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Hi everyone,
I was hoping you all could give me some tips on camping/hiking gear. My fella and I really want to get into hiking and camping, it seems like a great way to be active and have fun/travel on the cheap. Unfortunately we both have NOTHING (no tent, no warm jackets, no hiking shoes, no sleeping bags, nada). I don't want to go blow a ton of money on camping stuff, but it seems like you sort of have to get a few things to make it possible, so:
1. Ideas on buying this stuff used?
2. What are the must haves for outdoors stuff? What can we do without?
3. What are decent brands/stores for boots, jackets (we live in the northeast), tents, etc.? What matters and what doesn't (e.g. do tent brands matter? do sleeping bag brands matter? or is it all the same?)
I'm definitely a proponent of buy it for life, so I'm ok spending a bit more for something I will only have to buy once. I just have no idea on this stuff, any help would be appreciated- thanks!
I was hoping you all could give me some tips on camping/hiking gear. My fella and I really want to get into hiking and camping, it seems like a great way to be active and have fun/travel on the cheap. Unfortunately we both have NOTHING (no tent, no warm jackets, no hiking shoes, no sleeping bags, nada). I don't want to go blow a ton of money on camping stuff, but it seems like you sort of have to get a few things to make it possible, so:
1. Ideas on buying this stuff used?
2. What are the must haves for outdoors stuff? What can we do without?
3. What are decent brands/stores for boots, jackets (we live in the northeast), tents, etc.? What matters and what doesn't (e.g. do tent brands matter? do sleeping bag brands matter? or is it all the same?)
I'm definitely a proponent of buy it for life, so I'm ok spending a bit more for something I will only have to buy once. I just have no idea on this stuff, any help would be appreciated- thanks!
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