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[โ€“] iamericandre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Scarpa is another good euro outdoor equipment brand

[โ€“] hubobes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Petzl is missing, they are French.

[โ€“] Kacarott@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Tenaya is a Spanish company that makes some of the most comfortable climbing shoes I have tried.

[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)
[โ€“] datendefekt@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[โ€“] ka1ikasan@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I sometimes buy some sport equipment here and while they have some very accessible products, you can get much better quality for a bit more expensive. Worth saving money for a month more but have really good hiking equipment (or whatever you are looking for).

Also, I worked for them a few years ago and their policies were very questionable. E.g. sometimes they were throwing away some products but always smashed them (like, with a hammer) so "it cannot be used if anyone finds it".

[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] ka1ikasan@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was Decathlon France back in 2015. Well, it's maybe more than "few years", things may have changed now

[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] ka1ikasan@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Raw textile or clothes are fine, I agree. I've seen a lot of issues in anything that implies moving parts or frequent assembling: bicycles, tents, rollers, etc. Nothing extremely bad but, as I said, I preferred to pay a bit more to get better equipment on my bikes elsewhere.

A bit more details on that "throwing away" part: there are often people who come to the workshop and ask to upgrade their equipment. They want to get a new set of tyres/inner tubes before a new bike season, set up new handles, change wrist watch batteries, etc. We were asked to always puncture old tyres, cut handles in half, etc. The watches case was infuriating to me: battery replacement was 5โ‚ฌ, the same amount as a new basic watch. We were asked to just offer people new watches and throw away old ones so no one could retrieve it from trash and use it later. I never did anything of those and resigned shortly.

[โ€“] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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[โ€“] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Don't get anything made of GoreTex as that is produced by American company W. L. Gore & Associates. Fjellrรคven has decent cotton products that lasts. Personally I prefer Norwegian brand Bergans. You also have Hรคrkila (finish) and Klรคttermusen (Swedish) last one primally focuses on light weight climbing gear

[โ€“] Lasagna@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Donโ€™t get GoreTex because itโ€™s using PFAS chemicals which are harmful to the nature weโ€™re out there to enjoy.

[โ€“] movies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mammut is top notch. I love their gear. I never see them in the US.

I'm switching a lot to mammut. Their clothes are like nothing i have ever worn before. Their ultralight clothing line is like wearing nothing.

[โ€“] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Mammut is fairly common in shops catering to non-tourists. Some of the American brands listed (Mountain Hardware and Columbia) are not brands people entrust their lives to.

SOURCE: I live in Wyoming. Only tourists wear Columbia.

PS: My wife should be sponsored by Rab. It's all she wears in the winter.