REI also stopped carrying products who associated with anything firearm related.I didn't know that. I love going to REI, but I rarely buy anything there because anything good is pricey. Wal Mart is good enough for most camping stuff.
But glamping, yeah, Walmart is fine. For backpacking, no....their stuff is far too heavy. But there are plenty of other places than REI to shop.....they may or may not have politics I disagree with, but I don't have a way of knowing about it.