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Gear for the desert, the sea and the camp. Wholesale and retail. - Souq Waqif, Falcon Souq, Doha, Qatar

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The full Al Huwaila catalogue is now online: order and pay on the site

The Al Huwaila catalogue is complete on the site now: over 300 products arranged in eight departments. You go through them from your phone at home or out at the camp, add what you want to the basket, pay by card online through the SkipCash gateway, and it reaches you inside Qatar. Delivery is inside Qatar, and collection is from the Falcon Souq at Souq Waqif. Any question before you order, send it on WhatsApp to +974 5094 7142.

How do I browse the catalogue by department and by brand?

The site is split into eight departments, and the menu shows how many products each one holds, so you know where to go in first:

  • Camping and trip supplies
  • Hunting knives
  • Flashlights
  • Butchery and kitchen knives
  • Hunting supplies
  • Weapon accessories
  • Binoculars
  • Electronics

If you have a trip out in mind and want a flashlight you can depend on, it is in the Flashlights section, and if you are after binoculars to see the dunes and the hills from a distance, go into the Binoculars section. You can also browse by brand instead of by department: we hold 13 official agencies, ACEBEAM, FENIX, NITECORE, XTAR, RovyVon, COLD STEEL, SCHRADE, Spyderco, Cudeman, OPINEL, ARCOS, F.DICK and Smith's, and beside them goods we import that go out under the Al Huwaila name, 48 brands on the shelves in all.

How do I search for a particular product?

There is a search box at the top of the page. Type a brand name into it, or a model number if you know it, or even a plain word such as flashlight, knife or binoculars, and the results come back from every department. Searching by model number is the most exact if you have come for one model in particular, because a single brand will have several releases and all the differences between them are in the detail.

And if what you had in mind does not come up, do not close the matter there: send the model name or a photograph of it on WhatsApp and we will check it for you.

What does the product page tell me?

The product page has photographs of the item, its name and its brand, the department it belongs to, and a description of what it is good for and its main specifications. Underneath is a button that adds the product to the basket, and the WhatsApp number if you want to make sure of a detail before you order.

Take a minute over the description before you add it, above all with knives and flashlights. The difference between two models of the same brand comes down to a small detail, the length of the blade, the type of battery, the size of the lens, and that is the same detail that will matter to you when you are far from Doha and the shops are shut.

How do I read the specifications properly before I order?

Three points that a lot of people get wrong, and if you get them right you will not regret your order:

  • lumens measure the whole quantity of light a torch puts out, not how far the beam goes. A 2000 lumens light with a wide lens lights up everything around you and its reach is short, while a light with fewer lumens and a deep reflector throws the beam far further. The distance is written in metres and is usually measured to the ANSI FL1 standard, so compare metres with metres, not lumens with lumens.
  • The steel in the knife: carbon steel holds its edge and comes back easily on a sharpener, but it wants drying and oiling or it will rust on you. Stainless steel is more forgiving with damp, blood and salt, and it is the easier one if the knife sits in the car all year round.
  • Binoculars are written with two numbers, such as 8x42 or 10x42: the first is the magnifying power, the second the diameter of the front lens in millimetres. The larger the second number, the more light gets in and the clearer the picture at first light and at sunset, which are the hunting hours; the higher the magnification, the more the picture shakes in the hand and the narrower the field of view.

How do I order, from the basket to the payment?

The steps are few:

  • You add what you like to the basket as you browse, and carry on browsing as normal.
  • You open the basket, check the quantities and take out anything you have changed your mind about.
  • You put in your details: your name and mobile number, and the address if you want delivery.
  • You choose whether to collect from the shop or have the order come to you inside Qatar.
  • You choose the payment method and confirm the order.

After you confirm, an order number appears. Save it or photograph it: it is what we go back to if you ask about your order later on.

What payment options are there?

One: a bank card, online, through the SkipCash gateway.

As soon as you choose to pay, the site moves you over to the gateway's page. You enter the card details there, on SkipCash and not on our site, and once the transaction goes through it returns you here with your order confirmation. Debit and credit cards both work.

That is the same whether you have the order delivered or collect it from the shop: you pay for it on the site either way, and collection changes only where you pick it up, not how you pay.

Should I have it delivered or collect it from the shop?

We deliver inside Qatar: give us the address and the mobile number and the order comes to your door. Collecting from the shop suits you better if you want the thing in your hand first, or to compare two models standing at the shelf, or to ask about something you did not find in the catalogue. Payment in that case is by card on the site, like any other order.

The shop is in Souq Waqif, the Falcon Souq, Doha, and the hours are:

  • Sunday to Thursday: 8:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 22:00
  • Friday: 16:00 to 22:00
  • Saturday: closed

So if you are planning to pass by in the late afternoon midweek, the shop is open until ten at night.

How do I follow up my order or ask about a product on WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is the quickest road: +974 5094 7142. Send your order number and you will know where it has got to, or send a photograph of the model you are looking for and ask about it before you order at all. Plenty of people ask on WhatsApp first and order from the site afterwards, and that is easier for you and for us.

And if you prefer to call, the phone is +974 4465 0041 during opening hours. On Instagram and Snapchat our account is one: al_huwaila.

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