Our History
Ray’s Outdoors has grown from a small family run disposal store in Geelong, to manufacturing tents locally by hand and then gradually expanding to overseas. In 50 years, Ray’s Outdoors has grown to 39 stores in 5 states with plans in place to continue this national development in the future. With excellent staff members, the latest product and a love for all things outdoors we feel we are part of the “great outdoors”.
As Australia’s largest outdoor entertainment and camping leisure retailer, Ray’s Outdoors continues to be successfully innovative. In house product ranges, such as Wild Country, Outdoor Expedition and Classic Outdoor are designed at our Geelong head office and the range of outdoor and leisure products are specifically designed for harsh Australian conditions.
Ray’s Outdoors also offers a wide range of nationally recognised leading brands; RM Williams, King Gee, Yakka, Akubra, Blundstone, Coleman and Maglite. Proudly supporting many Australian made and manufactured products.
Our past success gives us enormous confidence and determination to prosper and grow our company. By building on our past and employing the very best people, we have created a company that is ideally placed to lead the outdoor leisure, lifestyle and entertainment industry into the future.