portland outdoor store

The Portland Outdoor Store

The POS looks rough on the outside, but inside you’ll find three stories of cowboy-friendly outdoor and quality workwear by Pendleton, Filson, Carhartt, Wrangler and dozens more.

It’s a place where tourists and professionals pour into a bougie food court for $8 ice-cream sundaes, a new development that keeps locks on its restroom doors to avoid the horror of the area’s sizable transient population daring to wash their faces.

Our Favorite Portland Outdoor Stores

Andy and Bax 324 SE Grand Ave., 503-234-7538, andyandbax.com. Mostly a military surplus store, Andy and Bax carries a wide array of camping staples such as flashlights, stoves, tarps and rucksacks, plus urbanist gear like Ortlieb bike bags and an astounding selection of wool-blend socks. Arc’teryx 605 NW 23rd Ave., 503-808-1859, arcteryx.com. This is a … Continue reading Our Favorite Portland Outdoor Stores

Portland Shoe Stores for Every Purpose

All-Purpose Imelda’s and Louie’s 3426 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7476, shop.imeldas.com. WW readers’ poll pick for Best Shoe Store, Imelda’s and Louie’s boutique shop stocks stacks of high-quality men’s and women’s boots and shoes along with hip Portland-centric accessories. The retail here looks as much like art as it does footwear. Johnny Sole 815 SW Alder … Continue reading Portland Shoe Stores for Every Purpose

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