed.

    you can't walk there. you can't really even ride a bike very easily there. and mass transit would take forever. it's a concrete jungle with dividers all the way there.

    #2007586
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    Campmor is not that easy to reach by public transportation.
    I did it once and if I remember correctly, it was a bus and a long walk.
    That was a long time ago and the routes may have changed.

    #2007587
    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    I agree with Sean, no place is worth that commute.
    I rarely actually go to Campmor as their online sales are good. So I almost always shop online.
    The exception is for shoes and things that have to be tried on.

    In fact I usually receive anything ordered from them the next day.

    #2007589
    Derrick White
    BPL Member

    @miku

    Locale: Labrador

    Thanks guys for the advice. I only have 4 days there and if it is half a day time commitment it is too much. By what others have posted there are plenty of spots to check out in Manhattan.

    #2007691
    Richard Lyon
    BPL Member

    @richardglyon

    Locale: Bridger Mountains

    If it's still in business go to Tents and Trails in lower Manhattan. Chock full of good stuff that's always discounted.

    #2016917
    Derrick White
    BPL Member

    @miku

    Locale: Labrador

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Time was limited so I was only able to go to REI SoHo, EMS and Tents and Trails. I enjoyed all stores but T&T is awesome. I my the S2S nano bug nets at EMS and while none of the stores has the MH GhostWhisperer jacket, EMS and T&T had the WM Flash Jacket. I bought it first at EMS for $290, but later found it at only $240 at T&T plus a further 5% off if you paid in cash. So I returned the EMS one. I could have spent a lot of time in T&T. They have all the brand name gear at great prices.

    Thanks again.

    Derrick

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