Hi All

 Off to New York early next year and before i forget i'd like to get some tip top OM advice for shiny gear shops to visit.

Anyone on here been? And what did you find were bargains?

 Cheers

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EMS up by Columbus circle..and a  couple of others, including kaufmanns army surplus at Washington.  There's a  couple of climbing walls as well, they might have shops attached, if that spins your wheel[s]

it's been a couple of years, but i wasn't overly impressed...fine for fondling stuff [ooer] but you might also want to consider buying online & getting stuff delivered to your hotel/apartment. REI, MEC etc.

have

 Cilogear make their rucksacks in NY. Well worth buying one if you are nearby.

  www.cilogear.com

http://www.yelp.com/c/nyc/outdoorgear

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/best-of-adventure-2007/gear/expert-retail-stores.html

I worked in New York City for a couple of years in the early nineties and I'd have said that there were definitely more outdoor shops in Ambleside!

I'd recomment Tent&Trails ( website) and the Eastern Mountains Sports chain ( website ) and I noticed on a more recent visit that a TNF shop had opened in SoHo. Apart from that I can only suggest a search on Yellow Pages

This shows a sad tale of another famous New York sportshop, recently closed down because they couldnt afford a hike in the rent.