This longtime adventure guide company just recently opened a retail store so I stopped in to check it out and was very impressed. It's not a huge store, but it has an excellent selection of merchandise and more importantly, staff that know what they are doing and are passionate about the products they sell.
I spent a fair amount of time talking with Sabrina who not only knows the merchandise, but is herself a guide and an accomplished outdoorswoman who has spent time using it and guiding tours and hikes throughout Arizona. I was impressed that she took the time to talk with me, find out my needs, and help me find the right product, along with a lot of good advice for how to use it.
During my current visit, I purchased a lightweight frying pan to take on my campouts, but I'm very interested to return and pick up a new pack one of these days and she showed me a few options that will definitely be on my shopping list when I do.
If you like to hike or camp and also want to support local business owners, make your way to Shea and the 101 and check out Just Roughin' It, you won't regret it!