Best equipment manufacturers

[jmj11]

I'm wanting to open an "Adventure sports gear" type shop including a good rock climbing/mountianeering department.

 

Who's the best equipment makers? What would climbers want as far as products? Besides back diamond (my personal equipment-and I'm a novice when it comes to climbing) CAMP-USA sounds like a good line. Any reccomendations?

 

Mike, Anacortes

Edited August 24, 2006 by jmj11

[cj001f]

the one that gives me free stuff.

[G-spotter]

The best equipment manufacturer is the one having the most fun?

[Billygoat]

Petzl, Wild Country, Mammut, 5.10

[G-spotter]

And West Pole Brand

[shapp]

I like Wal-mart, the yellow rope on da spools is da bomb

[fenderfour]

I would say that Camp isn't the greatest. Be sure to include some Grivel and La Sportiva on top of what Billygoat said.

[cj001f]

Petzl, Wild Country, Mammut, 5.10

and West Pole Brand

 

I love the store in Kathmandu where you can get those all made to order!

[DirtyHarry]

I'm wanting to open an "Adventure sports gear" type shop including a good rock climbing/mountianeering department.

 

Who's the best equipment makers? What would climbers want as far as products? Besides back diamond (my personal equipment-and I'm a novice when it comes to climbing) CAMP-USA sounds like a good line. Any reccomendations?

 

Mike, Anacortes

 

If you want to sell climbing gear in your store, I'd probably hire someone who knows something about climbing.

[kevbone]

Wow, Dirty Ferry, looks like other trollers beat you to the first response. I bet your feeling a little stupid right now.

[DirtyHarry]

 

Come on, man, even you can do better than that.

[dan_forester]

I second dirty harry's advice. if you don't have someone working there who knows about climbing, you probably shouldn't be selling climbing gear. Do you want to tell customers "I carry 5.10 and grivel because that's what billygoat and fenderfour said on teh internets"?

[dan_forester]

nothing against billygoat and fenderfour's opinions, I'd agree with their recommendations in fact......

[cj001f]

Do you want to tell customers "I carry 5.10 and grivel because that's what billygoat and fenderfour said on teh internets"?

Better than the advice at REI

[dan_forester]

careful, those 3 letters have been known to spawn discussions that rival the IB thread(s) in terms of tediousness...

[RideT61]

http://www.promountainsports.com/

[cj001f]

careful, those 3 letters have been known to spawn discussions that rival the IB thread(s) in terms of tediousness...

tedious and tendentious? I have not the capability of inflicting such misery

[kevbone]

REI rules! Are you a member?

[DirtyHarry]

Shit man, I've even got a Member's Only jacket. I'm wearing it right now.

[kevbone]

Condums are not members only jackets!

[DirtyHarry]

They are if you're in the Champaign Room.

[dan_forester]

col. mustard in the champaign room wearing a jacket on his member?

[cj001f]

I'll take miss scarlett and the maid in my bedroom

[ericb]

I prefer anything made overseas in sweatshops - preferably using child labor if you can find it. Unfortunately this really limits you to apparel. Stay away from the liberal wack-jobs at Patagonia as they use organic cotton and filter lobbying $ to enviro-fascist causes, among other things. If you want to carry hardware and footware, you'll unfortunately have to do business with the quasi-communists in Italy and France at a minimum. Fortunately, you will find good gear from our friends and fellow Warlords in the UK.....DMM, Wildcountry (now the same).

[dan_forester]

Carl, you'd be lucky to get Mrs Peacock in the kitchen