Checked by Jacana · September 23, 2026

Is garagegrowngearstore.shop a scam?

This was a scam. The site is now gone.

Fake Garage Grown Gear store selling ultralight backpacking gear

This site copies Garage Grown Gear's online store of ultralight backpacking gear, but it's part of a known scam network, and the real Garage Grown Gear store is at garagegrowngear.com. Stores like this are unlikely to deliver the real product, and may use card details typed at checkout for nefarious purposes.

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Reasons for concern

  • Copies a real company's store under another address

    The contact email on garagegrowngearstore.shop is at garagegrowngear.com, which belongs to Garage Grown Gear. Garage Grown Gear does not run this copy.

  • Part of a network of thousands of copied stores

    Same kit and hosting as thousands of other copied stores, and garagegrowngearstore.shop is already on HaGeZi's public threat list.

  • Every price cut by 70%

    Original Biscoff by Canyon Crack is $0.96 instead of $3.20, Chair Zero LT by Helinox is $47.98 instead of $159.95, and UL Dirtbed Quilt by Zenbivy is $101.70 instead of $339.00.

  • Reviews written by the kit, not by customers

    Five-star quotes such as 'Incredible durability and style, This gear handles the city and the trail without missing a beat' are signed David R., Elena S. and Marcus T., signatures that appear on thousands of other copied stores.

  • More copies of the same store

    Two more copies of Garage Grown Gear's store were online in mid-September 2026: garagegrowngeardirect.shop and garagegrowngearshop.shop.

  • Template text left in place

    The page still carries the sample address john@example.com, left over from the store template.

  • The site has since disappeared

    When we checked on 23 September 2026, the web address no longer led anywhere.

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Is garagegrowngearstore.shop a scam?

Yes, garagegrowngearstore.shop is a scam. This site copies Garage Grown Gear's online store of ultralight backpacking gear, but it's part of a known scam network, and the real Garage Grown Gear store is at garagegrowngear.com.

Who runs garagegrowngearstore.shop?

We could not find who runs garagegrowngearstore.shop. Real shops name the company behind them; this one does not.

What are the warning signs on garagegrowngearstore.shop?

On garagegrowngearstore.shop we found seven things: copies a real company's store under another address, part of a network of thousands of copied stores, every price cut by 70%, reviews written by the kit, not by customers, more copies of the same store, template text left in place, and the site has since disappeared.

What should I do if I visited garagegrowngearstore.shop?

Do not type card details or passwords into it. If you already paid, call your bank now and ask them to stop the payment.

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