Posted: 8/21/2012 5:15:38 PM EDT
| Would I be ok buying the ones at Wally world or dicks or should I go to REI and get the food ones. Use is gonna be on my GHB and BOB. |
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For ones I use multiple times per year (avid backpacker), I bought the good ones at REI. But for the Cache/Stash/GHB/BOB/Whatever, that get packed once and left for the long run and dont get packed and unpacked, tightened and loosened more than once or twice here and there, the Walmart ones are working for me.
-Sefus |
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For ones I use multiple times per year (avid backpacker), I bought the good ones at REI. But for the Cache/Stash/GHB/BOB/Whatever, that get packed once and left for the long run and dont get packed and unpacked, tightened and loosened more than once or twice here and there, the Walmart ones are working for me. -Sefus In a SHTF wouldnt you want the best gear? |
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For ones I use multiple times per year (avid backpacker), I bought the good ones at REI. But for the Cache/Stash/GHB/BOB/Whatever, that get packed once and left for the long run and dont get packed and unpacked, tightened and loosened more than once or twice here and there, the Walmart ones are working for me. -Sefus In a SHTF wouldnt you want the best gear? well yes but the point is that ones that see hard use need to be a little sturdier than the ones you only need once or twice. They'll hold up for light/limited use, like in a BOB. |
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I havnt had any walmart camping supplies last, even under light use. Everythings gone bad. Even a lot of their name brand stuff is bad. They make a lot of deals with companies where the company makes them a way cheaper version and they sell it for cheaper as a walmart exclusive. Its really common in their automotive and electronic depts.
I got the Stoic compression sacks and liked them. They have an air valve on the side and they squeeze down pretty well. This site has them and great deals in general. http://www.backcountry.com/?cmp_id=EM_SAL1589a1&mv_pc=r105&no_mobile=1 Also this site (which is run by the other site) has insane deals one item at a time every 20min. I just put a ticker type thing on my fav. bar so I can see what pops up. I've gotten a lot of things I normally would be able to afford from it. http://www.steepandcheap.com/ |