hey friends justin here if you're like me you like getting quality gear at an affordable price
and to say that i've used a lot of gear from a lot of different brands over the decades we've been
putting it lately and i can confidently say that decathlon has taken the lead as my favorite brand
for picking up gear at a third or even a half the price of what it costs from other major brands but
the massive amount of gear that they offer can be intimidating and not all the gear is the best
so i combed the website picked up a whole bunch of their gear tested it out and today
i'm gonna be sharing with you guys my top picks for decathlon gear so you can go check it out and
find some quality gear an affordable price this is the second video that i'm doing in this series
i've done another video that i'll post a link to right up in the corner there as well as the video
description where i go over decathlon top picks like readable base layers as well as a really cool
ultra light pair of rain mitts but stick around this video right to the end because the last piece
of gear that i talk about is something that i've been using a lot lately and is a contender for
one of my favorite pieces of gear of 2021. the first piece of gear that i want to talk about
today are toe socks so toe socks are just regular socks but then each of your toes gets its own cute
little mini sock to encase it and they may seem silly and they definitely look silly but encasing
each of your toes in its own separate mini sock really helps with avoiding blisters if you get
blisters between your toes the decathlon toe sock is made with nylon and has a little bit of stretch
to it and they dry really really quickly i've gotten these completely wet and i was surprised
at how quickly they dried out i've used them when hiking as well as when running and i found them
very effective at preventing blisters and they've been pretty durable as well over the course of the
last eight months that i've had them the toes are a little bit more difficult to get on your foot if
you're used to in gingy toe socks but i think i like that better because it helps them stay
in place better and it seems like it might end up being more durable in the long run but time will
tell these are also super affordable much less expensive than a lot of other toe sock options
out there at only ten dollars u.s this next item is perfect for a day like today where i'm just out
for a little walk in my local park here and it's the trek 100 synthetic jacket so this is made with
synthetic fill insulation not down fill insulation and it's a hundred percent polyester the cool
thing with how decathlon makes this jacket is that 25 of that insulation is actually made of
recycled materials and then the shell is made with a 20 denier nylon here i'm wearing the size extra
large the large does fit me but it is pretty snug i have 510 185 pounds with a 40 inch chest and 33
inch waist just in case you wanted to see if it might fit you the jacket only costs fifty dollars
but isn't something that i bring often for backpacking or hiking because it is a little
bit heavy and a little bit bulky compared to some of the down options out there if you want to save
a few bucks compared to some of the down jackets that are out there then you could take a look at
this one as well a synthetic jacket's gonna do a lot better if you live in a really wet environment
something that i wish this jacket had even though it's a great jacket is a pocket in the
chest here either on the inside or the outside in order to stick my phone or some sunglasses
speaking of sunglasses decathlon also makes a really cool pair of photochromic glasses so what
photochromic means is that as the light changes so if you're going into brighter or darker conditions
then the tint of the lens changes as well so if it's a really sunny day like it is today then the
tint of the sunglasses is going to get much darker whereas if i walked into the forest over there
then the tint is going to get a lot lighter so i can see in the shadows still i really like using
photochromic sunglasses when i'm out on multi-day trips because i can bring one pair of glasses and
they're going to do well in all the different kind of light conditions that i might encounter from
forced areas to open areas to cloudy days to sunny days i also use these glasses just for any sort of
day hikes or running that i do as well because they are really good sunglasses and i haven't
found photochromic sunglasses that are as good as these ones for the same price they're only 30
which is really affordable i'll post links in the description to all the gear that i'm talking about
today so you can go and find it it can sometimes be difficult to navigate and find things on
decathlon's website because of how many products they have and their naming scheme next up we have
a pair of winter boots and i'm actually going to get changed into these right now because the rest
of the trail that i'm going gonna be going down is a little bit snowy a little bit icy and a little
bit wet so these will be much better than the blend stones that i'm wearing right now and i've
been really liking these boots over the course of the last winter i've used them on a whole bunch
of trips and i find that the fit's really good i wear a size 10 and a half normally and these fit
true to size as well as if you like a boot with a little bit of a wider toe box then these will
probably still fit you no problem when i first got them they're a little bit snug in the forefoot but
it's stretched out after a couple trips they are waterproof and they do really well on ice
icy trails which is why i'm putting them on right now like i said and i've tested them out on pure
ice to snow a whole bunch of different conditions and the tread on them and the rubber that it uses
is super solid the sole is a bit soft and they don't have a lot of rigidity to them so i wouldn't
use them for really heavy backpacking trips but they work great for day trips or if you're
doing something like snowshoeing my girlfriend has picked up a pair of these as well and is
really like them and they keep you pretty warm we've used them down to minus 20 degrees celsius
and we're really warm when moving with them and these are by far one of the most affordable winter
boots that are still quality that i found out there at only eighty dollars if you're walking
along and you can't find a nice log to sit on like i just did but you still want to take a load off
then decathlon also sells this awesome three-legged stool for only eight dollars
and it does weigh quite a bit at two pounds but i've found that it's a great stool i use it in the
winter a whole bunch i like using stools in the winter time because i find they're a little bit
more stable than a chair and if you want to just kind of dabble in the world of chairs and stools
see if it's something that you like when you're on your backpacking or camping trips then for eight
dollars you can't really beat this and even if you just need something to throw in your packs that
you can stop take a load off and watch the world go by then this is a really good option for that
next up we have another jacket and this is a jacket that decathlon has made for trail running
and it's super light at only 175 grams and costs 55 dollars and what really sets this jacket apart
other than its weight and its price is that it is pretty well featured as well so it has
a chest pocket right here it has pit zips and then it has a vent on the back there and it also has
some cinches for the hood so this jacket has all the features that i'd want in a rain jacket at
a crazy light weight because i picked this jacket up in the wintertime i haven't gotten out in some
really big rains yet but i was curious to see if it is indeed waterproof so i took it into my
shower i did a shower test stood there for a while let the water from the shower head just drench me
and no water got through at all so the jacket does seem to be waterproof i will be putting it
through its paces to really double check that but at 175 grams for what this jacket offers
i am really intrigued next up we have another jacket this is the trek 900 down jackets this
is a winter down jacket or if you run really cool then this would be a great jacket for you as well
it's full zip it has a hood and a lot of great great features i have here the size xl i got
that because it fits me a little bit looser so i can layer up underneath it during the winter time
and it weighs 585 grams in that size this jacket only costs 130 dollars which is about a third of
what a comparable jacket would cost from another manufacturer and it has a lot of really good
features outside the hood and all the zippers the hood and shoulders are made with a water
repellent material which is great if it's wet snow coming down on you it's not going to soak through
under those places it has a lot of pockets chest pocket big mitten pockets down here as well as
cinches and a neck baffle as well to keep you extra warm when you're out on the trail
i've used this jacket a whole bunch in cane winters it's kept me warm well into the negatives
if you run cold this would be a great jacket for you for shoulder season as well and if you don't
need something quite this warm then check out the trek 100 down jacket that'll also include a
link to in the video description i've done a full review of this jacket and i'll post a link to that
right up in the corner there if there's any decathlon gear that you guys have tried out that i
haven't talked about in either of my two decathlon topic videos let me know in the comments i'm on
the lookout for more great decathlon gear so i can make the round three video of decathlon top picks