Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign 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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Central Market Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
Old Town Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign shop has operated since 2007 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 Market Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
The Heights Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign shop has operated since 2014 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 Market Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
Downtown Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign shop has operated since 2014 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 Supply Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
Eastside Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign shop has operated since 1997 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 Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
Downtown Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign shop has operated since 2013 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 Studio Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
Eastside Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign shop has operated since 1996 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.
West Goods Champaign
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Champaign
Eastside Champaign
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Champaign 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.
