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		davidw on April 14, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mary Anderson, a Founder of the Outdoor Cooperativ... I wish we had 'Decathlon' in the US. It's kind of similar to REI, but the gear is much cheaper, and in some cases of more modest quality (but still quite functional rather than 'cheap crap'). This is a great tradeoff to make if you're pretty casual about this or that activity and not ready to invest the big bucks.

justinator on April 14, 2017 [–]

Decathlon just reminded me of Sports Authority or Dicks or something like that. Except, you know: French.

davidw on April 14, 2017 | [–]

I found their stuff to be a bit better than the 'cheap outdoor stuff' places in the US. It's not super high quality, but it seems to get the job done and not fall apart.

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