More and more camping gear stores are turing to online to do business. This is a great way for them to keep overhead costs down. All they need is a good eCommerce hosting plan and a little sweat equity to make a good online store. Best Camping Gear Reviews is very knowledgable in the web hosting industry and wants to pass on some things before you go and make an online camping gear purchase.
1) Make sure you are dealing with a reptuable company. Anybody can set up an affiliate program with a camping gear manufacturer but not everybody can run an honest business. The problem you have with affilate programs is that the website you are ordering from is only a middle man, they aren't the ones that are going to be helping you with your problems. For example, if you buy one of the Kelty tents through an affiliate program and the tent is defected. You really think the middle man is going to care about your problems? NO! They are probably selling Callaway X22 irons also. Stick to big name camping gear stores such as REI or Cabelas and you won't have any problems.
2) If you do order online from a smaller outdoor gear store, make sure that they are running secure eCommerce websites. The way you can tell this is if they have notifications on thier website informing you of this. Typically the best shopping carts will be secured so you won't have a problem. If the site is not secure, you risk having your identity stolen.
3) Finally, check out thier return policy. I know it is strange, but some camping equipment stores that have both online and retail stores won't allow online purchases to be returned at the retail store.
Buying from an online camping gear store can save you some money and time, if you know how to conduct online transactions! Good luck and we will see you at the campground!
