Portland (area) Gear Resources

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Portland (area) Gear Resources

by ascasson » Wed May 30, 2012 4:20 pm

Hi folks!

I'm looking for some climbing resources in northwestern Oregon other than REI. I assume most places would be in or around Portland, but if there are options further south, great.

Anyone have a recommendation?

Cheers,

Anthony :geek:

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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by bananachips » Wed May 30, 2012 5:46 pm

Portland shops: Next Adventure (has a Eugene store too, I believe), The Mountain Shop, Oregon Mountain Community (e-omc online). REI has a great selection of yoga pants and dog bowls, but their climbing gear selection isn't what it used to be. Check online retailers too.

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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by philoparts » Wed May 30, 2012 6:38 pm

I've been using Backcountry Gear in Eugene lately. Awesome prices and great customer service. Just ordered some rope yesterday, received today with no freight, and now I have a 30M dry 10.2 rope for $75 (Edelweiss Element on sale).

http://www.backcountrygear.com/

Also, if you price shop Peak has been same price on a lot of the little stuff. Been buying carabiners, cord and webbing from them because if I were to drive somewhere there's fuel costs and would need at least a $50 order from most places to get free shipping.

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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by billisfree » Thu May 31, 2012 1:30 am

Don't forget, Next Adventure has a great selection of stuff.

http://nextadventure.net/community/local-stores

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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by Ben Beckerich » Thu May 31, 2012 3:35 am

Portland's (apparently) best-kept secret for climbing/outdoor gear- US Outdoor on Broadway. Great big selection of all sorts of stuff... might be a little pricey, but I haven't shopped there enough to say for sure.
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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by robertjoy » Thu May 31, 2012 5:58 am

Before you shop, always google "Merc Perks" (Portland Mercury newspaper). They frequently have half-off coupons for both US Outdoor and Next Adventure.

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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by ascasson » Thu May 31, 2012 6:42 pm

Thanks folks!

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Re: Portland (area) Gear Resources

by bananachips » Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:08 pm

Saw a $40-for-$20 offer for US Outdoor Store on Google Offers this morning. Ben B. is right. I forgot to mention them and their selection is fairly good. I've only shopped there when using one of these 50% coupons, so the price has always been right.


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