Field Trip: Cabela's

So I've been going to all these outdoors places and have been enjoying it. Cabela's was the last on my list. Fortunately, I'm only an hour and a few minutes from one. So after a good breakfast we took off. It was myself, my wife, my mom, and my pop. He's a hunter and he loves going to these places. My wife has been getting on me for going to these places without her. My mom? She's just along for the ride.

Now, again, like Bass Pro, I knew this place was going to be big. HOWEVER, this place makes Bass Pro look medium. It was an absolute trip to walk around this place. I must note that it was a lot like Noah's Arc. There were 2 of every animal...dead and stuffed.

I found a handful of really cool stuff. They have a big selection of camping stuff which with some modifications makes for great prepper gear. The pack selection however was a little lacking. The restaurant made the entire place smell incredible. I spent a lot of time in the food preserving section checking out the food savers and dehydrators. I've come to realize now that they were commercial models, not really a medium-sized apartment model. I also got to spend some time with the wife in the ammo section. I have to say that Cabela's has one of the largest selections of ammo I've seen and its all at fantastic prices. I found tons of ammo I've been looking for that I've been buying at Walmart (ugh...) for half the price I've been paying. Oh, the last thing I want to mention is the gun selection. Its not too often I'll say this, but it was so big it was overwhelming. I could have easily spent hours just in the guns.

BUT I need to point out a few things that were irritating. Everything I picked up that was excited to see was marked up 15% or so. I guess with presentation comes price hikes. I didn't look at any of the gun prices but I'm sure they were marked up as well. We did find a nice Taurus .38 for a good price but the line to ask about guns was a 20-30 minute wait. I wasn't interested in standing around when there was so much to see.

If you live near one, or a little drive away, its completely worth going. Don't go with a grocery list of things. You will find all of them (unless you're looking for tactical gear) and you'll want to buy it all but you'll pay way more than you should. If nothing else, its worth going in to see the presentation.


Also, there was a Five Guys a block away where we ate lunch. Five Guys makes everything awesome.