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Cabela's
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3 reviews for Cabela's
If the idea of a huge building stuffed with magnificent examples of taxidermy, including an entire African elephant, freaks you out, then drive on, my friend. But you like outdoor sports that sometimes have a bit of blood and guts attached, and you are headed down I-80, this is a must. (There are multiple Cabela's retail locations and others may be even larger but this is the world headquarters, enough said.)
All the usual Cabela's stuff is there and you can touch it and check it out and buy if you like without a shipping charge. There is also a bunch of value shopping. I found the cheap hiking boots I did NOT find at Sierra Trading in Cheyenne by looking in the "bargain cave"--$119 leather high tops for $50. And there are bins of really, really cheap stuff like summer water gear they are heavily discounting now that the season is 2/3 over.
My 12 year old was in heaven getting a bow custom strung for him so he could take shots in the archery range. We were both proud that after the first shot the employee said "I can see you know what you are doing" and stepped back. Value of the bow he'll ask his mother to buy online: $125. Value of nicking deer target in the heart: priceless.
There was a music event the night we were here and a sidewalk sale the next day and we were tempted to just book a room across the freeway, but had to move on. But our two hours in Cabela's are likely the high point of our coast to coast trip.
Cabela's is the premier website for sportsmen to buy supplies online. Their prices are great especially if you shop from the Bargain Cave section of the site like I do.
I've bought some shirts from them and I've been happy with what I bought but there are two points that should be noted.
One is that they are really thick. Great for the northern part of America but not so necessary in NorCal. They are well made though and this observation has nothing to do with the quality of the product.
The other thing is that my size is XLT and the while the torso of the shirts are plenty long the sleeves tend to run average length. Even with an extra large tall my sleeves are still too short and I'm not exactly gorilla man.
It's a great place to save some cash when you buy your outdoor gear.
In a 1961 Casper, Wyoming newspaper ad Dick Cabela
came up with a plan to sell fishing flies.
He offered 12 hand-tied flies for $1.
That generated one response.
The rest is history.
Entertaining catalog to view.
Sparks up conversation whenever I look at it.
Love those long-johns! WOW.