About Hopper


Welcome at Hopper, strong brand for children and youngsters on the road.

HOPPER ™ is an initiative of Scouts and Gidsen Vlaanderen ® vzw, with shops offering anything one might need on a camp or hike, as well as youth centres customized for various groups of youngsters on the move

In our shops you find group and camping equipment, but also decent hike and play clothes, hiking booths, uniforms, and all kinds of outdoor assets. 4 shops spread across Flanders, and an online webshop open 24/7.

The youth centres offer buildings and camp sites for camps, weekends, forest classes, day activities, and formations. 7 centres are situated amidst green playing area, and 1 is near the city-centre of Antwerp.

Inspired by scouting, Hopper is immersed by the qualities that are so highly appreciated by our “Generation now!” In tune with the youth movement, Hopper commits to fairtrade, to biological and local products. Sustainability and security are our second nature in the society nowadays, on the road with young people full of crazy ideas.

Whoever you are, whatever you become,… Hopper go scout it.



Quality
Safety
Fair & bio
Sustainable and local
Exploration



Quality

Hopper Shops aim to offer the best price-quality ratio for all its products. Materlal that can withstand heavy handling, tested and approved for scouting games.

Clothes to wear for a meeting, on a camp, in the city, easy washable and repairable, … and maybe to pass on to brothers and sister.

At the Hopper Youth Centres we offer a quality place to stay. With the necessary utilities, amenities and support where needed. Places for camping, staying and meeting, outdoors or indoors.

We offer quality products and service guaranteeing a long-term scoutesque use.

Safety

Safety is a very important criterium at the choice of our collection. Solid equipment, safe in use. Knives with blocking function, a saw with hand protection, shoes with solid grip, rope with high tensile strength, clothes and back packs with fluorezscent accents for a better visibility in traffic, ...

Our product specialists, our testing team, the thousands of scouts members, and our Team Techniques advice us and test our products. Only safe and scoutsproof equipments makes it to our shelves.

At the youth centres, you safely go on an adventure, you sit around the campfire in a safe way, you sleep in solid beds, you cook in safe kitchens,.. So as you see, safe and responsable outdoor life!

Fair & bio

As a sustainable organisation, we operate in a socially responsable way, in due respect for man and nature. With our commerce, we want to keep the least possible damaging impact on the environment.

Local and fair products, biodegradable soaps and cleaning products, organically cultivated cotton; fairtrade coffee an chocolate, prints with water-based ink, recycled bags, ...

Hopper commits to enlarge the number of products that are manufactured under fair labour conditions. We only cooperate with suppliers that guarantee to create human labour conditions for their employees, and to ban child labour.

Sustainable & local

We strive for our productions to take place the closest possible to the consumer. Local pioneer wood, tables of locally cultivated wood, domestic production of ties and towels, textile productions in Belgium, Europe or North Africa, Belgian tents, …

Short distance transport routes guarantee less polution. We support local commerce and employment.

Our attention for quality and soundness guarantees long term use and enjoyment, often for many generations.

Exploration

Out on a trip with children and youngsters, exploring together, discovering nature and having adventures in the greenery, under the open sky. That's  what we really stand for.

Hopper, on the most beautiful locations, with the best of equipment.


Hopper Shops - customer service and depot:

Hopper Youth centres - Company data:

Paul Vekemanslaan 100
2660 Hoboken Antwerpen
+32 3 231 62 68
winkel@hopper.be

We are available by phone every working day from 9h till 12h and from 12h30 till 17h!
If possible, send us your question by email, mentioning your phone numer, we will then contact you asap, holding the correct information at hand!

mail to winkel@hopper.be

Hopper Shops - company data:

Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen vzw Hopper Winkel
Wilrijkstraat 45
B-2140 Antwerpen, Belgium
+32 3 231 62 68
winkel@hopper.be

RPR Antwerpen - Business number BE 0407.138.494 (BTW, TVA, VAT)
IBAN: BE75 4126 1705 3151
BIC: KREDBEBB

Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen vzw Hopper Jeugdverblijven
Wilrijkstraat 45
B-2140 Antwerpen, Belgium
+32 3 231 16 20
v.jeugdverblijf@hopper.be

Hopper Shops - customer service and depot:

We are available by phone every working day from 9h till 12h and from 12h30 till 17h!
If possible, send us your question by email, mentioning your phone numer, we will then contact you asap, holding the correct information at hand! mail to winkel@hopper.be
Address Paul Vekemanslaan 100
2660 Hoboken Antwerpen
Phone Number +32 3 231 62 68
E-mail winkel@hopper.be

Hopper Shops - company data:

Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen vzw Hopper Winkel
Wilrijkstraat 45
B-2140 Antwerpen, Belgie
+32 3 231 62 68
winkel@hopper.be

RPR Antwerpen - Business number BE 0407.138.494 (BTW, TVA, VAT)
IBAN: BE75 4126 1705 3151
BIC: KREDBEBB

Hopper Youth centres - Company data:

Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen vzw Hopper Jeugdverblijven
Wilrijkstraat 45
B-2140 Antwerpen, Belgie
+32 3 231 16 20
v.jeugdverblijf@hopper.be