Hiking Gear Stores in Alabama

[lawnmowwer]

 A suggestion is to get a sheet and some c-board boxes.
Look at the measurements on the tent.
Form the sheet to the basic size and shape of the tent floor.
Then put the boxes around the sheet paremeter. Preferably thin boxes that will fall over if touched.

And If it is not obvious. Have everyone climb in and get in their sleeping bags without knocking over the boxes. Make it a game and see how small they can get it. 

It makes a fun game. After doing this at a Scout Meeting I was informed by a first year scout that they could get everyone in a Eureka Timberline. So I showed up with mine the next week. Amazingly They did get five kids in sleeping bags in the tent laying in their sides. I don't think they could sleep, but they would be warm and maybe dry.

[Rob]

Hmmmmmmmmm, Wonder what all those kayaks are doing at the Mtn. High located next to Whole Foods on 280 (Cahaba Village)? The $1,000 dollar + price tag had Mountain Highs name on it. Is Alabama Small Boats just partnering at that Location? Maybe why I couldn't get help. Not trying to be arguementive, just getting my facts straight.
I will say that the "help" problem does seem to be specific to this particular location, no matter what the intended purchase. I also have visited the Urban Outpost location with good results before and after the transition to Mountain High.

[mich4076]

From what I know Alabama Small Boats just sells kayaks and canoes there... I have looked at them a few times and there was a guy that helped me but from what I've heard they never have more than 1 person there.

[Rob]

Ohhhh, OK that clears that up! I stand corrected. Guess they just don't do enough buisness to staff it better. Maybe during peak paddling season they will step it up. Thanks for the feed back..........

[dogwood]

Cuff,
    In an earlier post, you said that there were weekly hikes on Coldwater Mtn.  I live about 3 miles from there in Oxford/Eastaboga.  Can you let me know more information?  I knew that it was designated as forever wild, but haven't heard anything else from it...

[Cuffs]

http://www.hikealabama.org/coldwater.html

that link will have the person to contact in it.  Its a great little mountain right in the heart of Oxford, hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

[Tim Rich]

isnt one in Kennesaw and one in Buford?  then the one that ITP and one is OTP.  so yea, 2 in ATL.  the other 2 are not ATL.. (at least not by Atlantian standards)  Living in ATL for 12 days a month, Atlantians are weird about what IS ATL and what ISNT ATL...  Me?  I could care less.. but they are OCD about it! 

The REI in Kennesaw is the most recent one to have opened.  It's nice, took one-half of an old big box store (Media Play) and a mega beer/wine/liquor store (Total Wine) took the other half.  It's only about ten minutes from me.  As to in ATL or not IN ATL, those of us who live outside Atlanta proper are more likely to point out that WE don't live in ATL as opposed to a condo owner pointing it out to us.  My best view of ATL is in my rear view mirror.   

Take Care,

Tim