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Best way to buy climbing/hiking gear online
SimmoMelb
19-Nov-2010
4:48:21 PM
Hi all, just wondering if anyone had any good websites/ international retailers that sells quality equipment for hiking and climbing but might also help to save a few dollars???

Cheers.

cruze
19-Nov-2010
5:09:06 PM
Hi SimmoMelb welcome to the site.

Before people start jumping down your throat I will summarise what you should do:

1) consider supporting the website's sponsor Rock Hardware (click on the link on the left);

2) consider using the "search" button on the left to look for previous posts on buying gear from O/S. There are literally hundreds of them.

Good luck.
lacto
19-Nov-2010
9:11:03 PM
I have been at rock hardware today and asked Steve what he thought about this site and all the posts looking to or purchasing gear from o/s . He said he doesn't look at the site anymore as he was abused by one poster re his position on importation of gear . As I see it he has to pay duty on importing gear , wear currency fluctuations (20% this year) then add gst to all his stock very hard with that to compete with mail in . to his credit he still sponsors this site but you really have to wonder why. He offers really good service and he and other australian retailers who carry stocks of gear really should be supported by climbers
martym
19-Nov-2010
9:26:23 PM
On 19/11/2010 lacto wrote:
>credit he still sponsors this site but you really have to wonder why. He
>offers really good service and he and other australian retailers who carry
>stocks of gear really should be supported by climbers

But the site looks like something made on Yahoo Geocities in about 1998

Surely one of the many talented webgeeks on Chocky could offer to slick up the Rock Hardware site for a modest donation of a few odd bits of gear?
I'm all for supporting locals but if the site looks homemade, I'm drawn to shiny flashy alternatives. No offense intended, just trying to give constructive criticism.
ClimbingNT
21-Nov-2010
12:38:21 AM
Valid point, and on that note, I would be interested in having a look at his site.
This is one of my recent projects:

http://www.climbingnt.net.au/

greenrandom
22-Nov-2010
10:55:29 AM
Rock hardware is a great shop to buy from. Good, fast reasonable prices and hassal free in my experience.
rolsen1
22-Nov-2010
11:04:12 AM
On 22/11/2010 greenrandom wrote:
>Rock hardware is a great shop to buy from. Good, fast reasonable prices
>and hassal free in my experience.

It is not rock hardware or any other retailers fault that the retail model is currently broken. But you would be crazy to buy more than a couple of pieces in one go from Australian retailer at the moment. Sooner or later the distributors and retailers will need to do something, or find a new business

btw not just limited to climbing gear, I've been looking at getting a soundbar, seen the same model for $699 here retail for $399 in the US - crazy

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