Where to buy online 4x4 gear?

[Walking Eagle]

Besides 4 Wheel Parts, does anybody know of online stores to buy basic 4x4 supplies? I'm thinking of things like tow straps, jacks, D-rings, etc. I stopped by 4 Wheel Parts this morning and they were out of some of these items. I found this to be very discouraging for a 4x4 shop not to have the basic essentials.

[clavos]

I get a lot of those things from cabelas.com. Their prices are reasonable and their shipping usually arrives within three business days from the order.

[Walking Eagle]

That's a good idea. I'll have to check them out. I like their website. I've bought so much camping stuff from them I probably own stock.

[Walking Eagle]

I've always wanted to go to one of their stores. That could be a possibility this winter for a short little RMFTC road trip. We could car pool up there and check it out.

I've been watching the price of these on their website for about two months. I check just about every day waiting for a sale. I want the 10x42.
http://cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0013509711529a&navAction=push&navCount=2&indexId=cat20752&podId=0013509&catalogCode=QR&parentId=cat20752&parentType=index&rid=&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20712&hasJS=true

[Walking Eagle]

Do brands matter when it comes to recovery straps? I've seen prices as low as $40 to $100 for a 3" x 30 ft @ 30,000 lbs. 4 Wheel Parts website had a $20 difference between two brands.

[clavos]

I don't think brand matters at all, just the load rating. I would definately be up for a road trip to their store, and rumor has it that they may be building one over in the Applewood area. I too could own stock in them, and as a reward, I just recieved a hard back limited edition catalog. Its about the size of a phone book, and goes nicely in the drawer in the bathroom.

[Walking Eagle]

How much do you have to spend to get the hard back edition of their catalog? That would be cool to have. I've spent tons of $$$$, mine better be gold plated.

[Walking Eagle]

This is going to be all day thing shopping on the net. But looking at different sites, there are some outrageous prices. I don't know how some of these places expect to sell anything. A simple thing like a D-ring/shackle, some places want $50. You can get those for about $12 at other places.

[clavos]

I have no idea how much I've spent there over the years, but I used to work with a guy who got a leather bound hard cover catalog.

[mattadams]

Im definately up for a road trip to Cabelas! I remember going to Cabelas when I was about 8 with my dad, at that time it was a single location and it was simply a 2-story warehouse type place, its definately expanded since then!

[Walking Eagle]

Maybe Cabelas is something we can do around the 1st weekend in December? It would be a great time to do some Christmas shopping.

[Tray]

Which one are you planning to go to? I've been to the one in Sidney, the one by Kearney, and the one in KC.

I usually stop once a year on a trip out to NE/IA to see family.

[mattadams]

I've been to the one in Sydney and the one in Kearney. The Sydney one definately kicks Kearney's ass, though I did get a good deal on some winter botos at the Kearney one, in the bargain cave! :).

[Walking Eagle]

I was thinking Sidney, because it's the closest, but I don't know if the stores are different since I've never stopped at one.

[mattadams]

They are quite different. The Sydney one has a huge aquarium, hundreds of stuffed animals on display (no, not teddy bears! LOL). The one in Kearney has an aquarium, but nothing special... and only has about 20-30 animals on display.

[clavos]

I've never set foot in one of their stores, so the closest one is fine by me.

[Walking Eagle]

I've closed this thread and started a new one just for Cabelas.

http://rmftc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2685#2685