text: Years ago when I lived in Berkeley California this was THE place to buy camp gear and outdoors stuff Now there is competition and I do not shop here any more Why Prices Yes they have a lot of stuff here and their employees are very knowledgeable But I can get the same stuff cheaper elsewhere and its also a lot more fun to check out gear at Bass Pro or Cabelas I do not buy into the whole coop thing either Prices are still too high for me