[pct-l] REI

[Ellen Shopes]

Most retail stores don't speak UL for a couple of reasons.  First, no one is 
marketing their product to them; they are smaller business, sometimes 
'cottage industries'.  Second, UL products are sometimes a bit pricey, and 
some stores may feel that the product wouldn't move.

My husband and I have taken UL products to our local store and encouraged 
them to look into selling these products, with some success.

Elderly Ellen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Beamish" <dbeamish1943 at yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 4:41 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] REI


>I was in my local REI a couple of months ago and was talking light ultra to 
>one of the staff and they had never heard of companies like Tarptent.
>
> Richard Beamish
>
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>
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> ________________________________
> From: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
> To: jomike at cot.net
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Wed, February 3, 2010 8:22:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] REI
>
> Since I'm reducing my pack weight, I find very little stuff I want at REI.
>
> They just don't seem to have much for those of us wanting to go light
> weight; I'm not sure they even understand what "light weight
> backpacking" really is.
>
> Tortoise
>
> Because truth matters"
>
>
>
> jomike at cot.net wrote:
>> I must admit, I have everything you list with the exception of the
>> replacement tooth pick.
>>
>> But, between you and some other responses I've received I definitely need 
>> to
>> re-examine my shopping techniques and forget about "need" and go with
>> "want"! If I look at it that way....I'd be broke! But it would have been 
>> fun
>> while it lasted. As I always say, you can never have too much gear!
>>
>> are we there yet?
>>
>
>        Don't ask me, I just arrived.
>
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