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Rockfish Gap Outfitters searching for new owner
Rockfish Gap Outfitters searching for new owner By Patrick Huddleston | March 2, 2021 at 10:36 AM EST - Updated March 2 at 6:09 PM
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WVIR) - Rockfish Gap Outfitters, located at the base of Afton Mountain in Waynesboro, is searching for a new owner.
The store specializes in gear for backpackers, bicyclists, campers, paddlers and hikers.
Rockfish Gap Outfitters opened in 1987 with Chuck Walker and partners taking control in 1998. Walker became sole owner in 2008.
Walker says its hard to walk away from the store, so he hopes to find a new owner for the store that is as passionate about the outdoors as he is.
Rockfish Gap Outfitters searches for buyer with his passion
Published Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, 9:17 pm
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By Rebecca J. Barnabi
Rockfish Gap Outfitters owner Chuck Walker. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi.
WAYNESBORO Rockfish Gap Outfitters remains open while owner Chuck Walker awaits a new owner to take over the business and hopefully carry it on as he has since 1998.
The store has been at 1416 East Main Street since 1987. In 1998, Walker and two business partners bought the store.