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New explorer boutique offers cool outdoor gear

A shop with a kayak that folds up and a tree tent

On South Jefferson near Cherokee Street across from Byrd and Barrel is a place with outdoor gear you won't find in most stores.

"Ok, so the kayak is a foldable kayak it's called Oru, it's the first origami kayak," explains Mandi Gray.

It's a boat that will fit in the trunk of a car.

"You can take it everywhere. The bag you see behind me is a hiking pack for the kayak."

She and her husband, Jason, have been passionate about the outdoors for years.

"It's always been a fun experience and was something Mandi and I had a mutual interest in and wanted to share with our kids," Jason says.

They spent their honeymoon hiking and their son is already reading about wildlife. So it just made sense that the interior designer and photographer open Kamp.

"It's certainly a boutique, the scale of our store allows us to work with vendors you might not find in some of the bigger retailers," Jason points out.

There's fashionable and durable clothing, jewelry and all sorts of handy gadgets such as the Biolight that you can control from your phone.

"So say you are hiking and you're about 100 yards away from camp and you're like ok it's getting really dark out here turn it on, it will light your way, you'll know exactly where to go," Mandi demonstrates.

It is curated collection of outdoor supplies

"This side of the wall over here is more your everyday carry or daytripping and then we move into the more backpacking," Jason explains.

But chances are your eyes will be drawn to the ceiling the moment you walk through the door because Kamp also hopes to introduce St. Louisans to tree tents.

"It's just getting your tent off the ground and if anyone is squeamish of creepy crawlings, snakes, anything like that, you're covered from top and bottom," Mandi says.

It can go up as far as 11 feet and this particular model can sleep two adults and a small child.

It is a cool shop that also has a classroom.

"Right now we have a variety of photography classes and that will be expanding," Jason adds.

So before your next adventure stop by Kamp, an explorer boutique that will help make that adventure even more memorable.

Kamp

Address: 3405 South Jefferson Avenue

Time: Tuesday - Saturday, 11AM to 7PM; Sunday, 11AM to 5PM.

Number: 314-833-4444

Website: https://kampstl.com/

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