Outdoor gear consignment store makes camp in Richmond
Jack Jacobs April 13, 20210 Trail Hut is an outdoor gear consignment store that recently opened at 114 N. Second St. (Michael Schwartz photo) A new outdoor gear shop has pitched its tent in the city. Trail Hut, which buys and sells used backpacks, hiking boots, clothing, tents, cookware and other gear for outdoor recreational activities like hiking and rock climbing, opened earlier this year at 114 N. Second St. in downtown Richmond. In addition to consignment, the store also buys and sells used gear and does repairs. It was a pre-COVID idea, but store owner Evan Garrison is betting he can capitalize on recent increased interest in the great outdoors brought on by the pandemic as people sought recreational options with built-in social distancing. “It’s the perfect time for me personally and for Richmond as well in terms of more people are getting outside,” he said. “Richmond is big…
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