Where to buy equipment

[maggiec]

Hi everyone. Loving this thread. It is very helpful. Can anyone tell me where to buy trekking equipment in Melbourne? It would be great if there was someone employed in an outdoor store who had actually done the camino and has a sense of what is required. I plan to go next year -for the first time -and I feel a bit confused

 

[PANO]

> Bogong Equipment, 374 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, www.bogong.com.au
> Backpacking Light, 29 Somerset Place (off little Bourke St) Melbourne, www.backpackinglight.com.au

 

[gracethepilgrim]

My picks are Oneplanet packs and STM bags (Link shoulder bag for valuables). Both brands available all over Melbourne I believe (google)
Cheers, Grace

 

[dougfitz]

Paddy Pallin (www.paddypallin.com.au), Mountain Designs (www.mountaindesigns.com), Snowgum (www.snowgum.com.au) and macpac (www.macpac.com.au) all have stores in Melbourne. I think you will be lucky to find sales people who have done a camino, but the better ones will understand enough to provide sound advice. Here in Canberra, my view is that Paddy Pallin is the pick of the crowd, and have several of their sales staff who have a good understanding of what a camino requires.

 

[maggiec]

Thanks everyone

 

[grayland]

Join up with a local Oz Camino group before you start buying. You should be able to get first hand advice from experienced pilgrims.
I assume there is a group in Melbourne.
There is a sub-forum here for Oz/NZ.
Here is a thread in that forum by Melbourne folk:
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/caminoists-in-melbourne.15732/