Kit prices in Sweden?

[tobes01]

I've hopefully got a couple of visits to Ostersund in Sweden next year. I know it's the home of Woolpower (who have a factory shop), and probably a number of great outdoor brands, but I'm wondering if the kit is actually cheaper than in the UK? The few Swedish online retailers I've found seem to have prices similar to the UK.

If it it's cheaper then I'll be looking for a set of Woolpower thermals, some Fjallraven trousers, and possibly a shiny/sharp treat from Gransfors or Fallkniven.

Tobes

 

[forestwalker]

If it it's cheaper then I'll be looking for a set of Woolpower thermals, some Fjallraven trousers, and possibly a shiny/sharp treat from Gransfors or Fallkniven.

About the same prices for most kit. Fjällräven Forester trousers are the same mail order from RM as from many local stores. The Woolpower outlet is good (about 60% prices IIRC). The Östersund outdoor kit stores are more or less disapointing. Naturkompaniet is "lifestyle with an outdoor profile" (20 years ago they were good stuff for "our" kind of people, but sometimes have some seconds/returns on Hillebergs tents (IIRC there is a Hillebergs outlet somewhere), Landbys (the hunting store) has some stuff one might want (Härkila, Trangia, etc) even without being into killing innocent animals and disposing of the evidence by eating the corpses, ABC Wildmark is 95 % hunter/fisher clothes and kit, Terräng has some usefull stuff, as well as Tactical Tatonka^W^WTasmanian Tiger and all the other "tactical kit" anyone might ever want (tactical kevlar gloves, tactical belts, tactical sunglasses, tactical spoons, tactical condoms... not sure about the last item, might be misremembering). Some of the sports stores carry some kit, often cheaper than the outdoor stores.

 

[tobes01]

Many thanks, as I suspected - I'll sort the shopping before I go and spend my time doing better things than mooching round a shopping mall...

 

[forestwalker]

The only "bushcraft" store you might want to go to in a mall in Östersund is Claes Ohlsson. Oh, and Landbys sells the Fjellduken, in case you want to see it in real life.

 

[Mastino]

Take the trip to Järpen to visit the Lundhags factory outlet. They carry lots of discounted stuff and if your lucky also some boots at reduced prices. Further, in Are, there is a Klättermusen falgship store; definitvely not cheap!

 

[The Cumbrian]

In my experience, you'll be lucky to find kit the same price as in the UK, unless it's heavily discounted as above. You'll be better off buying in the UK, unless you're taking loads of gear and expecting to be stung by an overweight baggage allowance.

Cheers, Michael.

 

[DavidJT]

Fjällräven used to have an outlet shop just outside Stockholm, but now they just have the two discount shops up north in Örnsköldsvik and Haparanda.

 

[forestwalker]

Besides, the Fjällräven outlets were full of the lifestyle crap, and short on the outdoor gear. At least a few years ago.

 

[DavidJT]

Besides, the Fjällräven outlets were full of the lifestyle crap, and short on the outdoor gear. At least a few years ago.

That's mostly true, but I did get some great trousers there cheap, a pair of Barrents, and a thick lined wool winter pair.

 

[RonW]

If you have enough time and don't mind searching, try some of the socalled "loppis".
These are secondhand stores and I have found some fantastic bargains there.
The last time I went there I had a alu framed backpack, 2 kuksa's, a knitted hat jeepdriverstyle, a fleece vest for my son and 2 ex-military caps for him and my oldest daughter for the amazing grandtotal of €5,50!

These "loppis"-shops can be found anywhere.