147 U.S. Route 4 East
Woodstock Avenue
Rutland VT 05701


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  Mountain Travelers Hike & Ski Shop 147 US Route 4 East

( In Front of Home Depot )

Rutland, Vermont  802-775-0814

e-mail... info@mtntravelers.com

We Ship UPS

We are an  Outdoor Specialty Sports Shop, our specialties include:

Summer : Flatwater Paddling, and Paddling Accessories, Hiking Boots, Camping, and Thule Auto Roof Racks, including Professional installation of car racks for bikes, boats, skis, and cargo boxes  for most types of cars.

Winter: Telemark and Alpine Touring, Nordic and Backcountry Skiing, Snowshoeing and Outdoor Clothing.

  Too 'Dam Busy' to take calls on   Sundays!   Open Weekly Mon-Sat

Flatwater Kayaks are our summer specialty. Our boats are from Hurricane, Wilderness Systems, Necky and Perception, in plastic and composite, as well as Paddles, PFD's, Dry Bags, and other accessories. We have 1 Old Town Camper Canoe in stock at this time.

    'THULE' CAR TOP CARRIERS (pronounced...'Too-lee')    ...for boats, bikes, and cargo boxes ARE OUR SPECIALTY !! CALL US FOR A QUOTE!

We sell Thule Car Racks for most vehicles, with accessories for bikes, boats, skis, and cargo boxes for your recreation of choice.  We can set you up and install your rack, to carry any load you have in mind. Call us or come in for a written up "quote". We will professionally install your rack 'Free of charge' with the purchase of a full Thule Rack System.( We need 4 days to special order Fit Kits) An expert "RACKITSCIENTIST" is in the store at all times. Ask for Peter K.

We carry some of the best summer Outdoor Clothing lines in the industry including Patagonia, Cloudveil, Mountain Hardwear, and Isis for Women.

We carry lightweight Packs, Tents and Sleeping Bags for Camping by Osprey and Mountain Hardwear and Black Diamond Equipment.

 

 

 

"SUMMER  VENDORS"

WELCOME TO... MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS OUTDOOR STORE

THULE AUTO ROOF RACKS

CAMPING EQUIPMENT

KAYAKS

CANOES

PADDLING ACCESSORIES

TECHNICAL OUTDOOR CLOTHING

HIKING BOOTS

TELEMARK SKI EQUIPMENT

ALPINE TOURING SKI EQUIPMENT

SNOWSHOEING

 

       MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS is FAMILY OWNED

.... this is our 33rd year!

  • Our Shop Hours are:
  • Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri    10:00 - 6:00
  • Wednesday                   12:00 - 5:00
  • Saturday                       10:00 - 5:00                 
  • Sunday                             Closed
  • Wednesdays and Saturdays we close at 5:00
  • And we are CLOSED on Sundays for the summer
  • Closed Monday and Tuesday July 26th and 27th.
  • Location: 147 US Route 4 East
  • Rutland, Vermont 05701
  • (Woodstock Ave, in front of Home Depot)
  • Owners: Peter and JoAnn K.
  • Shop Tech: Detlef H.
  • Telephone: 802-775-0814
  • Toll Free 1-800-339-0814
  • e-mail: info@mtntravelers.com.

Special Notes of Interest: 

WE WILL BE ... CLOSED the following days in July. ..our usual Sundays... as well as July 26th and 27th.

 2010 Kayaks have arrived from Hurricane, Wilderness Systems, and Perception, our full display is set up and ready to go.... We will also have a great selection of MTI and Stohlquist PFD's, Aquabound and Bending Branches Paddles, and lots of Watersports accessories. Summer's Here! Get out on the water!

Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear and Isis for Women Outdoor Sportswear for men and women has also arrived. Check out our Summer Quick Dry Clothing Selection! I have some really cute shorts, skirts and skorts for women for wearing over bathing suits. As well as some nice quick dry tops perfect for water sports. For men we have classic Patagonia 'stand ups' (shorts), the longer 'duck short' and 'board shorts' for swimming. As well as Patagonia's nice dressier 'A/C' shirts and capilene Tee's. Mountain Hardwear canyon shorts and Mesa Pants and 'convertible' pants are nylon quick dry and ultra lightwight, perfect for summer activities, boating, fishing, camping and minimal packing. Come check them out!

To find our store products: Click on "Products"  in the top left column, for prices and a sample selection of the products we carry. Or check out "Deals" for 'Bargain Sale items'.

We do not have a "BUY" button on our site, but we are "only a phone call away" and we can ship UPS or USPS    

For Info and Orders Call:  1-800-339-0814.

We carry flatwater kayaks by Hurricane, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Necky.Whether you are a woman looking to load her own boat and paddle local small lakes and ponds or have plans to do adventures on big waters, such as Lake Champlain or the Ocean. Both Peter and JoAnn have attended 'Rough Water Ocean Kayak School' out of Peaks Island, Maine, and have 20 plus years of paddling experience. We can choose the right boat for you!

We also carry Lightweight Backpacking and Camping Gear. Packs by Osprey, Tents and Sleeping Bags by Mountain Hardwear, along with lots of camping accessories like Thermarest Sleeping Pads, freeze dried food, lightweight stoves, and cooking utensils.

As well as "good sturdy" Hiking Boots and Trail Shoes by Asolo, Garmont, Scarpa, and Montrail for Men and Women

We spend our summers on the water paddling and sailing and hiking the Green Mountains and the Adirondacks, and our winters in the mountains backcountry, telemark and 'AT' skiing. We try to specialize in just those activities.

We are 'best known' for our specialty of TELEMARK SKIING ! We have been...    "bending a knee since ' 73"

We have the best looking 'Tele' ski wall in the Northeast...Call Peter for the  best advice on Telemark, Alpine Touring, Backcountry and Nordic skiing. No matter what your style is... we've got a ski for you!

 

Below are some shots of "The Big Mountain" (MT Washington and Clay) taken during some of the spring trips East to some of the best backcountry in NE

Anne crossing the snowfields near Lakes of the Clouds

MK Gulf of Slides

We are Mountain Travelers! getting ready for a skin up the backside of Pico. L to R , Mike, Emily, JoAnn and Peter

   Mark B. skiing Pico!

JK on the Pike at Pico

Mike at Pico

This was a misty snow rainbow that was unbelieveably beautiful! a Killington Rain day.

you know our motto...(You don't know unless you go, and It's always better than you think)

 

 

phone: 802.775.0814
toll free: 800.339.0814

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