Hi there,
generally I'd agree with you, since prices aren't very much different to the US anymore. Personally I prefer not to waste my travelling time going shopping for my basic equipment. Besides that, it is easier to check & compare items re quality & suitability while I'm still preparing and organising my trip.
But if you're only interested in camping stuff for only a short vacation and get rid of it afterwards instead of hauling it back home, this could be a sensible solution.
In most towns you will find shops selling camping equipment. Naturally you will have to be able to at least read & unterstand German if you search the web for such shops in advance. Same applies for French on French web sites :-( But getting along in English in everyday life is no problem though. It's just that the web sites of most local shops do not offer any infos in English.
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