Please respond with whatever you consider to be the best online canoe /
kayak store(s). Feel free to break it into two categories, one for canoes,
one for kayaks, if that's appropriate.

Also, in the camera world there are online stores that are great for buying
new gear and stores that are great for buying used gear, with some overlap.
Is there anything like that in the canoe / kayak world?

Thanks.

--
www.mattclara.com

"Matt Clara" wrote in message
. ..
Please respond with whatever you consider to be the best online canoe /
kayak store(s). Feel free to break it into two categories, one for
canoes,
one for kayaks, if that's appropriate.

Also, in the camera world there are online stores that are great for
buying
new gear and stores that are great for buying used gear, with some
overlap.
Is there anything like that in the canoe / kayak world?

Thanks.

--
www.mattclara.com

I like Rutabaga in Madison, WI the best...www.Rutabaga.com
They just wrapped up their yearly Canoecopia which they claim is the largest
event like that in the country...lots of great deals...reps...lots of energy
and really nice people. I've met many of them over the years at different
events or at the store and feel good supporting them (a class act) with much
of my online purchasing (IMHO)...I use NRS for many things also. Just my 2
cents.
Dan O...Minneapolis, MN

"Matt Clara" wrote in message
. ..
Please respond with whatever you consider to be the best online canoe /
kayak store(s). Feel free to break it into two categories, one for
canoes, one for kayaks, if that's appropriate.

Also, in the camera world there are online stores that are great for
buying new gear and stores that are great for buying used gear, with some
overlap. Is there anything like that in the canoe / kayak world?

Thanks.




It's interesting to me that there is no one prefered store to purchase
incidental items from. This is entirely opposed to the rest of my internet
product purchase experience: B&H for photography, Amazon for books, Tiger
Direct for computer parts, etc., with many lesser but worthy stores, and a
query for such here illicits a single reply--hardly definitive. I guess I
should open that store myself??!!

--
www.mattclara.com

Matt Clara wrote:
"Matt Clara" wrote in message
. ..
Please respond with whatever you consider to be the best online canoe /
kayak store(s). Feel free to break it into two categories, one for
canoes, one for kayaks, if that's appropriate.

Also, in the camera world there are online stores that are great for
buying new gear and stores that are great for buying used gear, with some
overlap. Is there anything like that in the canoe / kayak world?

Thanks.




It's interesting to me that there is no one prefered store to purchase
incidental items from. This is entirely opposed to the rest of my internet
product purchase experience: B&H for photography, Amazon for books, Tiger
Direct for computer parts, etc., with many lesser but worthy stores, and a
query for such here illicits a single reply--hardly definitive. I guess I
should open that store myself??!!

Matt, also consider the location of the posters. I live a continent away
from you, so for me Amazon is not at all that interesting, since they
charge more shipping costs and aren't that cheap if I have to pay the
import taxes as well. The same goes for B&H, which also doesn't have all
the camera's that I would like to buy (It didn't have the last camera I
was looking at). On top of that, having a local store that also has an
online shop can be a big advantage if you can combine the lower prices
with a nearby place to go to in case of a warranty.

Finally, I haven't seen many differences between the prices of online
paddling shops and their over the counter variety in this vicinity. That
makes buying online with the additional shipping cost less interesting
for me. I like to see what I buy, especially in the case of most
paddling gear.



--
Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

On Mar 28, 8:29 pm, "Matt Clara" wrote:
"Matt Clara" wrote in message

. ..

Please respond with whatever you consider to be the best online canoe /
kayak store(s). Feel free to break it into two categories, one for
canoes, one for kayaks, if that's appropriate.

Also, in the camera world there are online stores that are great for
buying new gear and stores that are great for buying used gear, with some
overlap. Is there anything like that in the canoe / kayak world?

Thanks.

It's interesting to me that there is no one prefered store to purchase
incidental items from. This is entirely opposed to the rest of my internet
product purchase experience: B&H for photography, Amazon for books, Tiger
Direct for computer parts, etc., with many lesser but worthy stores, and a
query for such here illicits a single reply--hardly definitive. I guess I
should open that store myself??!!

--www.mattclara.com

I like to deal with the local place where I bought my kayak since they
themselves are paddlers and use the products I am interested in. They
can make recommendations
and answer my questions. I like the atmosphere of the place too.