Here's Where to Buy Cheap High Quality Gear and Clothes Online

[SwathHiker]

Please add to the list in the comments (I'm sure you will anyway!)

SteepAndCheap.com (Backcountry.com's liquidation site - they also have a browser plugin to notify you of flash sales)
SierraTradingPost.com
TravelCounty.com
MyTrail.com (formerly Go Lite's gear)
REI.com Garage (they are also going to start selling their returned USED GEAR online)
Amazon.com (6pm.com especially for clothing/shoes if you know you won't need to pay to return them for size issues)

Other things to do:

Find something you like and do a Google search for that particular item to find low prices.

Install the Honey extension on your browser and it will always find you the cheapest seller on Amazon for the same item. You can also select to have it monitor the price and notify you when it drops.

Install the priceblink extension on Chrome and it will tell you when an item for sale is cheaper on some other website.

[SwathHiker]

Another tip: If you find something on clearance on REI.com - add it to your cart but search for it again under the Garage tab and often it is in there too for a cheaper price.

Maybe this is the "wrong place" for this post but this is where thru-hikers will see it and be able to use the info.

[SwathHiker]

Ackk! I forgot Massdrop. Sign up for that. They are a group of people like us who join together to buy something in a mass buy, such as for example, this Klymit sleeping pad that I bought:

https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Backpacking-tent?referer=CL3C4N&utm_source=emailshare

[SwathHiker]

Oops I mean this link for Massdrop:

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-klymit-ultralight-v

[SwathHiker]

Actually if you use this link I think there's a referral discount involved: Massdrop

https://www.massdrop.com/r/CL3C4N

[SwathHiker]

correction:

My Trail is at mytrailco.com

if there is a way to edit previous posts please let me know, I can't find it. thanks.

[grubbster]

Maybe try thinking......then posting. ;)

[rocketsocks]

But fer whut...that was awesome! :D

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I've found good deals at Marshalls

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...and TJ Max

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Also home goods

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There all co owned I believe

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At least Marshalls and TJ Max is...not sure about hom goods

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I mean home gods

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Home goods!

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Home goods

[ScareBear]

At least Marshalls and TJ Max is...not sure about hom goods

TJ has bought SierraTradingPost.com, but it is still pretty good if you look for a 20 or 25 percent off coupon with free shipping over 50 bucks...

Deals are to be had everywhere. Google is your friend.

STP has the most consistently good deals on top name outdoor equipment.

Massdrop is a joke. I don't know what their business model is, but it is f'd up. Two out of 5 orders have been incredibly f'd up. And not just me. Each drop had extreme issues. The first drop never shipped, Massdrop lied and lied and finally gave up and credited my charge card back. Two weeks later, the product arrived. Unreal. Last order was for a 3pair drop of Injini wool blend hiking/running socks. Massdrop shipped everybody one pair. Then lied and said it was the manufacturer's fault and the product was guaranteed to be in warehouse on 9/25. A week after 9/25 I complained again. Then Massdrop sent out an email blast that the manufacturer was out of the size M(my order was a size L) so everyone got a credit back on their cards and got to keep the one pair that was shipped. The charge back went through. Today I got an email that the other two pair are on their way. ***????? Massdrop is a joke. Although, it seems that if you wait long enough, they screw up, you get a temporary charge on your card and two or three months later you get your money back and your original order eventually shows up. Unreal. The 23 emails required for the two messed up orders is a record. For the last messed up order, Massdrop demanded pictures!!! Unreal.

Amazon prime is the way to go for the vast majority of stuff. Especially the little stuff. The three times in the last year that Amazon took longer than a two day shipping to deliver, they came through. Once with a $10 account credit and the last two times they just told me to keep the late product and refunded me the entire purchase price. Now THAT is customer service!!!

STP is often way late on when you actually get the product, sometimes a week late. If you bitch long enough you will get either your shipping costs refunded or a 5 or 10 buck account credit. It's harder now that they are owned by TJ, AND you have to pay sales tax since TJ has a brick and mortar in almost every state...still, some awesome dealios...like my new Klymit 18L pack for...$24

[HooKooDooKu]

correction:

My Trail is at mytrailco.com

if there is a way to edit previous posts please let me know, I can't find it. thanks.
Become a Contributing Member (https://whiteblaze.net/forum/payments.php) for as little as $10/year and an "Edit" button is one of the perks.

[johnspenn]

mountainsteals.com offers some pretty hefty discounts from time to time

dutchwaregear.com- no one should go into the woods without shopping there first!

[SwathHiker]

Is a good idea, contributing to get an edit button, thanks. Yeah, this info came up in another thread and I thought it'd make a useful thread by itself, especially for people new to distance hiking or looking from other countries. I was heading out of town so I had to post the stuff on my way out the door or actually put it in my calendar to remember to do it later, so I rushed to get it posted and there you have my barfed up suggestions above!

[SwathHiker]

Oh, another one is Activejunky.com which has not only discounts they'll email you but sign up and they'll mail you checks for cash back on your buys from Backcountry, Steep and Cheap, Sierra Trading Post and a whole bunch of other places. Backcountry alone is like an 8% cashback check so it is worth it to sign up.

[jjozgrunt]

Just about all the online outfitters have a closeout/sale/outlet area. I have bought some incredibly discounted items there. Buy winter items at the end of the winter season and summer vise versa.
Works for me because our seasons are reversed, but no reason you can't plan ahead.

Campsaver is one of my favorites for clothes and other items.
https://www.campsaver.com/outlet.html

[KCNC]

TJ has bought SierraTradingPost.com, but it is still pretty good if you look for a 20 or 25 percent off coupon with free shipping over 50 bucks...

Deals are to be had everywhere. Google is your friend.

STP has the most consistently good deals on top name outdoor equipment.

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Amazon prime is the way to go for the vast majority of stuff. Especially the little stuff. The three times in the last year that Amazon took longer than a two day shipping to deliver, they came through. Once with a $10 account credit and the last two times they just told me to keep the late product and refunded me the entire purchase price. Now THAT is customer service!!!

STP is often way late on when you actually get the product, sometimes a week late. If you bitch long enough you will get either your shipping costs refunded or a 5 or 10 buck account credit. It's harder now that they are owned by TJ, AND you have to pay sales tax since TJ has a brick and mortar in almost every state...still, some awesome dealios...like my new Klymit 18L pack for...$24



At the moment STP has a pretty good selection of Smartwool - tops, bottoms, and socks. The NTS 250 zip tops are $50, the lowest price I've seen elsewhere is $90.

[ScareBear]

At the moment STP has a pretty good selection of Smartwool - tops, bottoms, and socks. The NTS 250 zip tops are $50, the lowest price I've seen elsewhere is $90.

If you sign up for STP emails, you get daily coupons that give 20 or 25 percent off. Sometimes with free shipping. You can always get a free shipping coupon. Not all the discounts apply to all items, clearance items usually are not included. I've gotten Joseph Abboud dress shoes for 30 bucks, Terramar t's for 8 bucks, Terramar sport briefs for 5 bucks, Nemo down spoon bag for 120, etc...

I've bought from STP before there was the internet and their catalogs had drawings of the gear by the owner's son...same with Campmor back in the day...no pics...drawings...

[scrabbler]

If you sign up for STP emails, you get daily coupons that give 20 or 25 percent off. Sometimes with free shipping. You can always get a free shipping coupon. Not all the discounts apply to all items, clearance items usually are not included. I've gotten Joseph Abboud dress shoes for 30 bucks, Terramar t's for 8 bucks, Terramar sport briefs for 5 bucks, Nemo down spoon bag for 120, etc...

Not lately. I think they announced a while back they were getting rid of all the coupons, and most free shipping requires a certain purchase level. Still great deals to be had though.

[Lib]

I like eBay......I usually make a list n start watching a ye in advance so I can buy at reasonable price.....yes I'm a bit of a tightwad.🏦 Money in the bank 😜

[AllDownhillFromHere]

Become a Contributing Member (https://whiteblaze.net/forum/payments.php) for as little as $10/year and an "Edit" button is one of the perks.

Encourage them NOT to become a contributing member, comment inanely and at length, multiple times, and immediately self-identify as someone for the ignore list. Seriously, it helps the rest.

[SwathHiker]

Wow. I suggest you take your own advice AllDownhill and put me on your ignore list already, rather than jump in here and "comment inanely."