Opinion on Cabela's WV

If you love aquariums it's worth the trip.  But If you live in Pgh, Sportsman's warehouse has everything Cabela's does, minus the aquarium.  Also knowledgable staff. 

Sportsman's Warehouse pricing is much better than Cabela's. The Cabela's store is very nice for the experience.

I have to disagree with Essox here. On any of my trips there, the selection was limited, IMO ( more than the average tackle shop, but weak considering the nature of the store ). Also, there is a TON of stuff listed in the catalog that you will not find on the shelves, or even in stock. Many catalog items ship directly from the manufacturer, with a cabelas label & invoice. You MAY find the occassional "bargain" in the cave, but more often than not it's just returns, blemished items, or remanufactured items, at a very SLIGHT discount from the same item of the shelf.
 
That said, it IS worth at least a one time trip ( for most guys ). Just don't expect it to be, all that you expect it to be.

Another vote for Cabela's for the experience and Sportsman's Warehouse for selection & prices.  If you just HAVE to buy something at Cabela's, get one of the logo hats.  Cheap & comfy. 

Spoon-  I was just curious why you along with everyone else here refers to my name as ESSOX...
 
Everytime I went down there they had what I was after.  I like to make my larger purcahases in the store(if im going to be dealing with Cabelas).  I have purchased a couple fly rods there, waders, aqua-view, and various other items I had my eye on when I saw them in the catalog.  Everytime....they had it.  I guess my basis on saying they have everything in the catalog is a bit limited on my personal experiences.  That is true about the baragain bin, most of it is junk, and the decent stuff is rarely marked down enough to justify buying something with some sort of defect.  I did find a pair of boots there once and saved $30 on a $100 pair of boots with nothing wrong with them, except they had no packaging.
 
The aquariums and mounts are worth the trip.

I also agree with Spoon.

It's worth a trip to check it out and satisfy your curiosity, if nothing else.

Never, ever buy waders from the Bargain cave.  Those waders in the cave are returns.  I know, because I returned a pair, an hour or so later I was in the cave, low and behold, there were my waders on the rack.  Patch and all.

Spoon-- I didn't mean for it to sound like an attack, I was simply curious, it seems recently everyone likes to spell it Essox for some reason.  I guess I am reading into things too deeply...lol.  I apologize if I offended you in any way, trust me I don't take ANYTHING personally here.  If I did I would have left long ago...

I went to school at west liberty in the panhandle and it was only a 10 minute drive for me, and I killed alot of evenings in there.  It's a good time, worth the trip from Pittsburgh for sure.  The mounts are cool as well as the aquarium and the gun library.  I think the prices are average to high, but I can't imagine the cost of running that place.  Selection-wise, I feel is between good and very good.  Not too big in the fly department or trapping department.  Lots of boots, guns, ammo, archery equipment, optics, spin rods and reels, and every soft plastic imaginable(at least for me.) Clothing, camping, reloading, and muzzleloaders are about average.  Overall pretty good store. 

It is worth the trip from the burg.  I've been down there twice from Erie. If you have kids they LOVE the place.  My son asks to go down all the time!!  I also agree w/spoonchucker as far as selection and pricing.

If you want hunting clothing its awesome.....If you want a particular rifle in a particular caliber...Its awesome....
 
Personally I kinda find most of Cabelas stuff to be a little overpriced..Although u can get some good deals on camo in the off season.

Sportsmans Warehouse is pretty great too and very local to Pittsburgh, but I had a hard time finding a .270 Rifle there when I bought my last gun...For fishing equipment they have the stuff, but id just assume buy my stuff off the local bait stores for the same price.
 
Cabelas is an adventure.  We deer hunt in WV and its on the way down so i always find myself stopping in there on the way to pick up the last min must have items or impulse items.  Usually stop once on the way down and once on the way back...lol Its a huge store and is pretty cool, but you get burnt out on it real quick unless you are shopping for something nice...its alot nicer to pick something up and hold it than to order it from a catalog or computer and hope it is what you want...
 

I stopped there once. It's worth a visit, but not to buy anything. Prices
are high, service sucks. Stick with Fishusa, PR.

Dundee beats WV.  WV is a junque shop.

I don't think anyone mentioned that the Wv Cabela's has a distrubution center there (not visible from the retail store).  I believe that they do a lot of shipping from there for catalog and internet orders.  Often times if I am looking for something specific I will call first and they can let you know if they have it in the store or at the dist. center.  You just purchase then drive over and pick it up. 
 
Selection is decent
Service is so so
Price depends on what your buying.
Definately worth a trip for the aquarium, a bison burger, and some coldstone ice cream!

I have brainwashed my wife so bad that when she was in michigan with her mother and sister in law (none of the three hunt or fish) they stopped to tour cabelas in dundee.  We stop at all of the ones that we pass in our travels, I guess I have been in 5 or 6 different cabelas and about 5 different bass pro shops (the one in St Louis is a DON'T MISS).  Some are better than others  Wheeling is a pretty decent one.
 
I agree 100% with spoon though.  I have been there several times and they have not had the stuff I needed.  I noticed however that now one of thier shipping options on thier website is "in store pickup" so you can order and then stop in when it gets there, no shipping charges.  I am curious as to how that works on the drop ship items, but it sounds cool.   Don't miss a opportunity to check it out though.  Get the Prime Rib sandwich!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I price compare a lot and I find that some things are cheaper at Sportsmans and some at cabelas and it usually evens out in the end.  Sportsmans warehouse definitly has a more knowledgeable staff, but the also employ a lot fewer people, so they are looking more for quality than quantity.

I never been to sportsmans warehouse...but keep hearing about it. maybe i will break down and check it out sometime. I know that when I head out to Wheeling Cabelas, I am primarily going out there to see something in person. Its always good to have the item # of something you want to buy or see incase it is not on display. I mean, the distribution warehouse is right across the street... you can ask to have something pulled out for your arrival or purchase from the store and drive (or walk if you feel ambitious) to pick it up or check it out. ...just my 2cents...
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