Good advice:
Go to MEC.
Having worked there myself, I can assure you that the ridiculous amount of training and courses one goes through equips many of them with excellent knowledge on a range of stuff. Plus, MEC stuff is still built really well, comparatively inexpensive, and will quite literally last you the rest of your life (thanks to their warranty program on MEC brand stuff!).
Plus, if you gear up and find there's something you don't like, you can return it with no problems at all.
So, I guess my advice is: MEC brand gear.
Have you thought about other gear? Stove? Rope? Knives? Etc?
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