It pays to bring someone who knows what they are doing with you. Otherwise I would left the boots and gotten the fire statting kit and a patypus and solar powered zipper light!
Sorry but this place is filled with nothing but high prices and ASS HOLE managers!! Go one block east on bidwell to Sports Authority, and get the same stuff, and brands, for 40-65% cheaper. No joke.
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