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Northbound Gear

3.5

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Northbound Gear Reviews Summary

Northbound Gear has a rating of 3.5 stars from 1,670 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Northbound Gear most frequently mention adventure pants, customer service and good quality. Northbound Gear ranks 5th among Outdoor Clothing sites.

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Delivery Timeliness was an issue
March 15, 2023

While happy with the products and pricing/promotions, delayed deliveries kept me on edge.

Northbound Gear attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Strange delivery
February 13, 2023

Everyone forgot about covid a long time ago, there is no war in the country, everything works like clockwork, but Northbound Gear managed to distinguish himself and organized a quick delivery, in just two and a half weeks, from January 13 to 30. Thanks, I already thought that I would try on winter trousers in the spring

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Great product
February 12, 2023

Great service. Great comfortable product once ordered the order arrived quickly

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Unable to return item
March 14, 2023

I was very disappointed to find that I could not return my item unless the tags were still secured to the pants.

They were a gift and the tags were removed. The pants were never used but your policy says that it will not accept returns if the tags are removed.

Northbound Gear attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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YOU'RE ASKING FOR A TIP?
February 12, 2023

The "Tip" section at checkout is a pretty souring experience, and quite frankly I'm annoyed to even see it...I'm not ordering food with Skip the Dishes or UberEats, I'm buying clothes! One would assume that a quality clothing company would be paying their employees a living wage, rather than badgering clients for a tip for "the team" on the checkout page. Absolutely not impressed by that, at all!

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Love the pants, but shipping sucks eggs. Ordered the first pair of pants in January and they arrived way past the commitment date. Took a leap of faith and ordered a second pair February 12th and still waiting for them to arrive by Canada Post. I've purchased from other Canadian vendors who use Canada Post and my deliveries have always arrived within the commitment period. I'm not sure what delivery option Northbound Gear uses to ship products or where their warehouse is but delivery is super slow. Maybe just let customers know their order will arrive between a 2 - 4 week window. Over committing and under delivering is so annoying.

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
GB
1 review
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Love the trousers looking forward to wearing them when I go to the arctic circle. However I was a bit disappointed when placing my second order due to connection issues I lost some of my bonus points.

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Poor fit, expensive return
March 14, 2023

I ordered two pairs of pants, one for myself and one for my partner. My partners pair fit fine. Mine did not. They gapped at the back when sitting and pulled in tight across my stomach. The fabric is great, but it was the cut. When I went to return them, I had to pay for shipping- $31.00 from Ontario plus a $5 restocking fee. I live in a rural area and the shopping in stores is not great, so I took a chance. I lost.

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Good product, very long delivery delay
February 11, 2023
Updated review

I like the pants, will use them mostly in the winter. Delivery took a very long time, not shipped from Canada obviously.

Date of experience: February 11, 2023

Had to change credit card info, site would still reject...
February 11, 2023
Previous review

Had to change credit card info, site would still reject it. I almost gave up.

Date of experience: January 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
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The delivery time of over 3 weeks is a deterrent for me making future purchases.

Date of experience: February 11, 2023
California
1 review
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Adventure Pant
February 11, 2023

These pants are really great. Ive used them on a trail maintenance day and on a ski day. I can see myself using them hiking, mountain biking, and doing yard work. Very comfortable fit and warm as toast!

Date of experience: February 11, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Happy Guy
February 11, 2023

I received my 2nd and 3rd pairs of the men's waterproof pants. They arrived and are great.

Date of experience: February 11, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Great service but very slow delivery.
February 10, 2023
Updated review

The purchase process went very smoothly. Great service but very slow delivery.

Date of experience: February 10, 2023

The purchase process went very smoothly
January 8, 2023
Previous review

The purchase process went very smoothly. Each step was clear and understandable. Good design!

Date of experience: January 8, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Excellent produit
February 10, 2023

Je les porte chaque matin pour mon 5km de marche très satisfait

Date of experience: February 10, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Shipping to long
March 12, 2023

In the days of overnight, 2 or 3 day, even 7 day deliveries, waiting almost 3 weeks for my paid for items is not acceptable to me. I suggest not using the postal service as they are government employees and funded by tax dollars, which makes them inefficient compared to FedEx or other private couriers.

Northbound Gear attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: February 10, 2023
Ireland
1 review
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Not what it was supposed to be
March 12, 2023
Updated review

I bought your most waterproof jacket which turned out not to be waterproof, resulting in a security failure with my car key which did get wet in the pocket.

Date of experience: February 10, 2023

Good service
January 1, 2023
Previous review

Excellent pair of trousers. Thankfully I bought size 28, even though I am 29/30. Perfect fit and comfortable

Date of experience: January 1, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Summer weight pants
March 12, 2023

This is not my first order, I have always been pleased with my items. This time, however, the pants are a bit tight. I have a winter pant and a summer pant in size 8 and they fit just fine. This newest pair are a bit tight so sizing has changed since I ordered the last pair.

Date of experience: February 9, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Delivery night mare
March 12, 2023

6 emails and 5 phone calls and you never returned my call emails were not much better said u would look into where my pants were no follow up got message that they were clearing customs ….really Vancouver to Toronto north to Bracebridge…3 weeks

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Date of experience: February 9, 2023
GB
1 review
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I think my review title says it all. It took over 2 weeks to reach me and customer service were no help. They didn't even bother to reply to two emails.

Date of experience: February 9, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Awesome products!
February 9, 2023

Shopping is easy and great discount offered. This will be my third pair of pants and my wife has a pair also. They are great!

Date of experience: February 9, 2023

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Northbound Gear is a leader in water-resistant outdoor clothing, made tough with a strong commitment to the environment and the communities we work in.