Us Gear Heads

I love my gear and will tell anyone who will listen why I love it. My family and friends struggle to find gifts that I will use in my pursuits outside. I hope to give some helpful suggestions on what to buy your gear head as a late Christmas gift.

R.E.I.

(really entertaining inside)

Walking into an REI or any other big outdoor retailer can be over whelming, and the only response you can come up with when an employee asks if there is anything they can help you with is 'I'm just looking.' Big outdoor retailers can be a good place to start for inspiration for a gift idea and sometimes just going into the building does the trick. But other times retailers leave us shaking in our boots.

A Note From Inside

Any gear head friend of yours has his or her preferences on styling, layering, and philosophy on the outdoors. We spend so much of your money looking at, and then buying the high end gear that we forget about the small things. Which leaves an open door for you to give a gift that will be cherished for years to come. 

Think Small

When you buy for a gear head shoot for a no receipt policy, give them something they will use. My personal favorite is the trucker hat. With a mesh fabric and durable graphic front this brand specific gift is the perfect extra tidbit to complete the outdoor look. Every outdoor brand has their version, pick desired color and away you go. Not far from the hat you will see the graphic t-shirt. That is another great option, its something that we want but never have money for. My finally thoughts on what to get as a gift is a pair or two of socks. Not just any pair of socks but a nice pair of smart wool socks. Those will be much appreciated and used often. All three gifts are less then $30, all of them will be loved, and they will all have a place in your gear heads life.

Think Smart

If you decide that you want give them something else another thing we can never have enough of is outdoor shirts and hiking pants. For less then $100 you can get just about any base layer on the market. You need to do you home work first, homework on what the receiver of the gift does outside. That starts by getting them to talk, ramble really, about the gear they want. Listen for a base layer or a brand name. Either one will work, then use your best judgement to decide if you want, synthetic, wool of some blend, compression, etc. This is another item that we want but hardly save for because it its not 'expensive'.   

Think Safe

If you tried looking for a gift for your gear head and just couldn't find something here's what you do; get a gift card. A card with a a couple of gift suggestions and let them choose. This allows them to get something for themselves, while still staying inside of your rule set. For example if you give them $70, but instruct them to only get accessories from brand they already own, something along those lines.

Another distraction.

Happy shopping.

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K