Cabela's has some weird stuff.

August 15, 2007 6:32 AM

I ordered a shirt online. Now they've sent me a hunting catalog. I guess if you buy a shirt, you might want this, or this, or, most charmingly, this. (This post is not intended to promote any product or activity, nor is any endorsement or non-endorsement of hunting or unusual bathroom decor expressed or implied. Please shop responsibly.)
posted by scratch (40 comments total)

Kindly refrain, if you come from a hunting-oriented background, from ridiculing. A whole new world of possibility has bloomed before me.
posted by scratch at 6:35 AM on August 15, 2007

Wow these guys have some awesome stuff
posted by zeoslap at 6:35 AM on August 15, 2007

It's Cabelas. They specialize in outdoor activities, with an emphasis on hunting and fishing. If you want outdoor gear without the hunting/fishing, try REI or something of that sort.

Is this one of those "lol, people into hunting and fishing are gross and the people into them are tacky" posts? Because I've always found going to Cabelas or Bass Pro Shops really entertaining, but not quite worthy of a post.
posted by mikeh at 6:38 AM on August 15, 2007

Having just discovered that a "butt-out tool" is not an aide to help one stop smoking, I have just filed this entire thread under "Too Much Information".

Waaaaayyyyy too much.
posted by Mike D at 6:39 AM on August 15, 2007

Best of the web PortabelloFilter!
posted by Plutor at 6:41 AM on August 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

C'mon, this sounds cool:

The draw of Cabela's is that its store is built to be an outdoorsman's Disneyland, with an array of special attractions for people to spend the day and a few dollars there.

The East Hartford spot will be an 180,000-square-foot building and have a 30-foot-tall mountain, restaurants, a large aquarium, a shooting gallery, a gun library, and a wide selection of taxidermy displayed.
posted by smackfu at 6:42 AM on August 15, 2007

I've used them in the past. No complaints. They really do have some cool stuff.
posted by winks007 at 6:42 AM on August 15, 2007

Nice blog you got here.
posted by DU at 6:42 AM on August 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

I got this catalogue once too. Presumably LL Bean or Land's End sold me out. Probably LL Bean. Because if I want a cheap, boring button-down dress shirt, I must also need to stock up on shotgun shells.

On the upside, this is almost the exact opposite of consumer profiling. if they knew anything about me, they wouldn't bother sending a hunting catalogue, so I guess my personal information is safe.

(Not that I have any issues with hunting, I just live in downtown Toronto and don't hunt.)
posted by GuyZero at 6:44 AM on August 15, 2007

Sigh. LOLRURALS.
posted by octothorpe at 6:46 AM on August 15, 2007

smackfu, I was about to mention that these stores are really worth seeking out, if only for the large amount of taxidermied animals in "natural" scenes. I haven't been to one with an attached shooting range, but I can only imagine how fun that'd be.
posted by mikeh at 6:48 AM on August 15, 2007

It's Cabelas. They specialize in outdoor activities, with an emphasis on hunting and fishing.

Well, duh.

Is this one of those "lol, people into hunting and fishing are gross and the people into them are tacky" posts?

No.

Because I've always found going to Cabelas or Bass Pro Shops really entertaining, but not quite worthy of a post.

Then it's a good thing you didn't post about it, yeah?
posted by scratch at 6:50 AM on August 15, 2007

My uncle loves Cabela's. He took my great aunt to see the store. He has an awesome photo of her in front of a mounted display of game. Looks like she is about to get trampled by a panicked group of bighorn sheep while mountain goats launch over her shoulder.
posted by caution live frogs at 6:50 AM on August 15, 2007

There are many ways I wish to respond to this post and I can't narrow it down to just one, so please feel free to peruse these responses and see if you find one that tickles your fancy.

LOLSOMEPEOPLELIKEONETHINGBUTNOTMEILIKESOMETHINGELSEAMIRITELOL

I went to the store today and they didn't know what a Portobello mushroom was!

GYOFB.

You suck.
posted by ND¢ at 6:52 AM on August 15, 2007

Sigh. LOLRURALS.

What is it with you people? Are we all caffeine-deprived this morning? Firstly, you don't know whether I live in the city or the country. As a point of fact, the only place I've ever seen a dead deer lashed to a pickup is in Brooklyn, New York. And I'm a Mississippian by marriage, too, for what that's worth.

Next time I'll post about, I don't know, some famous person's death.
posted by scratch at 6:54 AM on August 15, 2007

Shove it up your ass, NDc. Then take it out with a Butt-out tool.
posted by scratch at 6:54 AM on August 15, 2007

Let me get this straight, scratch...You ordered a shirt from Cabela's, and they sent you a Cabela's catalog?
posted by rocket88 at 6:55 AM on August 15, 2007

scratch, drop the snarkiness, I said I never found it worthy of a post, but I'm enjoying yours.
posted by mikeh at 6:56 AM on August 15, 2007

LOLMISSINGTHEPOINTROCKET88

Yes, sweetie pie, they did. Are ya with me so far?
posted by scratch at 6:56 AM on August 15, 2007

I guess that living in Pennsylvania, you get pretty used to hunting and fishing culture. Places like Cabelas seem unremarkable to me. The first day of doe season is a bigger holiday than the Forth of July here; the public schools all close for the day, even half my professors at CMU canceled classes so that they could go out and hunt.
posted by octothorpe at 6:57 AM on August 15, 2007

This is not a good post.
posted by boo_radley at 6:58 AM on August 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

Popcorn, $5. Get em while they last.
posted by Plutor at 6:58 AM on August 15, 2007

Why is it that can find no reason for this to be posted on metafilter....

countdown to deletion....
posted by HuronBob at 6:58 AM on August 15, 2007

Personally, I prefer Sportsman's Guide for all my outdoor needs. The Military Surplus section is fantastic. Where else can you buy a Chinese flight suit or a used South African bayonet? The descriptions of the items are also great; I look forward to their catalog even though I rarely buy anything (except a sweet rabbit-fur hat and silk balaclava that got me through some very cold winters and made me look like a complete psycho walking to work).
posted by uncleozzy at 6:59 AM on August 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

scratch, drop the snarkiness, I said I never found it worthy of a post, but I'm enjoying yours.

Good. I need a friend right now... *sniffles*
posted by scratch at 7:00 AM on August 15, 2007

Scratch im confused, what is this post about then?

Im guessing you just wanted to link some silly animal anal tool Cabela sells?
posted by ItsaMario at 7:00 AM on August 15, 2007

"And I'm a Mississippian by marriage, too, for what that's worth."

hmmm.. I don't know.... maybe a quarter?
posted by HuronBob at 7:01 AM on August 15, 2007

Holy shit are those Yeti suits are rad!
posted by The Straightener at 7:01 AM on August 15, 2007

ItsaMario... a deer is not a "silly animal", they are actually pretty serious most of the time.....

And, if you don't count on MetaFilter to provide a few "anal tools" once in a while, you probably haven't been around here too long!
posted by HuronBob at 7:03 AM on August 15, 2007

Is this post still here?
posted by amro at 7:03 AM on August 15, 2007

I wouldn't mind a blog full of crappy hunting gear. Duck decoys that look like pink garden flamingos, camouflage fatigues that offer virtually no camouflage (except in the middle of a happy hardcore rave), fishing lures that look like they're from a cornflake box, stuff like that. Surely the world must be full of bargain hunting and fishing equipment? Any links for me?
posted by soundofsuburbia at 7:04 AM on August 15, 2007

amro.. no, it isn't , refresh your browser...
posted by HuronBob at 7:04 AM on August 15, 2007

Go ahead and delete, mods, if you feel the need. FWIW, I am well aware of what Cabela's is and who their target market is. I was not, however, aware that they sold THESE PARTICULAR PRODUCTS, which made me laugh out loud.
posted by scratch at 7:05 AM on August 15, 2007

silly animal anal tool

Damn, I knew I forgot a tag.
posted by scratch at 7:06 AM on August 15, 2007

Bush's policy about Iraq makes ME "laugh out loud" (when it doesn't make me cry), but I'm not linking to it, no matter how much you all beg me to!
posted by HuronBob at 7:07 AM on August 15, 2007 [1 favorite]

Go ahead and delete, mods, if you feel the need.

I'm sure they were just waiting for your invitation.
posted by Poolio at 7:07 AM on August 15, 2007

Go ahead and delete, mods, if you feel the need.

I don't think they ever needed permission, just saying.
posted by peeedro at 7:08 AM on August 15, 2007

scratch, the more you whine about people complaining about your terrible post, the more I dislike it
posted by Falconetti at 7:08 AM on August 15, 2007 [2 favorites]

Wow, this post is so informative, I just nailed my dick to my chair.
posted by chibikeandy at 7:09 AM on August 15, 2007

actually, this thread is getting better and better every time I look at it! :)
posted by HuronBob at 7:09 AM on August 15, 2007