I'm heading to Japan this summer for a bike-packing trip and will be treating myself to some new bits of kit. I'm looking for some recommendations on camping stores / sites to purchase equipment once i'm in Japan? Of course there's a novel appeal to getting Japanese kit.
I'd like to make some comparisons to some kit I have my eye on to pre-purchase, mainly a Durston XMid-1 Solid, and Montbell Down M. Both are generally around my budget, though open to any recommendations on quilts as their prices are all over the shop.
by Donut_Shop
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I thought Durston didn’t really do retailers? I just bought mine from the official site yesterday. According to some posts on r/ultralight ( I believe) with tax + fees it’s still cheaper than getting it from UK stock.
Buying camping kit in Japan is expensive! We went to a few big shops in Tokyo and paid 2-3x more than we would have in the UK for matts and other kit. I would advise looking at buying here (decathlon, Alpkit, wherever) and maybe take it out with you.