Yea I read this as totally cool store agreed to exchange my item that was past warranty. If I ever go outdoors I will go to Cabelas first.

How much was it to upgrade to the 13 month warranty?

Also I imagine they don't give longer warranties because people tend to do rough shit with outdoor equipment. On a long enough timeline I'm sure the odds of an outdoorsy person wrecking a piece of equipment greatly increase. And by long enough I mean 90+ days.