SALT LAKE CITY  --  The annual Outdoors Retailers winter expo opened Thursday. The expo will hosts 800 booths, which offers enough variety for its 17,000 goers. With the ailing economy, some exhibitors debated investing the money on their exhibitions, but many says they are prepared to keep consumers interested. Exhibitors say many people are finding fun, free activities in the outdoors, an as a result many will purchase items. FOX 13's Arikka Von has the details.

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