Ocean Island Victoria Guide

Sports Rent has a huge selection of bicycles for rent year round. They’ve also got surfboards, wetsuits, backpacks, tents, hiking and camping gear, roof racks, trunk racks, and a bunch more. In the winter they’re the place to go if you need skis, snowboards or gear for a few days. You can also catch a [...]

Hardware? Marine? This place is has everything from planting pots to air mattress pumps and may just have what you’re looking for.

This specialty sporting goods store has a wide variety of supplies to meet your needs. Their website also has some very helpful checklists for outdoor activities such as camping, backpacking, and paddling etc.

Victoria’s sport fishing superstore can set you up no matter what your outdoor plans are. See them for charters and hunting supplies too.

Need a new tent? Or just feel like sniffing new hiking boots? This two-floor shop is an outdoors enthusiast’s dream. They stock all the main labels: The North Face, Marmot, Mountain Hard wear, Sierra Designs, Columbia, Horny Toad, Kuhl, Asolo, Salomon, Chaco, Teva and on and on and on. Their website has helpful articles on [...]

Canada’s favourite outdoors store has finally expanded to Victoria and we couldn’t be happier. MEC is cool because they offer their own brand of gear at great prices, and they’re a non-profit Canadian organization dedicated to getting people out into nature and encouraging environmental responsibility! However, to buy things you must be a member, which [...]