Garagegrowngear

REI is the biggest outdoor retailer for hiking, camping, backpacking, cycling, kayaking, and more. Most people head to the big store to get what they need for the outdoors. But that doesn't mean it's the best place to go. I found the best selling ...

Garage Grown Gear is one of my favorite resources for finding the small-market movers and shakers in backpacking. I reached out to Lloyd specifically because they have the pulse on what’s actually selling in the boutique world, and that made the whole REI-vs-hidden-gems comparison possible.