Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester 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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Local Goods Rochester
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester
Old Town Rochester
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Rochester shop has operated since 2000 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 Works Rochester
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester
Downtown Rochester
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Rochester 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.
East Studio Rochester
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester
Eastside Rochester
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Rochester 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.
Central Shop Rochester
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester
Old Town Rochester
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Rochester 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.
West Supply Rochester
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester
Old Town Rochester
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Rochester 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.
West Market Rochester
Independent local outdoor gear shops in Rochester
Eastside Rochester
The gear shops where staff uses the equipment they sell. This Rochester shop has operated since 2006 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.
