Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky all in one week! Despite Illinois being pancake flat and no whitewater in sight, it still has a few decent outdoor shops... Never, in a month of Sundays, would I buy MSR titanium cookware at UK prices, but over the pond - titanium kit at aluminum prices!!
The same was true of Sierra Designs tent, Asolo boots, TNF waterproofs and clothing and, kit-whore Gucci gear of the trip, a "press-it" cafetierre stylee coffee brew gizmo that slots right onto your trusty Nalgene bottle. What a treat - fresh brewed coffee to start the day on a wild-camp.
I found (no - Googled like mad until I found) an REI outlet just 30 minutes from St Louis airport - and guess who had a half day to kill before the Atlanta flight.... Yup!!! They give you 20% off everything if you take out membership of the REI co-op for $15. It took me about a millisecond to sign up! So much bling that I had to buy another hold-all to stash my loot in for the long haul back to Blighty. Pitiful really, but Oooh - the jet lag recovery time meant I could play with it all before heading into the office!!!
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