A little story in case you need even more reason t...

A little story in case you need even more reason to shop there:
I bought a kayak this fall there after getting great advice from Chris. Shortly after getting it, a small plastic piece broke off the boat (due to no one's fault). I happened to mention it to Chris one day and he made it his mission to get it fixed. I would have probably not done anything about it because I didn't want to deal with the company and the kayak was still fully useable. Chris contacted the manufacturer and got a repair kit. He welded it back together but figured out it wasn't going to hold. Then, he contacted the company again, and in the end, he got them to agree to get me a new boat since there was no way to fully fix it. Until I get the new boat in, Chris made a temporary fix on it that will hold.
The conclusion of this story is that you wouldn't get that kind of service at a big store. Three Rivers Outdoors carries brands that they trust and will provide excellent customer service.