Moosejaw

We love this place! Well, that might be a bit of an overstatement. I like this place but my fiancé loves, LOVES this place! He has been shopping here for years, and enjoys visiting with the staff as well as checking out all the new outdoor gear! Great selection of good, quality gear and an amazing, knowledgeable and helpful staff!

My husband and I are going camping in CO in a few weeks, then to AK and backpacking around Denali in September. I had most everything for the backpacking excursions, but needed a sleeping pad for my sleeping bag. I’m not very knowledgeable (yet) on such things, but Stuart was very helpful. Employees are always nice and informative.
Ping pong table is awesome and I love their Moosejaw shirts! Super cute clothes, too.

They have a ping pong table there for customers to play. I dominated everyone in ping pong. That earns them two stars.
Because of their stupid name, I refer to them as Moose knuckle in an immature attempt at sexually provocative humor. That earns them another star.
They have cool climbing things that I have no need for, so they must be über hip in the urban hiking community. That earns them a star.
Workers were friendly and helpful. That earns them another star.
I feel bad that I’m not more active. That subtracts one star.
5 – 1 = four stars. I don’t even know why we would need a shop like this on the plaza. The rent must be ungodly. I think for true climbers they’d be in a strip mall or a large sports store in a suburb.

Always helpful and quick to talk about what gear you should be looking for whatever outdoor activity you are into. They have an awesome price match deal that they are quick to honor without making you jump through hoops.
I recently went in because of a mistake made when I was sold a Large sized climbing harness in a bag marked Medium. They could have easily dismissed me or run me through the ringer since some of the packaging was missing and I didn’t have my receipt. Paul was super helpful in getting my harness switched out and was happy to help.
A real quality spot in a somewhat affluent and stuck up part of town.

Went today, 12÷26÷13. My intentions were to check the place out and hopefully compare some gore tex shells from Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, OR, and possibly Mammut or Sierra Designs. The only gore tex shells I could find were by Arcteryx and Canada Goose. There is nothing wrong with either of those brands however their price points knock both brands out of my criteria for hard shells. Disappointed, I began looking around the shop to see if I had missed something. The shop is too small to have missed any other gore tex shells. Maybe I’m spoiled by the size of REI stores and Rock Creek Outfitters however the KC Moosejaw seemed too small to be physically able to provide a wide selection of brands and sizes in its current lay out.
Their climbing gear selection appeared to take up about a quarter of the shop. I did not take time to really look at the selection, but I hope they are doing everything they can to support the growing climbing community here in KC and surrounding areas.

First off, I want to just say I love Moosejaw. We have been buying off their online store for the past 5 years and when we heard they were opening a store in KC, we were ecstatic and even went to their grand opening. However, every time I go in to this store not one person has ever greeted me or even spoke to me. Usually I’m not even sure who works there. I’ve also been pretty disappointed because I can never find anything worth buying. I’ve officially decided to stick to just buying online.

Great service. Good people. Although I buy a lot off of backcountry I will purchase accessories from the store. Because I do tend to come in to check sizes on jackets and other gear. Lol whatever! Don’t judge me like you know me! Haha
But the store is nicely laid out. Women on one side and men on another. Haha. I like their bandannas. For the most part if you need it they got it. You’re paying good money for being on the plaza but it is desensitized by the great service and kind faces.

I anxiously awaited store opening. However, the employees were more interested in playing ping pong than waiting on me. Won’t be back!

Moooomooomooosejaw! Great experience. From the time I called the store to check inventory to actually buying a Patagonia jacket I was thoroughly impressed. Awesome customer service, great sale prices, cool fitting rooms… what more could you ask for? Chalking this up as another great reason to visit Kansas City. I’ll be checking out the store in Boulder soon!

In in the midst of shopping for a performance softshell jacket, I noticed that KC now has a Moosejaw location on the Plaza. I’ve ordered from the Moosejaw website in the past and have always had good experiences.
The Moosejaw store is not arranged like a typical Plaza shop, a huge ping pong table is the 1^st thing that you see when walking through the door. The ambiance is decidedly informal and casual.
Moosejaw carries many top outdoor performance brands such as Patagonia, Marmot, North Face, Arcteryx and Moosejaw branded products. I am a big fan of Patagonia and Marmot products and Moosejaw has a great selection of these brands.
The store did not have my selected product in stock but they offered to order and ship the jacket directly to my home while waiving expedited shipping fees.
I was in and out in 10 minutes on a recent Saturday afternoon. The employees are more knowledgeable at Moosejaw than a run-​of-​the-​mill sporting goods store like Dick’s and they offer more than one brand than a corporate North Face-​type store.
I will probably make another purchase from Moosejaw i the future.

This store makes me feel bad for not being more physically active. But other than that, I have nothing but great things to say!
I am a fan of outdoor sports, and I like that the Plaza has a nice alternative to North Face. This store has all sorts of gear, and would more than meet my camping, hiking, and general being outdoors needs. Additionally, if I ever took up rock climbing or kayaking or other things that don’t make much sense in Kansas City, this would be a good place to stop for that as well.
Moosejaw has a solid selection of shoes and apparel, at a fairly reasonable price point. Additionally, they have plenty of great backpacks that would be equally useful in some National Park as they would be bumming across Europe. They also sell a number of fun gadgets that you probably don’t NEED, but would do a nifty job while you’re «roughing it» somewhere.
I also really like the staff. They are incredibly friendly and laid back. Kinda goofy, in fact. They are knowledgeable about the product, but don’t follow you around and harass you with facts about the different things. No hard sells here. I know Moosejaw is corporate, but I have a feeling their corporate culture is pretty chill and flexible. It seems like it’d be a pleasant place to work.
I’m glad to see Moosejaw moving into the KC market, and I hope they are able to form a loyal following.

Megan is right: A trip to Moosejaw is an adventure in bro-​ville. I kid you not– in addition to being misled in advice in pack fitting, I was called «bra» several times. It seems more like a vanity store than a real outdoors shop.
Two stars only because they carry more than Osprey brand backpacks. I love me some Backwoods, but unfortunately until KC gets its REI this is the only place to try on different packs.

Please ignore the loose-​cannon review by my wife, Megan. We stopped by the great new store while I made three quick purchases. Megan stood near the exit the entire time. She’s never purchased outdoor gear online in her life. The store itself is really, really exceptional. Keep up the totally great work. Thank you!

I was very excited that Moosejaw was coming to KC. I have used their website for frozen weather gear for years, and love it. And I get the fun atmosphere they adhere to, believe me I do…
HOWEVER I was bummed the f out when I went there this weekend and it was not what I was hoping. It was small, had a very select amount of clothing, and lots of «activities» going on in the store at the time of my visit (which was NOT the grand opening) meaning, there was a karaōke machine, a Foosball table, and an easel set up for caricatures… THUS there were tweens in the store, running around, and asking for song requests over and over on the karaōke machine, as if they worked there/​were having a slumber party. The activities were not staffed/​supervised, unless the Tweens were employees… either way, eff that.
I don’t know what the eff was going on in that store that day, but it is safe to say I will approach with caution IF I ever go back… It was like HOT TOPIC reincarnated for outdoorsy tweens… Needless to say, I ran out of that place like I stole something.
Just an idea… if your store is going to be the size of my dining room, please cut out the BS and just add more camping gear. I think the Karaōke Machine can go…
Sorry Moosejaw. Ill still use your website.