PORTLAND, Ore. — Andy & Bax, a longtime Portland fixture selling camping gear and military surplus items, will soon close its doors after 78 years in business. A sign seen on the side of their ...
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE love their gear. This is the ancestral home of REI, after all, and Filson, and a certain Patagonia jacket is almost a uniform in some parts of town. But while the local aesthetic and ...