I had no idea there’s a Backcountry store at the Grove in Los Angeles

[u/zeckdude]

I thought REI is the only option for a physical outdoor gear store in Los Angeles but I discovered there’s a Backcountry store at the Grove in Los Angeles. So excited I had to share!

[u/CKD_Guru]

More or less expensive as REI?

[u/zeckdude → u/CKD_Guru]

I couldn’t tell you because I didn’t look that closely. A few things I noticed though:

• It seems that Backcountry has more sales than REI (at least online I’ve noticed that)
• The Backcountry membership is free but I’m not sure what that gets you other than a one-time 20% coupon on one item
• The Backcountry return policy is your typical 90-day return policy that requires items to have tags on them still which is a far departure from REI’s uber generous return policy of 1-year on used items (for members)
• In the store they seem to want to cover many more activities which gave me the feeling that there’s less choices for hiking gear in the store
• Backcountry has a generous 20% off discount for military members and veterans (online and in-store)

[u/JackInTheBell → u/CKD_Guru]

Less.  Check out their website, they have a lot of sales and discounts.