>>2801105>Pigeon ForgeNah my brother, the south Nashville location.
Other than buying a silky boy (which I could of just as easily ordered online).
The entire store is literally one giant shit post of things you can always get cheaper for better quality or alternatively. Things that just no one fucking needs.
I mean literally base layers that are 80 plus dollars when you can go on ETSY and buy a literal full merino underwear or top for 40 dollars.
>pic relatedNot only that
The REI+ other brands all have fucking polyester, which can't even absorb sweat to any degree. So you're literally buying a plastic bag. For 40 dollars more.
The sock plastic blends actually make sense, like Darn Tough, Smartwool, etc.
They use nylon which can absorb some moisture, so it can cut down cost while providing some benefit to keeping you dry.
I digress.
Literally half the fucking store was Arctic Circle cold weather gear. In fucking TN.
A state that at most gets -10, -20 at lowest.
Where a base, mid layer, and light jacket will keep you alive.
If you had any of that gear on above 10 degrees you would be sweating to such a degree you'd dehydrate in an hour.
So you've got all the other brands right?
Which are literally just poof jackets that they are selling for 300 dollars when you can buy the same thing at old navy for 60 bucks.
REI is the Harley Davidson of camping stores.
Basic bitch function for double to exponential cost.
Pisses me off everytime I go into the store.
