Garage Sale

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BushcraftBrainTrust

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REI had their garage sale today in Illinois. I don't think this is deal spotting, because all the deals are were already gone by 9:00 this morning. I picked up a Hobitat 4 tent for $80 (normally $250). It had one 3" tear, so I bought a $5 tent repair kit to fix it. It is a beast, but will be great for car camping with the family. I met a fellow forum member, he had a WSBF patch on, and he picked up a few deals also.

http://www.rei.com/product/777759
 
Wish I would have known about this, and had the time to go. I work at another outdoors chain in the Joliet area, but we don't have much in the way of lightweight gear. Fishing or hunting and we got it though.

I need a tent or hammock right now, and am completely torn between the two.
 
They list there "garage" sales on their website for each store. I think they have one every quarter.

I guess they also call it used gear sale.
 
Today is the one here, I went down at 9 (opened at 10), but there was over 50 people there. The culture here is very outdoorsy in style, so I'm going to head back in a bit and see if there is any actual gear left.
 
peripatew said:
Today is the one here, I went down at 9 (opened at 10), but there was over 50 people there. The culture here is very outdoorsy in style, so I'm going to head back in a bit and see if there is any actual gear left.
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Now I know to go early. When I showed up at 7:45am, there was already a couple hundred people in the line. They gave us a pass for 9:00, and by the time we got in, it was pretty picked over.
 
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