Buying Backpacking Gear at HALF the Price

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@alisonb4898 16 күн бұрын

I was born in the 60s and I remember as a kid being able to get a tent and gear then go camping with your mates for next to nothing, it was cheap fun.

@1adamuk 16 күн бұрын

It still can be. Decathlon for example sell decent camping gear and low prices and you have the eqivalent of 'cheap and fun' camping. But if you want to camp on mountains or carry a tent for thousands of miles then you should spend a lot more money.

@steveb1972 17 күн бұрын

Half price - still a bloody fortune!!!!!

@outdooraf 16 күн бұрын

I know this everyday video thing can be a drag, but I'm liking it very much! Keep up the good work!

@S.p.a.c.e.C.o.w.b.o.y 17 күн бұрын

I sold a pair of Bridgedale socks to Sir Ranulph Finnes back in 2002 in a camping shop in Cambridge. True story 😊

@tooyoungtobeold8756 16 күн бұрын

Didn't he get frostbite?

@darrens3052 16 күн бұрын

@@tooyoungtobeold8756 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Nick.Webster 7 күн бұрын

Open Air?

@teddybeargrylls6663 17 күн бұрын

The price of walking these days !! I thought cycling was expensive. Thanks Paul

@rurintojas 17 күн бұрын

Funny enough but most of RAB and similar equipment/clothing is made for extreme conditions(mountaineering, expeditions and etc) and not your average Sunday stroll in a Lake District. Proper gear can and will save your life. Now how much you value your life is probably personal. If you are simply walking when sun is out for a few hours on weekend you don't need this stuff. I'm big RAB fan and once you try it in a certain conditions - you will not want anything else and then you can actually justify "high" price.

@mikemclennan8917 17 күн бұрын

50% discount if you just hop

@davehumpleby3440 16 күн бұрын

@rurintojas I don't know about that. The worst jacket I ever wasted my money on was a Rab Myriad Neostretch. It claimed to be a waterproof but leaked like a teabag over the entire jacket on its first outing. It was a catastrophic failure. Unfortunately, I had the jacket for a while before it was put to proper use so I could no longer return it. £200 down the pan. I won't buy anything with the Rab logo on now.

@Funkteon 16 күн бұрын

@@rurintojas Serious hikers who hike through unforgiving environments buy Arc'teryx - end of story... My 700GBP Alpha SV Jacket was a lifesaver while in the Arctic Circle in January 2023...

@user-gf4sn7jb4z 16 күн бұрын

@@Funkteon No they don’t Mountain Hardware tried & tested at the highest harshest places on the planet

@neil7088 16 күн бұрын

Best discount store ever was at Rotherham Parkgate, closing down for 5 years, picked up Osprey rucksacks for £30.00, Berghaus Air 6 tent £180.00, Jetboil £40.00, Trangia cooking set £15.00, Mammut trainers £10.00, Asos walking boots £35.00, Montane, Rab and lots of other decent brands for a fraction of the price, makes you question RRP, I do miss that shop..............All the gear, no idea !

@gazza1858 16 күн бұрын

What was that shop called and where about’s in parkgate?

@user-gf4sn7jb4z 16 күн бұрын

He’s telling porky pies

@Alex-be1qi 7 күн бұрын

Thats pretty insane

@Scowtdoor 16 күн бұрын

Prices to get outdoors safely now is crazy. It seems that since COVID the market has gone into space. Great video as always. Thanks Paul.

@crazyhorsejohnny1974 13 күн бұрын

Nah big name camping gear has always been expensive.

@insoleandlaces 17 күн бұрын

I imagine they are still making a decent profit on the half price items. Outdoor kit has become ridiculously expensive, it's only good value if you really need the item.

@bromptinowner763 17 күн бұрын

Its only a bargain if you really need it, want over need !!!

@TheOutdoorExplorerUK 17 күн бұрын

Great shop Paul Ive been going since it first started in a small room around 2008 when Mark originally run the outlet. Since then they have expanded and made it into a mega outlet and Ben is a top bloke . Well worth the trip 👍

@mrshaneyt4356 13 күн бұрын

So many years back one of my best friends worked as store manager at the British arctic expedition in Cambridge. As we shared a house are garage would end up filled with stuff at the end of an expedition or when they got the yearly grant . So much stuff was going in the skip . A couple of the things I remember was my sleeping bag which was over £600 in 1990, some really amazing sets of boots and tons of these great coats and cagoules made of some stuff called gore-tex. This was years before I had the internet so I just used it and realised how good it was not realising what it was . I can only imagine what some of it would cost nowadays.

@MalKyle1 17 күн бұрын

I enjoy watching you shopping far more than watching my wife trawling round Seasalt and White Stuff 😂

@raytaylor4199 16 күн бұрын

It is a good place to get all the Rab gear, they also have a good rewards system, I literally have to google everything though because some of the Rab gear is cheaper in other online stores. Just remember though, Once you have all the gear you need, You don’t really need to go back, don’t fall for the gear hype and keep dreaming about it, There’s no perfect gear, don’t waste your life in the pursuit of it, enjoy what you have and make the best of it. KZfaqrs love to tell you about the next best thing, mostly bullshit and content spamming.

@mysterious.hiker.x 17 күн бұрын

I keep hoping I hit the stage of backpacking where I dont want to tinker with my gear anymore. These kinds of places make it hard to resist the temptation

@Im_With_Stupid 17 күн бұрын

That's never going to happen, but you might hit the stage where you realize you're usually not accomplishing anything by doing so and stop doing it. The urge to "upgrade" will always be there, though. Makers know this, which is why they keep releasing new products that are functionally no better than something else they've already been selling for years. It's why Osprey makes the Rook backpack that would be more aptly named the Hook. It's a good quality pack but it's not the kind of pack you'd buy an Osprey for. It's purposely designed to both get you used to having an Osprey *and* disappoint you at the same time. That way you're very likely to come back in 6 months and buy a $350 Atmos to get what you wanted. Now they've got you for two packs when, were it not for the Hoo... I mean the Rook, you'd have probably been perfectly happy with that $150 Kelty you were originally looking at.

@charleeparnell1272 17 күн бұрын

Loving the new types of videos. You really deserve all the success you get. Keep doing what you do 😊

@preferredimage 17 күн бұрын

Watching this and can't help thinking of the 'Markets of Britain' video!! As an outside who doesnt camp but wants to get into it. I guess Rab is one of your premium brands hence the prices (even reduced). Last sleeping bag I got was £14 from B&M!! great for wild camping on your mates sofa.

@jmedia5547 17 күн бұрын

Am I the only one who feels the "discount price" is just the actual price, and the RRP is just made-up bollocks? What maniac is paying 700 quid for a smallish looking tent?! 400 discount price is the high end of tent prices I thought?? Or some of those jackets for 330 RRP being "reduced" to 198? So it's still a 200 quid jacket? Sheesh!

@dcaudwell 17 күн бұрын

Expensive? That's the price of literally everything these days!

@petergatty1975 17 күн бұрын

Defo!!! Its all a crock of 💩

@worstuserever 17 күн бұрын

Surely everyone always knew RRP is nonsense, but it should also be obvious that members' prices, discounts, and "sales" just the actual intended price, and the "regular" price is a bluff to make those look like bargains. Ignore the size of price drop; what matters is whether it's worth the asking price.

@ApexCypher_ 17 күн бұрын

Discount doesn’t exist. You are absolutely correct. The RRP is just an inflated number to make the actual price seem like a bargain. This practice used to be illegal but it’s not monitored anymore. The government doesn’t care as long as they get the VAT.

@davidhudson7590 17 күн бұрын

Get quality tho

@johanvanbeek7138 16 күн бұрын

Might be my favorite June video so far! Do more of these please.

@KBone_1 17 күн бұрын

I'm local to Alfreton and never been in this outlet store, been meaning to go in for ages, excellent, thank you for the videos.

@deanbrown9611 17 күн бұрын

Rab used to be high-end gear made in Sheffield, it's now mass-produced for so called sales.

@user-gf4sn7jb4z 17 күн бұрын

Rab Carrington business started for sleeping bags now it’s everything

@sam249344 17 күн бұрын

I used to work in a shop called Survival Aids in Euston in the late 80s, Rab made the bags which were branded "survival" you used to phone for special orders and Rab Carrington would answer the phone. I still have a bespoke 300g goosedown bag from them. Using it on the cuillin ridge this year

@user-gf4sn7jb4z 17 күн бұрын

@@sam249344 I worked for him in Sheffield when he was up Nether Edge is old school sleeping bags are the best ever made I think he lives in Bamford now near Andy Cave use to see them regularly climbing at Stanage

@Daz555Daz 17 күн бұрын

Wasn't that just the sleeping bags?

@deanbrown9611 17 күн бұрын

@@Daz555Daz Expedition coats and trousers. Bought out years ago, like Harry Ramsdens.....

@timwright5466 17 күн бұрын

£90 for a dull shirt .😮

@DaleyOutdoors 16 күн бұрын

I asked Mountain Outfitters if I could do a “shop with me” video there and they told me jog on 🤔😂

@darrens3052 16 күн бұрын

It's not "what" you know Ben 😂

@DaleyOutdoors 16 күн бұрын

@@darrens3052 too scared to let me in 💅🏻🤣

@GA99911 12 күн бұрын

Maybe they only want to help out real wild campers....?

@DaleyOutdoors 12 күн бұрын

@@GA99911 🤣 what’s a real wild camper 🤷‍♂️

@richardburkow3792 16 күн бұрын

Hey Paul - thanks for taking us on your shopping excursion! Wish I had a store like that in my neck of the woods, but at least I can peruse (vicariously) with Team Paul.

@wobba1981 16 күн бұрын

Enjoying these daily’s! Keep em coming! Looking forward to the one that shows your whole process of a camp, from choosing kit and destination right through to getting back home and de-kitting…………🙏

@ClaireDeery74 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for taking us shopping Paul………great video!! 👍

@mr-qx2yu 16 күн бұрын

I buy most cragghoppers for years great quality and loads of discounts regulary.

@ktswandering 16 күн бұрын

Ooohhhhh...shopping in a hike/camping store. My happy place!! I could spend a whole day and a whole lotta money 😂😂

@BrokenBackMountains 17 күн бұрын

Funnily enough, my cousin was telling me about this place just a couple of days ago. I have the crux (not crux light). Very compact stove that folds up and fits in to the concave bottom of a gas canister. Was only using it yesterday. I don't use gas much, preferring alcohol, but that is a good wee stove combined with the Optimus clip on windshield. On low with a heat exchanger pot, it will boil a pint of water in less than two minutes The light version doesn't fold so isn't as compact.

@MINKIN2 17 күн бұрын

Great shop! Always enjoy going.

@chrishitchings8712 11 күн бұрын

Ive got that lowe alpine black and orange pack, love it. I was a bit wary after my first framed backpack, a really squeaky osprey, but it brilliant.

@jimflynn5105 16 күн бұрын

Good little outlet that. I went in looking for a goretex jacket, came out with a bag full but no goretex! I picked up a down pullover that has become a form favourite.

@HikingForHealth1 17 күн бұрын

Those Bridgedale socks are a good price. Bought a pair before and they’ve been excellent. Went back to MOutfittera about a month ago and they were all out. Worth getting a few pairs as they’re spot on. 😎

@oliverbrookes27 17 күн бұрын

Whenever I see a TK Maxx I head straight to the socks section. Bridgedales are £5-6 a pair when they have them in.

@spartantkd1970 15 күн бұрын

Loving these different videos and am definitely going to take a trip there to look around. Thanks Paul.

@penman8985 16 күн бұрын

My best outdoor bargains have been bought from Needlesports in Keswick. Brilliant shop.

@callyblake5386 12 күн бұрын

Yes!!! They have great stock and the staff are lovely too

@sj3601 17 күн бұрын

Great video! Always good to have a nosey about shops to see what bargains are about! 👍

@chrislang7460 17 күн бұрын

Loving this variety

@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure 16 күн бұрын

Looks like I got a new place to shop! Need a few pairs of socks and those outdoor shirts look cool. Thankyou Paul

@Dandy5597 17 күн бұрын

Loving the content at the minute

@paulcredmond 17 күн бұрын

Damn... almost want to get the ferry over from Ireland just to visit this place! Awesome stuff.

@DavidEllis-pw7cg 16 күн бұрын

Cheers Paul, didn't know about this place. We're Rab fans, both of us have the VR Summit jackets from your earlier vlog recommendation. And I'm also a big fan of the zipper hoodies and the nexus pull-ons. Quality! Have a good weekend, enjoying and looking forward to all your daily June vids.

@glenpierce777 17 күн бұрын

Some great savings there Paul, I might have to take a trip myself to investigate!

@stevebennett6727 16 күн бұрын

Picking up new Campervan from Barnsley next week so calling in on way home and staying the night in local campsite. Cheers for the heads up Paul 👌🏽😉

@kieron4694 17 күн бұрын

Loving the daily vids Paul 🎉 😍really enjoyable

@user-wt8wc9oh7u 17 күн бұрын

Love that shop, I’m not that far away in Clowne. Love my hut slippers when hot tenting

@Anon90210 17 күн бұрын

I am loving these videos. Fresh!

@paulcooper9187 17 күн бұрын

Cheers Mr M, My wife has just watched this with me, intrigued. As I live even nearer than you to this place, guess where we are going…… new cag, socks, trousers…. 😂

@ipaales7552 17 күн бұрын

Nice one paul also a good idea to buy gear in winter when its out of season...all the best 👌

@glynmorton55 17 күн бұрын

I've just spent 10 minutes watching the outdoor version of Supermarket Sweep! ...or was it the adverts? ;-)

@streakychambers658 6 күн бұрын

Get yourself over to Kandy Sri Lanka… many of the top brands are made there so you can buy everything you ever wanted for ridiculously low prices!

@AntSurviveTheNight 16 күн бұрын

Definitely worth heading there, some absolute bargains. It's a bit of a distance for me but next time I'm head over to Norfolk I'll call in. Thanks 👍

@redfive9273 15 күн бұрын

Some really good bargains there . May seem expensive but you can’t beat the quality especially at some of the prices . Yes you can go cheaper but a lot of this gear is what you work up to. Great content Paul

@vincedraper4416 17 күн бұрын

Nice one Paul. It’s not too far from me only 40 mins so will pay it a visit. Thank you for sharing 😊

@gritstoneedge 16 күн бұрын

Great video, a bit of variety from the others. Thanks.

@gregcooper2719 15 күн бұрын

Never heard of this place, but will deffo stop by when I’m in the area

@vaughanleak9542 17 күн бұрын

Love that shop it’s great for good find I got my sleeping bag awesome

@cobscamping6909 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for the WTW.😊😊

@cujimmy1366 14 күн бұрын

Army surplus,bomb proof and cheap.

@timsands7288 16 күн бұрын

I had a great time there and ended up spending more than I intended but it was ok because my wife did as well! It is a fantastic place,

@TrevsOutdoorsandWellbeing 16 күн бұрын

Quality watch going shopping with the Godfather of camping ⛺️ that guy was star struck 🤩 love these daily videos ❤

@jameshallen007 16 күн бұрын

Worth a visit to see if there are any bargains...thanks Paul!

@dtourstravels4378 17 күн бұрын

Great video Paul Watched at 00.30 from the Philippines ..Brit Expat

@thewiltshirewomble 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for this and all the daily videos Paul.. I'm really enjoying them ! Question if i may....Do you know what make/model the boots are @2:07 ? they look awesome.. Cheers Mark

@Ian-cp3fj 17 күн бұрын

Great video going to pay this place a visit cheers Paul

@gordonmculloch4904 17 күн бұрын

Very enjoyable. We all love to shop. 😂

@islandhopperstuart 17 күн бұрын

I visit this place quite often but frequently find little in my size, namely L for Large. Some good stuff though.

@Tominthetent 17 күн бұрын

I was there last saturday. Missed the Camping Legend by a few days ... 🤣

@BurtReynoldstash 17 күн бұрын

😂ahhh the straight to garage purchase. Wink 😉 And trusty, I’ve had that ( insert here) ages😂😂😂😂

@Casper-ug1hd 16 күн бұрын

So far,so good !Keep going🤘

@TheFairway8 17 күн бұрын

The poofy jacket section ooh matron

@davekirkwood9076 17 күн бұрын

I was there a couple of weeks ago.. not a lot in XL/XXL but I did get a few bargains. It was worth the 2hr drive to be fair. 👍🏻

@cgrcooke 16 күн бұрын

Just had me looking up directions for a trip there hahaha! Shame it's nearly 3hrs away

@greenpanda7121 16 күн бұрын

Wow, decades since I've been to Alfreton. Didn't know it was hiding this little outdoor gem. Great video as ever Paul. As someone who works in retail, RRP's are to a degree inflated and fictitious. It's not to say there are not a lot of deadly serious calculations that go into the pricings at every single stage of the chain....because there most certainly are. But the margins are largely obligatory percentages that have to be present for everyone involved to cover their bases, and they're still covered when the product is "on offer". It doesn't make it any less jaw dropping to know the Nalgene you paid £15 for cost the shop under £1 per piece. Such is retail, it's not the products dictating the pricing, it's the overheads.

@tom7676 17 күн бұрын

Great Vid Paul

@Hellfire2122 16 күн бұрын

I need to find a place like this in Scotland!

@pamelaklemp5615 16 күн бұрын

The ONLY canister style stove kit I own is an OPTIMUS WEEKENDER HE COOK SET (the one that folds underneath the a fuel canister). I ❤it. Have had it several years now, works great 👍 . If it broke tomorrow I'd buy it again, no questions asked at full price if need be. It has served me that well, yes 👍. I do own several other types of stoves, mainly Bio fuel stoves and alcohol stoves so OPTIMUS is my one and only canister style stove.

@karlgamble9318 17 күн бұрын

Didn't know about this place and I almost pass it on the way home from work! Oh no.

@BradleyHoward 14 күн бұрын

Nooooo.... Paul!!! What are you doing?? You're giving away the best secret place in the Peak District!! Loving these daily videos... catching up with them on a slow Sunday morning.

@martinnulty4490 15 күн бұрын

Great video, price's are absolutely crazy these days. Yes the discount cost barely seems fair.

@Collected1 17 күн бұрын

Wish I lived closer to this place! Some bargains there.

@petewarby7158 16 күн бұрын

Great to see a random punter (subscriber); come across and shake your hand, one of the good things about your channel. You're a celebrity lol.

@ianbusby2845 16 күн бұрын

Thanks Paul,found this interesting,looks like you picked up some bargains there,enjoy

@mullac8008 17 күн бұрын

great video

@mountain_del1863 17 күн бұрын

That Latok is an absolute belter of a deal.

@1954shadow 17 күн бұрын

Liked that shirt!

@thegeordiefellwalker8878 17 күн бұрын

love a bargain me 😊 good to see you keeping it varied 👍 its all about diversification 🤔

@Slappa31 16 күн бұрын

Im enjoying ur vids that arent hiking and camping

@fatmanfaffing4116 16 күн бұрын

If they can sell a 700 quid tent for 400 then that tells me just how much mark up there is on RRP. Basically, never pay RRP. I know a business has to make a profit but there is profiting and then here is profiteering. At 50% of RRP they are still making a profit plus covering stock purchase, rents, wages, overheads etc. So what does this tell us about how they price things in the first place? It is what the market will bear, basically. Enjoying the variety of content, Paul.

@wpl-lifemusiceverything3090 16 күн бұрын

What a great little outdoor equipment emporium…thankfully for my wallet though, 288 miles away?! 😩😂 Maybe a wee detour if heading south this summer. 😜 Enjoying these daily vlogs, Paul 👍🏻

@andywalton87 16 күн бұрын

Backpacking gear at half price !!! How very exciting

@boblobster 17 күн бұрын

I love a bargain, me. Lucky enough to live not far from the Montane factory shop

@markwilson4652 13 күн бұрын

I live in Devon so it's a bit of a hike really, lol.

@alexbraid8700 16 күн бұрын

Outdoors gear can be very expensive. I've only been hiking in the hills for a year so started with cheaper gear from Go Outdoors. I've learnt that spending a bit more is better in the long run. I got a Goretex jacket from my manager at work... couldn't believe he just gave it too me. Really enjoying your videos

@pete8398 16 күн бұрын

Went this morning. Think everyone there was as a result of this video!! Hope you’re on a commission 😂

@davetay44 4 күн бұрын

Looks like a great shop, sadly it's a 3 hour drive for me, so 6 hour round trip 🙈

@OceansEleven-sd8wf 16 күн бұрын

Bargain basement. I love this shop.

@johnakyle5908 Күн бұрын

My local shops are Nevisport and Ellis Brigham , which occasionally have sales but now we have a go outdoors which is better but still nowhere near the prices of the store you were in ..