Had a D string put on my bow. It took about 5 minutes and I was charged $5.00. Excellent service and very knowledgeable people. This is the place to go, for all your outdoor needs.

They pretty much have everything. Also support rentals at Ada Hayden, so you can show up and take paddle boards and kayaks👍 their prices are pretty high, but high quality products. Excellent local business!

Awesome place. Get all your hunting/ fishing /camping /outdoor needs at one place. If they do r have it you dont need it

Good selection of outdoor and hunting gear. Small surplus section is a bonus. Always friendly and inviting staff.

Great customer service and help. What is on sale is of high quality and therefore more expensive than comparable supermarket chains. Well worth it though.

Knowledgeable staff and great product selection. I would say they have better selection than REI, I would recommend checking this place out if you have the time or any interest in outdoors.

There is no better outdoor store than Jax. I love spending my money local.

We’ve been going to Jax for years for all kinds of gear. Tonight a young lady helped us with sneakers and sandals for an upcoming trip. I’m kicking myself for not getting her name because she was fantastic. My wife tried on several pairs of different brands of sandals and I think I tried on 5 or 6 different pairs. She was incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and not pushy at all. She was wearing a pair of Birkenstock’s very much like what my wife was trying and the experience was just very good. It seems like great service is not exactly easy to find anymore but Jax seems to find great people who really enjoy what they are doing. Keep it up!

They had a great selection of items and had the sheet I needed to get my cub scout items. The staff was helpful but wasnt very confident in her knowledge of the items I was looking for. She was pleasant and admitted to not knowing, even apologizing for not knowing. Great local place to pick up outdoor gear.

Reece helped us fit my boxer for snow boots. He was very welcoming and very knowledgeable and very patient with my goofball boxer. Thank you for helping us and giving us all a laugh. JAX also is a great place for camping, hiking, fishing and hunting gear. They also have girl and boy scouts stuff. Highly recommend making a stop.

Outstanding Store! If your into the outdoors, this is the store for you, fast friendly knowledgable employees, vast inventory, great location, plenty of parking too. Hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, just about everything is waiting for you here...

The best sports/outdoor gear place in town! Excellent quality service and most importantly, advice.

Far and Away the best place in town for anything outdoors

JAX is great, they have a nice mix of outdoor gear, firearms and Milsurp at reasonable prices.

The girl with blonde braids at the counter was so helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. She helped us find what we needed right away, and she just had such a great attitude! Great experience.

Great store hours and good help with answering questions.

This store is hidden treasure. I have lived in Ames for more than 10 years and it was first time to step into the store after knowing they sponsored the climbing competition at ISU. Found two fabulous climbing shoes for my 7 years old and my 4 years old. The person who helped me was very knowledgeable and very patient. The price is very competitive. I would highly recommend this store to everyone in town. Great selection and great service!!!!!! We need to support this fabulous local store. Told my husband that I am going to buy stuff from here from now on for my outdoor and climbing needs!!!!

I enjoy going here for outdoor gear. Quality gear. Prices are not to bad. Worth paying the tiny bit more to support them and get the gear right away. Staff has always been helpful if you ask them a question but dont bug you if you just want to browse and see what they got. Inventory is getting low, assuming because of covid, but still worth checking out.

Awesome store and a great asset to Ames. They sell anything you need for enjoying the outdoors. Clothing, footwear, hunting and fishing equipment, camping equipment, rock climbing gear, kayaks/stand up paddle boards/canoes, hammocks, books, disc golf, soccer, baseball, etc. Prices are reasonable and they sell quality gear.

Great store, had a nice selection of everything. Hiking, camping, hunting, backpacking, etc.

Terrific outdoor gear store. Staffed by experts, who truly know the products they sell. Great selection and prices - they are even competitive with online retailers and they offer price matching.

Staff was helpful and the store had a good selection.

Has everything from sports to camping, guns to fishing.

Great selection, great prices..One stop shop for everything outdoors.....

Very friendly, very knowledgeable. From when you enter the store to when you leave the experience is excellent!

Very helpful staff and tons of options/brands!

Great selection !

Cool place with the best gear for ANY adventure. They took the time to go through 6+ pairs of shoes with me and my girlfriend.

Great place great stuff.

Always a good place to go!

Great service and exactly what we needed!

Very nice store if they dont have it you dont need it

Friendly, local hunting and fishing store. Great selection!

Found what we were looking for but theres a need for more variety when it comes to the Army, Navy, Air force merchandise

I was able to buy a box of 9 mm bullets. Score👍. Sadly, I was only able to buy one box.

Ive bought maybe 2 guns from here and maybe some other odds and ends (MREs, clothes etc). Staff is usually pretty nice. Ive never had an isshe

This place is really just a hidden gem! Its army surplus and all the outdoor hobbies you cab think about! The staff was pretty cool too!

Fantastic store! Super friendly staff

They have so many outdoor related things there! Prices seem reasonable and the workers were friendly and approachable. Good work, Jax!

Great service and fantastic selection of outdoor goods!

Love Army surplus

HUGE selection of outdoor equipment and clothing. Could spend several hours in Jax just checking things out.

Excellent service and selection of a wide variety of outdoor equipment and apparel.

Do a good job on Archery stuff. Quality stuff

We love Jax

Very helpful associate!!! Every time we have gone there he has been absolutely amazing!!! I believe his name is Max. Shout out to some pretty great people there!!!!! Thank you!!!!

I always find what I need for camping and fishing and hiking at Jax. And they have good advice when I have questions because the staff like camping and fishing and hiking even more than me.

I love this bait shop and I dont even fish every day !

JAX has so much cool stuff! They have a great selection and prices seem pretty competitive. We arent big outdoors people, but weve managed to find what weve needed nearly every time we go there.the staff are very friendly and helpful, and have offered to order something for me if we couldnt find it.

Great selection of quality hunting, fishing, and camping gear. Love the clothing store, my go to place for quality shoes. Hint - check out the clearance racks.

Never have had a bad experience there. They have a great management team that seems to be on-site and in the details.

Cool store, friendly folks, the things we looked at were priced reasonably. Large variety.

Jax is an awesome store with fantastic service!!

Jax is the Best! Great people and great products!

Too expensive for me but great outdoor gear.

Very helpful people. Great place

Great staff and the employees are really nice very polite and well mannered

Love the store. Wish I had more money. Good quality and selection. The staff was very helpful.

Nice staff, awesome items ... really really like this shop but please put a mask ON and ask your customers to try to do the same ... take care guys

This place should be first on your list for outdoor supplies. The staff is helpful and you are supporting a local business which always seems to have what I need in stock.

The staff are friendly and they have a GREAT disc golf selection. The only problem is that they don’t really have a selection of cheaper goods. Most of the clothes in the store are nice brands and therefore expensive. They’re not overcharging for those brands, they just don’t carry very many cheap brands. The staff are very friendly. If you disc golf you can open a punch card and get a free disc for every 10 you buy (our group of friends share a card so we get the free disc quicker)

Jax is a great store. They carry high end products. You get what you pay for. Ive bought all my guns here and some hunting apparel. Today I found some heated socks and a nice driving cap. Both are hard to find but they had them at a fair price. I have never had a problem with any of my guns from there either. Thanks!!

They don’t stand behind their merchandise

Outdoor Outfitter and then some!JAX has everything any outdoor adventurer could need, and something for everyone else too.Clothes, shoes, boots, camping and hunting supplies of every kind and variety.

Always helpful. Best shoes in the area: work, casual and athletic. Worth paying a bit over online prices to support them. Also great warranty service if you have problems. They were able to locate my receipt in their own records to get the manufacturer replace a damaged/worn shoe nearly a year later.

Great products and service!

The young man Jack was very helpful and knowledgeable. He helped me decide which pickleball paddle to buy! 😁

Great product selection and helpful people

Awesome place! Staff was friendly and extremely helpful dispite being busy.

The staff here are extremely helpful and nice. they went above and beyond to help me and gave me sound advice. definitely going there again.

Excellent selection of all sorts of outdoor equipment! Helpful staff too!

I really enjoy shopping here. The staff is highly knowledgeable. They always take their time to kindly assist and answer questions. The selection of goods is terrific.

Good people, great products, fair prices.

Scott was very helpful today. He help my wife and I pick out a backpack. He was very knowledgeable and took the time to fit us in the right size pack for your bodys. He give us some great advice for our up coming trip.

Great variety of outdoor gear! From cooking to hiking to even paint ball they have it all!

Great service and selection

Ames is lucky to have JAX Outdooor.

One of my favorite store! This is where I got a lot of my boots, shoes, and sandals. Love the Smartwool socks!

Good selection of quality equipment, and the staff ia always friendly and eager to help.

Excellent outdoor store. Love the camping department. They carry stuff that you cant find hardly anywhere else and the staff was very knowledgeable and helpful. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, definitely give them a try. Also they rent cross country skis in the winter and kayaks/canoes in winter. Great options.

This is a great place to purchase hunting equipment. The staff overall is very knowledgeable and friendly.

There is a helpful knowledgeable staff to assist you in the selecting of the gear that you need. There is a good selection of many different brands. The store was clean and well organized.

Very friendly and helpful staff.

First time shopping at this store a week ago when I was coming though the area. Really well setup, friendly employees and a really nice selection.

Love it here!! The staff is extremely helpful and friendly, and they have everything you could ever need! Note that there are technically two stores here, so if you cant find what you want on one side its probably in the other building. They also have rentals.

As always the customer service was extremely helpful! Prices are high but thats the price you pay for convenience.

Staff was extremely friendly and super helpful. They had everything I needed. Definitely recommend for anyone whos looking for good quality gear

This was my go to place for my sons archery needs. He got his 1st compound bow there. I really miss this store and its staff. Definitely recommend them for everything sports

Jax Outdoors is great. They have everything you need to enjoy the outdoors. Hunting, camping, backpacking, fishing, kayaking / canoeing, scouting and more. Great staff and competitive prices - you simply cant find a better outdoor store.

Great customer service. Ive bought two pairs of shoes here so far and the staff were very helpful both times.

Never going to shop at any of the stores, I will shop somewhere else. I shop at leo suppor

Camping or hunting gear, small but personal variety of equipment

My go-to store for walking shoes!

Great selection of high quality footwear and sports/outdoor equipment. Also clothes and accessories. Amazing, helpful employees!

Always was able to answer any questions I had and was very helpful and have a great selection of gear

Excellent store for all your outdoor needs. I buy a lot of gear from then and the service is always top notch. Andy helps me out on prices and getting the best deal. With them being local Id rather buy from them then online anytime!

Bought a pair of hiking boots for some upcoming backpacking trips. The gentleman helping me was very knowledgeable, and made great recommendations! Love this place for any outdoor gear.

Helpful and friendly staff. The girl in the shoes went above and beyond. It was all a great experience. Highly recommend this place

I have read the reviews and Im really surprised. I have been helped by different individuals and felt they went beyond the call of duty. One example; I had a shell jammed in my gun and at no charge a sales person spent 20 minutes on me fixing my problem. Another time I had a bow tuned up and was thrilled with the help I was given shooting my bow. I have felt these guys are experts in what they do..I would highly recommend.

Great local sporting goods store with a huge selection of items comparable to a large scale store. Prices are a little higher then the large scale stores but its made up for with the 1 on 1 customer service and their focus on customer satisfaction. They generally have good local hunting/fishing reports