Where to Find the Rough Stuff

By MARTHA GROVES

Jan. 17, 1992 12 AM PT

Here’s where to look for rugged wear by some of the heavyweights. Many have toll-free numbers for information and mail order.

* Patagonia: (800) 638-6464 for catalogue and store information. Also carried in such stores as Pat’s Ski & Sport, Sport Chalet and Adventure 16.

* Willis & Geiger: (800) 223-1408 for catalogue information. Also sold in small specialty shops and in its own stores, including a new one in Santa Barbara.

* Eddie Bauer: (800) 426-8020 for catalogue information. Stores in Brea, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, Northridge, Palos Verdes, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks and Torrance.

* Banana Republic. Stores in Beverly Hills, Costa Mesa, La Jolla, Los Angeles, Redondo Beach, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Torrance.

* North Face: (800) 654-1751 for catalogue information. Store in Costa Mesa. Also carried by Adventure 16.

* Tilley Endurables: (800) 338-2797 for store information.

* Timberland: (603) 926-1600 for company headquarters in Hampton, N.H. Clothing and/or footwear carried by Nordstrom, Bullock’s and specialty shops.

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Martha Groves

Martha Groves, who covered the Westside for the Los Angeles Times, left the newsroom in 2015. A native Hoosier, she became a Metro reporter after many years as a Business writer and editor. She previously worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the late, lamented Chicago Daily News.

Where to Find the Rough Stuff

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