Could someone please list a bunch of stores that sell camping equipment and supplied, OTHER than junky wal-mart. Thanks.

Cabelas might have what you need.

www.rei.com
www.cabelas.com
www.ems.com

All these sites have outdoor gear and plenty of different things for every sport. The great thing is, most of these have brick and mortar stores as well as online stores to shop in!

Good luck finding what you need!

Go to Cabelas. But definately not Gander Mt-if you try to get them to order something to their store so you can pick it up latter, they never do it. They don't have a computer data base to keep track of stuff like that, so the person you talked to has to remember by himself what you wanted, and it never happens

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/home.asp

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It would help if you mentioned where you are from.
Cabela's
Gander Mountain
Sportsmans Warehouse
Bass Pro Shops
Fleet Farm (located in the Midwest)

Try any army surplus store, the lot of them double as camping stores.

I second the www.sportsmansguide.com suggestion- they have great prices and customer service! I'd check there first before buying anything somewhere else.

I'm a stickler for never buying gear without actually seeing the stuff. I'll take my chances ordering online for things like cook kits, tent stakes, food..etc. When it comes down to sleeping bags, tents, packs, etc. I always hit a real store:

REI has the highest distribution of stores. No, one isn't in every mall, but there is one almost within a few hours drive for just about everyone.

EMS is Northeast USA only. It sucks they closed their western stores.

Local chains are also good sources. Hudson Trail Outfitters (DC/MD area); Ramsey Outdoors (NJ); The Great Outdoors (New England)

Independent Stores are also a great way to go: The Moutaineer in Keene NY, Mudd N' Flood in Taos; Cadillac Mountain Sports in Bar Harbor and Ellsworth ME, Teton Mountaineering in Jackson Hole; Outdoor Gear Exchange in Burlington VT....best consult your local phone book, but a lot of these places are online too.

I use places like Campmor, Sierra Trading Post, and the online stores to buy consumables and things I want extra of. For example, I know I like EMS Techwick shirts, so I buy them online instead of driving an hour to an EMS.

Cabelas, Dick's, Bass Pro Shops, and Gander Mountain are good for hunting and fishing supplies. Bass and Cabela's actually train their staff, so if you are looking for camping gear, boots, etc they will give you good info. I was in a Cabela's in April and they had some sweet Petzl headlamps, JetBoil stoves (I sold three of them while I was there...to other customers) and a nice selection of Thermarest products. Gander Mountain staff seem to know three things: Guns, Cotton sweatshirts with silkscreened pictures of deer, and when to take a cigarette break. Dick's is a bunch of...well, the name says it all. Most clerks at Dicks know about as much about camping as the clerks at Wal-Mart.

Now...don't rule the Wal-Mart, Target, and K-mart out completely. They all sell bottles of propane fuel and white gas by the gallon cheaper than any other specialty store. Target actually has a nice selection of Leatherman and Gerber tools, and (unless you are backpacking) all three stores are good places to stock up on food and beer (unless you have blue laws.)

Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops are good, REI is Verrrry pricey in the DFW area, Dick's, Gander Mountain, and many online sites such as the sportsmans guide are pretty good.

My favorite place to get camping equipment is REI, but if you can't find anything there Big 5 also has a good selection.