Belgian shops?

[gunnix]

Hi, does anyone know some good belgian shops for hammocks, poncho's, and other camping stuff?

I found this one, but it doesn't have any good and affordable poncho's: http://www.berghut.be/

 

[Nemisis]

Have you thought of trying for army surplus shops? it might be a good place to start for somethings.
Dave.

 

[tomtom]

well i know its not Belgian and i know its not open yet but....

keep an eye on www.bushcraftshop.nl

 

[gunnix]

well i know its not Belgian and i know its not open yet but....

keep an eye on www.bushcraftshop.nl

Thx for that, but I've already been keeping an eye on it for some weeks

Yea army surplus shops have interesting things as well, though last time I was in one I strangely found the stuff quite overpriced (like 50 € for the US army poncho, that's about 35£ I think). Maybe the seller thought that I'd pay extra just because it was "the real stuff from the real army".

 

[Nemisis]

What about looking on websites from other euro countries like holland or france? maybe you'll get a better deal
Dave

 

[Ketchup]

Whreabout in B. are you?

This is a very good shop (so they say), specialised AND cheap

Alpinisme & Randonnée-Richard Lecomte
de Vergniesstraat 27-29, 1050 Elsene
02-6405820

It's close to Flagey

 

[gunnix]

I'm living in Gent. Thx for the tip. I found some quite good shops now, although I think many shops like for example AS adventure are full of expensive crap. The shop for the scouts (everyone can buy there) seems nice and cheap though. By the way, they are having a "sellout" atm in their store at Antwerp:
http://www.scoutsshop.be/shop/nieuws/full.asp?ID=135

 

[ggfh666]

Stockoma Bvba
Brusselsesteenweg
1730 Asse (Kobbegem)

A bit messy but good prices, new & old gear, military & non military.
Clothes, tools, matrasses, sleeping bags, shoes, ... I go there about once a year before the camping season.

Decathlon have good affordable clothes, tents, ...

 

[bartjen 2]

he gunnix. Read your thread on belgian shops. There is also a good one in Ranst-emblem boven Antwerpen. Very good for army stuff and bivy bags.
Also het Amerikaantje in Belsele-Sint-Niklaas

 

[DZ-Y]

I suppose you already know avventura as they seem to have a shop in Gent. avventura It seems they have a sale in the Kortrijk shop as they are closing it down. Should present a good opportunity to score some nice kit.

For online stores, I have good (though limited) experience with Globetrotter.de . They carry a great range of outdoor brands.

 

[scaleyback]

it depends what part of belgium, our friends live up near border near eindheoven,theres a good outdoor shop there

 

[gunnix]

I haven't seen a nice poncho at a reasonable price in belgium yet, I'd like the german rubberized one. I'd like a tatonka cotton tarp but I don't see that anywhere around here. Also I didn't ever see a shop with a kellykettle. There's a lot of other stuff... Maybe it would be worth it to start a shop with some decent products here in belgium

Nahh, the group buys here on the forum have supllied me with some decent things already, I like the group buy idea but I'd wonder if it would be anything for a belgian to organise if it adds up to postage costs for all the people in the uk. It'd be nice to have a belgian forum with a reasonable amount of people to organise group buys and to arrange meetings.

 

[bartjen 2]

goede trap gekocht in Decathlon in Rijsel maar er is er ook1 in Antwerpen en in Brussel 3x3m en niet duur, groen Camoflageponcho gekocht in het amerikaantje. Heb jij soms al een spoon knife???Of iemand anders in belgie??

 

[Ahjno]

goede trap gekocht in Decathlon in Rijsel maar er is er ook1 in Antwerpen en in Brussel 3x3m en niet duur, groen Camoflageponcho gekocht in het amerikaantje. Heb jij soms al een spoon knife???Of iemand anders in belgie??

Bartjen2,

Please post in English, this is an English forum, and it's impolite when the majority of the members don't know what you are talking about.

IIRC this is the second time I ask you to ...

 

[gunnix]

goede trap gekocht in Decathlon in Rijsel maar er is er ook1 in Antwerpen en in Brussel 3x3m en niet duur, groen Camoflageponcho gekocht in het amerikaantje. Heb jij soms al een spoon knife???Of iemand anders in belgie??

You can find a spoon knife in the shop "Willy Vanhoute" (a wood turning and carving shop, only quality stuff) in Beernem (it's in the small industry zone there). I guess there are other shops for wood carving where you can find one as well, I think one in ghent has it. I haven't bought such a knife yet though, because the one in vahoute was too expensive for me.

I'd like a poncho wich is almost as thick and strong like rubber, I saw a german army poncho is like that. But the only poncho's I find in shops here are thin nylon, although you can find raincoats made of rubbery material.
I think I'll order around 5 of the german army poncho's from a german shop, since postage costs less per item if I get 5 . I also just got 5 firesteels from the bb groupbuy, guess I'll give them away for christmas.