If you need your gear fix, ActiveJunky.com wants to be your dealer.
Partnered with online retailers like Backcountry.com, Altrec.com, DogFunk.com, EasternMountainSports.com, theClymb.com, and a small army of others, ActiveJunky.com helps you find the best deal available for whatever gear you're looking for. Once you find it, Active Junky gives you a list of online retailers selling it, lowest price listed first. Not too shabby, but here's the best part: they give you a part of their commission. Nice, right?
The amount varies from 2.5% to 10% depending on which retailer you make your purchase through, and payment comes every 90 days. You can choose to have ActiveJunky.com send you a check, deposit the money into your Paypal account, or you can go the altruistic route and donate a percentage of your rebate to one of Active Junky's non-profit partners like The Nature Conservancy.
The interface is so simple that a clever golden retriever could find you the right gloves. Choose your activity on the drop-down tabs, then narrow your search by brand or subcategory. Click what you want, then choose the retailer (and price) that you want. Done.
Once you've played with your gear a bit, you can review your gear to laud its benefits or warn others of its crappiness on the site as well.
The only real qualm I have is that there's no "Running" tab. Running shoes and apparel are integrated into the Clothing tab, and hydration packs are in the "Backpacks" section on the Camping & Hiking tab. As a runner, I wouldn't mind a section for my preferred sport.
That said, there's not much else to complain about - it's clean, easy-to-navigate, and it does all of the comparison shopping for you. If you want to find a gear deal online, ActiveJunky.com is the way to go.
