Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend is smaller than it was fifteen years ago. What remains is genuinely good. The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. Here are the shops worth making a special trip for.
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East Exchange Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
Downtown Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 2004 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
North Shop Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
Eastside Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 2002 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
East Works Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
The Heights Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 1994 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Central Works Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
Eastside Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 2017 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
South Supply Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
Old Town Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 2005 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Local Works Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
Downtown Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 2016 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
Old Supply Bend
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Bend
Downtown Bend
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Bend shop has operated since 2004 and built its customer base through word of mouth alone. The owner usually knows the inventory personally. That increasingly rare quality is the reason to make a trip.
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