Get yer gear NOW!

A couple months ago I blogged about gear clearance sites Steep And Cheap, Whiskey Militia and Chain Love here. Now there are a couple ways to keep up to the minute so that you don’t miss the latest deal.

Instant Messenger alerts
You can now subscribe to AIM alerts by adding “steepandcheap”, “whiskeymilitia” and/or “chainlove” to your buddy list and IM the word “subscribe”. You’ll start getting IMs whenever a new item is posted on one of the respective sites.

Twitter
Follow gearhunter on Twitter and you’ll get a tweet whenever any of the sites posts a new item. Get all three for the price of one. …which is still free, but you get the point.

Happy hunting!

Addicted to the deals

Not just one, not two, but three shining examples of impulsive, compulsive shopping at its finest. Any time I’m in front of a computer for any length of time I’ll be checking SteepAndCheep, WhiskeyMilitia, and ChainLove regularly.

• SteepAndCheep (“One killer deal,one item at a time until it’s gone”) features outdoor gear and clothes for hiking, snowsports, climbing, etc.
• WhiskeyMilitia carries stuff geared more toward surf/skate lifestyle. Shipping seems to run a bit higher than SAC.
• ChainLove is all bikes, all the time. Bike clothes, bike parts, bike accessories. I’ve even seen a high-end bike frame up for a couple minutes.

So far I’ve picked up a Crumpler messenger bag and a slick Oakley laptop bag for myself and Skull Candy headphones and a rockin’ pair of pink Oakley Wisdom goggles for egeekette, all at mega-markdowns.

All three sites work similarly: Each puts up an item at a huge discount. When it sells out, a new item takes its place. You gotta be fast – you want it, you better buy it quickly. If (when) you get totally hooked, each site features plugins or feeds to alert you when a new deal is posted.

Feed your shopping jones – check out SteepAndCheap, WhiskeyMilitia, and ChainLove. Just make sure your 401K is solid first.