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Backcountry.com Reviews

3.1 Rating 226 Reviews
52 %
of reviewers recommend Backcountry.com
3.1
Based on 226 reviews
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Backcountry.com 1 star review on 23rd August 2025
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Backcountry.com 1 star review on 22nd March 2025
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Backcountry.com 1 star review on 18th May 2024
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Backcountry.com 1 star review on 19th March 2021
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Ben M. is an awesome gear head. Super helpful and always responsive. It makes the experience enjoyable.
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Posted 3 months ago
Backcountry gearheads are the best at tailoring my equipment orders to exactly want I am looking for and keeping it simple!
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Posted 3 months ago
Been using Backcountry and competitive cyclist for a few years now and have had nothing but a positive experience. Excellent customer service and quick responses to all my questions from my “personal gearhead” Patrick G
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Posted 3 months ago
My gearhead Ben M has made me an even bigger backcountry fan. Not only did he help me get an item I accidentally shipped back but when a new pair of sneakers proved to have a defect he made the replacement even easier than I anticipated. I’ve always like backcountry for a variety of reasons and I’ve had a few gearheads now - but Ben M not only stands out as being good at his job he cares about the customer experience too. It makes me want to make sure I always check you guys first before buying anything I need.
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Posted 3 months ago
Great customer service from Matt Z. He worked with me to get my order here on time.
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Posted 3 months ago
Great customer service!!! I've been working with Ben M., a summit gearhead, for the last couple months, and I couldn't be happier with the level of customer service. He's given me feedback about climbing gear, whether gear is in stock, upgraded free shipping, etc. I get most of my backpacking, hiking, and climbing gear here. Highly recommend Backcountry.com!!
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Posted 3 months ago
Great selection, fast shipping, and easy returns. I’ve ordered several times now and everything has arrived on time and in perfect condition. One of the best outdoor gear sites out there.
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Posted 3 months ago
Great experience with Backcountry, best price and fast shipping on a new bike.
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Posted 3 months ago
Horrible customer service. I ordered an Arete Sling 8L Hydration Pack, which was supposed to come with a water bottle. The water bottle was missing when it was delivered. Customer service wanted me to return it, then they’d send me a new one with the bottle, but they said that since they didn’t have the color I had ordered (black), they’d have to send me a different color, and charge me $15-$20 more since that color was more expensive. I suggested they just send me the water bottle (saving themselves postage), and they said no. I suggested I send the bag back, they take the bottle from a different color bag and send me back the black bag with the bottle (since that’s the color bag I wanted), they said no, I’d have to pay more and get a different colored bag.
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Posted 4 months ago
I was under the impression that backcountry is a professional company with better response to customers. But it turned out to be untrue. I placed an order online and these idiots havent shipped anything for a week and they are clueless when they will ship. An unprofessional way of dealing with the customers
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Posted 4 months ago
Ordered chaco sandles, after repeated contacts by me telling them fedex has no record of the tracking number they provided. Now they dont even respond to the email from FedEx stating no such number found.
Backcountry.com 1 star review on 23rd August 2025
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Posted 4 months ago
Stay completely away from backcountry, the shipping is completely in disarray. I will not spend no more money with them.
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Posted 4 months ago
I have had a terrible experience with Backcountry customer service and their shipping. The package that I ordered did not arrive as scheduled and a customer service representative speculated that it is probably lost. They claim they shipped it by FedEx but the tracking number that they gave me is supposedly not an accurate Fed Ex number. Every customer service rep. has told me something different and there is no one in charge to be found. I was told I could file a claim and wait for a resolution. Is this the way we do business in the U.S. now? I would not recommend them because I don't trust them and they don't seem to care about their customers satisfaction. Beware!
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Posted 4 months ago
Ordered a backpack on July 8th. Called them to place the order. The agent took my information, credit card information and told me I was all set. Received an email same day saying that the order was placed and pending fulfillment. More than 30 days go by and still no backpack. Contacted the company. After explaining the situation (with order number) I was told to wait while they looked into it. Chat function logged me off. Next customer service person finally tells me that the payment was declined. All well and good (there was nothing wrong with my credit card) but after more than 30 days they still couldn't be bothered to reach out to me (confirmed with agent that they had my email address). Cancelled order out of frustration (and still no backpack).
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Posted 5 months ago
I wouldn't recommend backcountry to my worst enemy. Nothing but problems with shipping, payment, and lost items from the start. Nobody seems to be on the same page at backcountry. Different answers to the same questions when all I wanted was what I paid for. Sensitive staff who seem offended at the slightest inconvenience to them. Get your gear someplace else.
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Posted 5 months ago
While Sami was helpful in troubleshooting my issue, Backcountry ultimately failed to fulfill their promise of overnight shipping. It has been almost 48 hours since I placed an order with overnight shipping. I understand that since my order was placed on a Sunday night, there may be some delays. But 48 hours later, the shipping carrier has still not received the package from Backcountry. Backcountry furthermore stated multiple times that the shipping carrier had received the package. Confirming the tracking number with both Backcountry and the shipping carrier, nobody can tell me where my package is.
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Posted 5 months ago
I paid for 2 day shipping, and 3 days after placing the order, the items showed status as "Pending fulfillment". On calling customer service, I was informed that the order was ready for shipping and in a couple of hours I should see an email with tracking number. One day later, I called again, and this time was informed that they were still packing the order. When I asked why the previous day the customer service person lied to me, this service person issued me a "first warning". When I asked what the warning for, as I was just stating facts, she issued me a "second warning". The conclusion was she could not provide me with a date, and that they were doing everything possible "in their hands", whatever that meant. Never ordering from them again!
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Posted 6 months ago
Not the best prices . Extreeeeeemely slow shipping . Even eBay is faster than Backcountry.
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Posted 7 months ago
They have shipping issues. They can’t seem to get your order to you in the promised shipping times. This has happened two times in a row. Been using Backcountry for close to 10 years have spent over 6g buying from them. I won’t use them again.
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Posted 7 months ago
Purchased two road bike apparel items and needed to return one. Did not know there were two separate RMA's which gives me two different shipping labels. Ended up sending both items under one shipping label. Tried explaining the situation with customer service and they investigated it but never got back to me. Contacted them again and was told I got a refund in the form of store credit (which was not requested nor preferred) but was not notified on how to access it or use it. So basically they got their item back but I did not get my money back. Horrible customer service.
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Posted 7 months ago
Backcountry.com is rated 3.1 based on 226 reviews