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| - For my recent backpacking trip, I needed a backpack, otherwise that would defeat the purpose of "backpacking", right? So it was recommended to me that MEC was the place to go.
This place is massive! I'm not a cyclist or climber, but they sure seem to have a lot of stuff pertaining to those activities! MEC has pretty much all your travel necessities. They have great first-aid kits. The staff was very helpful in helping me find a perfect sleeping bag for what I needed. They also helped suggest packs, there is a reasonable selection of top brands in differing sizes. Both my husband and I ended up going with their brand of pack, since we weren't planning on doing much hiking or camping with our packs on our trip. We were able to get purification tablets and water proof bags for our clothes. They have a great selection of clothes, but all were a bit pricey to me. I did end up getting a wicked deal on trail shoes! That is definitely something I would go back to MEC for is shoes! We bought the membership when we paid for our stuff. I asked about warranties and the woman said they are good about fixing or returning things.
After the trip, I wanted to bring my bag in because the hip belt had frayed and fell apart, after only 6 months! When I brought in my bag they told me they would just give me a credit, so I could buy a new one, or a different one if I liked! I was amazed at how easy it was! so I ended up buying a high end pack, putting that money toward it, because I knew I needed it to last! They keep all your buying info under your membership, so I didn't even need the receipt!
If I need anything related to travel or outdoors MEC will be my first stop. I highly recommend it for travel necessities!
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