From the fun staff to the great insider discounts and awesome customers, Walkabout Outfitter is one amazing place to call work. Walkabout Outfitter is an outdoor clothing and gear, family-owned small business run by friendly, expert staff with six locations serving Virginia in Richmond, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Roanoke and Blacksburg.
We carry high-quality, trusted brands and cater to every level of experience; from AT Thru hikers to casual day hikers and anyone in between. From trail to tavern, we've been encouraging happiness since 2005. Our team of outdoor experts shares their need-to-know tips on creating the best adventure.
We carry high-quality, trusted brands and cater to every level of experience; from AT Thru hikers to casual day hikers and anyone in between. From trail to tavern, we've been encouraging happiness since 2005. Our team of outdoor experts shares their need-to-know tips on creating the best adventure.
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We are so proud of the team we'e put together to share our love of the outdoors. Each of them has their own experience with nature that they love sharing with others in the store and across our social media platforms. We highly encourage you to meet them and ask about the local spots your "outdoor enthusiast" heart must check out!
We love to share our knowledge, not just our knowledge of the products we carry, but the experience our staff has out on the trails. Here are some go-to lists to help ensure you're having the best, safest and most nature-conscious trips! Looking for hikes near you? We asked our outdoor enthusiast team and we condensed all of their choices down to a few hikes with different levels of difficulty.
We're a family - owned company whose amazing customer service and expertise is our most important quality. If you're passionate about the outdoors, thrive on team work, and want to be surrounded by like-minded people who love to encourage happiness, then we have an awesome opportunity for you!
If there is a store you are interested in applying to but is not currently hiring, we'd still love to hold onto your application in case anything changes in the near future!We are a totally smoke and drug free workplace. 1. Read the job description of the opening you're interested in. 2. Follow instructions at the top of the job description.
If there is a store you are interested in applying to but is not currently hiring, we'd still love to hold onto your application in case anything changes in the near future!We are a totally smoke and drug free workplace. 1. Read the job description of the opening you're interested in. 2. Follow instructions at the top of the job description.
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Reviews (19)
Gene Ball
Aug 25, 2021
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Robert Ullman
Jun 01, 2021
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I can always count on Walkabout to be an easy, convenient place to pick up the few essential things I need for camping and hiking trips. The apparel and footwear selection is top-notch as well, all the best brands at competitive prices. There have been several times when I was looking for something specific and been unable to find it anywhere else but Walkabout!
The Grizzly
May 28, 2021
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Nice inventory ( just the right amount of quality products without having too many choices) and of course the "laid back" culture of the "backpacking/outdoor" community in a very friendly atmosphere. The management and staff is extremely helpful in finding what you want or need, (without over-the-top sales pressure). Decent prices and frequent sales. Definitely enjoy shopping with this small business, and you will also!
Austin Bridgforth
May 28, 2021
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Calvin McLaughlin
May 27, 2021
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Walkabout is a great local spot for outdoor gear, clothes, tools, bags & especially dog accessories. I take my dog out hiking & camping all the time, and their selection of bags, toys, leashes and accessories has saved the day more than once. And they gave me a bunch of free stickers once, which was super rad
Andrew Payne
May 25, 2021
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Quality outdoor merchandise comes to mind when entering this store. For years I’ve been a customer here and happened to be in Carytown today and stopped by. John immediately offered to help and gave me space to look around. Thankfully I found two shortsleeved shirts that I really liked and purchased them. One was for my partner at home and one for me! If your enjoy the outdoors, I highly recommend visiting this store!
Lauren Storie
May 18, 2021
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Highly recommend Walkabout! I’ve recently taken up hiking as a new hobby and the Walkabout folks were so great with helping me pick out my first hiking shoes. I had a little malfunction with the shoe at the very beginning, and they were very understanding and had it handled quickly. I have already trekked over 100 miles in them!
Katharin Pappas
May 14, 2021
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Walkabout was super helpful as I was prepping for a 2-week backpacking trip in Colorado. One of the employees shared his knowledge of the area and some specific recs for products (both from the store and outside vendors) that were actually necessary. They’re always super eager to help out if you have questions! Love shopping here :)
Erin Wood
May 12, 2021
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Jeffrey Weiseman
May 12, 2021
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Nicole R.
Apr 29, 2020
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With the current pandemic, I recently watched and purchased a fabulous sweater from one of Walkabout's Facebook Flash Sales. You should definitely check them out. Great deals!! It's the perfect way to support a local Virginia retailer. And their customer service is impeccable!! They called me to confirm which store location I wanted to pickup the sweater and when they realized they'd have to ship it to the Richmond store from another - they just shipped it to my home (no added fee). 5 stars all the way!!
Joe S.
Aug 23, 2019
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Joseph H.
Sep 01, 2017
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I bought some running gear here and I had a good experience. Like other people have said the prices are higher than you would see either online or at a big name retailer. But I was able to get help from the sales staff. They are friendly and knowledgeable. But I have heard that other In the end it all comes down to how good the customer services is on you visit, and whether you are interested in paying a little more to support local businesses. For me it was worth it.
Jonah P.
Dec 11, 2016
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They carry the usual, high-end brands of outdoor gear. With that said, this shop has two key faults. One, it's incredibly overpriced. Second, they have some of the worst customer service of any retail store I've seen. It's so bad, in fact, that I'm dictating this review on my phone while standing in the middle of the store, and there isn't a sales person in sight to take offense. This has been the case since I started coming here a few years ago, which is fine if you know exactly what you need, but not so great if you're looking for some guidance.
Emily M.
Oct 11, 2016
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I love this store. The employees are friendly right when you walk in, but not overly/annoying friendly (I like to be left alone in stores unless I need something, then I'll take initiative to ask).
This is the perfect store for an outdoorsy person who is willing to spend money on the higher quality brands.
I just recently got a Patagonia fleece for my birthday from there and it has a nice pattern on it. I also got a scarf. They have a wide range of sporty thing to stylish things, all fitting into the nature lover feel.
This is the perfect store for an outdoorsy person who is willing to spend money on the higher quality brands.
I just recently got a Patagonia fleece for my birthday from there and it has a nice pattern on it. I also got a scarf. They have a wide range of sporty thing to stylish things, all fitting into the nature lover feel.
Joe S.
Jun 05, 2016
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Chris T.
Aug 30, 2015
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We walked in the store, walked around for about 10 minutes looking at merchandise and do you think one of the aholz working there bothered to say hello, can I help you, is there anything you're looking for? Dead silence. Crickets. We walked out. I was astonished and have told other people about this who reported they had the same experience. Unbelievable.
Shelley V.
Aug 22, 2015
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Jim H.
Jul 11, 2015
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