The 31 Greatest Offers From REI’s 2025 Vacation Sale

This 12 months marks a decade of REI’s observance of the buyer excessive holy day, Black Friday. For the previous 10 years REI has shut its doorways for Black Friday, suggesting that as an alternative potential prospects ought to get exterior and benefit from the world round you. That is nice recommendation, however in fact Black Friday can also be one of many largest retail spending days of the 12 months, and REI is a for-profit co-op—what to do? Have your vacation sale early, in fact.

This 12 months the REI Vacation Sale runs from November 14 to 24. There are two member-exclusive coupons with the Vacation Sale. The primary is for 20 p.c off a regular-priced merchandise at REI, the second is 20 p.c off any merchandise at REI Outlet. Most of the finest REI offers this 12 months are on the corporate’s home model gear, however we have additionally pulled in offers from competing gross sales at Backcountry, Six Moon Designs, Zenbivy, and different cottage business retailers. Under are one of the best offers on all our favourite tents, backpacks, sleeping luggage, pads, cookware, outside attire, and extra.

Undecided what you want? Try our many outside gear guides, together with guides to one of the best backpacking tents, finest sleeping luggage, finest sleeping pads for backpacking, finest base layers, finest merino wool garments, finest rain jackets and plenty of extra for all our well-tested picks.

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Offers on Backpacks

The Flash 22 is presumably one of the best worth daypack available on the market, particularly now, on sale. This can be a very light-weight, minimalist pack, however it’s surprisingly snug. It’s going to deal with hundreds as much as 15 kilos with out straining your shoulders, and the facet stash pockets are massive sufficient for a Nalgene bottle or rain jacket. The Flash 22 is manufactured from 70-denier recycled ripstop nylon, which is on the lighter facet, however mine has held up effectively, even on some tough cross nation hikes within the North woods.

The ultralight cousin to the Flash 22, the Flash 18 lacks the hip belt, facet stash pockets, and floating lid. The result’s a stripped-down, bare-bones pack that we like as a result of you possibly can stuff it in your carry-on, and have a pleasant backpack everytime you want it. Do not load it up with greater than 8 kilos of substances, and keep away from something with pointy bits, as there is no padding right here, however as long as you acknowledge its limitations, this can be a nice little pack.

This no-nonsense day pack is snug with hundreds as much as about 10 kilos, and has loads of pockets for organizing your gear. The ripstop nylon physique cloth is DWR coated and the again is best padded and stiffer than the Flash packs above, making it total bit extra substantial. The U-shape entry panel is almost an identical to Thriller Ranch’s Ripruck sequence, with two zipper sliders to present you fast entry to the principle compartment. There’s additionally a zipper pocket just below the highest to present you a spot to stash keys and small gadgets. The facet pockets are sufficiently big for a Nalgene bottle and the daisy chains on the bag provide you with someplace to clip further stuff if you should.

This journey backpack from Six Moon Designs makes it so that you not have to select between optimizing for air journey or carrying lengthy distances at your vacation spot. It is the one bag I’ve used that maximizes your allotted carry-on house whereas remaining snug for a stroll throughout a mid-sized European metropolis or perhaps a day on the path. The bag’s sq. form and suitcase deal with make it simple to indicate the flight crew you are compliant, however when you deplane, you’ve got adjustable shoulder straps constructed by a model that makes gear for severe backpackers. There’s additionally a padded harness with water bottle holders and a zipper pouches for Clif Bars or a flashlight. —Martin Cizmar

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If I had been going to reside out of a single bag—touring the world for the remainder of my life—that is the bag I might deliver. The GR2 is a gear-hauling monster with a ton of built-in group choices. This deal is on the 40L model, which I feel is the proper dimension for #onebag journey. It nonetheless manages to qualify as a carry-on bag for US flights (you could have hassle with that abroad although). The 34L waxed canvas model can also be on sale for $340 ($115 off). And sure, it will probably double as a rucker, although there are higher choices if that is your major use case. See beneath.

This deal is simply on a few colours, and solely the X-Pac cloth, however that is the most cost effective we have seen the GR1 go for in fairly a while. The GoRuck GR1 (7/10, WIRED Evaluation) is the pack that launched the corporate, and it’s nonetheless one of the best and most versatile of the GoRuck lineup. This deal is on the smaller 21L pack, which I feel is the proper dimension for rucking, on a regular basis carry, and weekend journeys. I’ve lived out of the 21L bag (with a shoulder bag for my digital camera gear) throughout a weeklong journey. It was a squeeze, however it labored. The 21L GR1 is deceptively massive and all the time appears to swallow extra gear than I feel it will probably.

If rucking is your factor, that is the GoRuck to get. It’s totally near the GR1 in dimension, structure, and cloth choices, however the Rucker provides extra handles, one on either side. The handles are in order that the Rucker can be utilized as a weight (or kettlebell) in exercises. The inside has a Ruck Plate pocket for holding weight (the 20L model can deal with as much as 3-pound plates whereas the 25L can do as much as 45-pound plates). The inside pockets are the identical because the GR1, however as an alternative of zippers, you get Velcro closures.

Tenting and Backpacking Offers

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Six Moon Design’s Lunar Solo (7/10, WIRED Evaluation) is my favourite single-wall ultralight solo tent. It isn’t with out its quirks (learn the pitching suggestions), however if you need one thing greater than a tarp, that also weighs simply 26 ounces (740 grams), this one is difficult to beat. It is effectively ventilated for a single-walled tent, with the power to boost up the entrance door when climate is good. I additionally like that it solely wants one trekking pole (or one pole should you do not hike with trekking poles). You would be hard-pressed to discover a tent even half this good at this worth.

I’ve seen that, when making an attempt to lighten their load with a smaller, lighter backpack, individuals then wrestle to suit all their gear. The reply for sleeping luggage and clothes is that this compression stuff sack, which smashes something tender right down to about half the scale of the identical merchandise in an everyday stuff sack. This works effectively with sleeping luggage and clothes, particularly puffer jackets, but in addition fleece and merino wool.

The Flexlite Air camp chair is a superb instance of the promise of REI model gear: It affords 90 p.c of the designer merchandise, for 70 p.c of the worth. It isn’t fairly as good because the Nemo beneath, however it’s nonetheless snug (it does wobble a bit of, facet to facet once you transfer) and it is practically half the worth.

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I hardly ever deliver a chair backpacking, but when I did, the Nemo Moonlite Elite can be in my pack. At 18 ounces, it is one of many lightest chairs round, and it packs down good and small. It is snug and fairly secure. Nemo additionally solved the principle drawback with all pole chairs; The included base pad retains it from sinking into tender floor.

The Petzl Tikka is one of the best headlamp you should buy. I’ve had the identical Petzl Tikka for 14 years, and it is nonetheless going robust. The Tikka will not be the brightest, topping out at 450 lumens, however it’s loads of gentle to prepare dinner by within the backcountry. There are three gentle modes: brilliant, brighter, and brightest. There’s additionally a crimson gentle mode to retain a few of your evening imaginative and prescient. The Tikka runs on three AAA batteries (we advocate Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable batteries) and lasts over 5.5 hours.

I’ve by no means slept so effectively tenting as I’ve on this mat. Technically I’ve the car-friendly mannequin, however by way of consolation, they’re the identical. In our information to automotive tenting pads the Therm-a-rest MondoKing edges out the Megamat for prime decide among the many monster sleeping pads, however I favor the Megamat for it is further heat (it has an R-value of 8.1 to the MondoKing’s R 7.0) and the tender texture of the highest. It is snug sufficient to sleep instantly on the Megamat.

In the event you get the Exped Megamat, you will inflate it with out this pump precisely one time. Then you’ll come again and purchase this pump like a sane individual. Save your self even the one time and simply get the pump with the pad. You will by no means know the way a lot it is best to thank me, however that is OK. Simply keep it up and have a very good evening’s sleep.

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My favourite range for truly cooking actual meals within the backcountry, the Firebox Nano is a titanium (or metal, however I extremely advocate titanium) shell that you would be able to match with an alcohol burner just like the Trangia Spirit burner, or an isobutane burner. You can too use wooden to prepare dinner instantly over flames the best way your ancestors did, and it is best to. For backpacking, with its frequent and pesky burn bans, the Firebox Fuel Burner with its diffusion plate is palms down one of the best backcountry cooking system. It will not win you any prizes on the subsequent /r/Ultralight get-together (the Firebox Nano by itself weighs 4.25 ounces for the titanium model), however you would be consuming some scrumptious meals within the backcountry.

Outside Attire Offers

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That is nonetheless one of the best funds rain jacket you should buy. REI’s Rainier Jacket is impressively waterproof and fairly long-lasting for $70. The sturdy water repellent (DWR) is PFAS-free, however nonetheless fairly good. You additionally get taped seams and an adjustable hood, two good options you usually do not discover in jackets this low cost.

REI’s Sahara Shade Hoodie affords UPF 50+ cloth (a polyester and spandex mix) to guard you from that high-altitude solar (or any solar). It is tender and stretchy, so you’ve got a very good vary of motion, and there are thumbholes within the sleeves to maintain them from driving up and exposing your arms. The three-panel hood has a drawstring you should use the cinch it down and preserve your neck coated as effectively. I do favor merino solar hoodies, however they’re double the worth, if no more.

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Smartwool’s 100% merino Traditional Thermal base layer is a pleasant, heavy 250-gsm merino, base layer, making it a fantastic base layer for chilly climate. It is our prime decide heavyweight base layer. It suits looser, making it really feel extra like a snug shirt. The looser match makes it potential to make use of this as a second base layer over one thing like Ibex Woolies when it is extraordinarily chilly (this combo is one thing I put on on a regular basis right here in Northern Wisconsin). The bottoms are additionally on sale (Males’s/Ladies’s).

Icebreaker’s 200 Oasis base layer is a 200-gsm base layer. That is about what most of us name a mid-weight base layer, making it a good selection for all the pieces from cool climate mountain climbing within the fall or spring, to snowboarding within the entrance nation. The 100% merino fibers right here will not be fairly as tender on the Smartwool above, however they’re equally good at regulating physique temperature and wicking away moisture. That is additionally the quickest drying merino prime in our base layers information.

REI’s base layers are a stable worth. If you need one base layer to do all of it and do not need to lay our a fortune, these are the bottom layers to get. You possibly can have a crew prime and backside for lower than a single garment of merino or a model identify artificial. That is the mid-weight model, which is 220 GSM (92 p.c recycled polyester, 8 p.c spandex). They’re snug with a decent, however not overly tight, match that makes them simple to layer over, and there is good extras like thumb loops on the sleeves.

There are tons of neck gators on the market, however that is my favourite (I even have the marginally longer model, however that is shut). Like most issues merino it puzzles me how this retains me heat within the winter, and retains the solar off my neck in the summertime with out making me overheat. In some way it manages this. These make nice presents to your outdoorsy associates too.

These Fjällräven pants are amongst my favourite mountain climbing pants. The G-1000 cloth is 65 p.c recycled polyester and 35 p.c natural cotton. They have pockets in every single place and extras like air flow zippers, bolstered knees (with openings for pads), and a loop on the leg to carry a axe. Do your pants have a axe loop? Did not assume so. Be aware that Fjällräven not too long ago modified the match, so should you’re an old style wearer of those, dimension up.

Sleeping Bag and Quilt Offers

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REI’s Magma 15 is one in all our prime sleeping luggage. It is heat (consolation rated to 21 levels Fahrenheit) with a 15-denier nylon ripstop nylon shell (Bluesign permitted, with a non-fluorinated DWR coating to maintain moisture at bay). Baffles are variably spaced and never stitched by way of, which helps the fill keep put and minimizes chilly spots. I additionally actually just like the Magma hood, which is heat and stays in your head all through the evening. There is a good inside stash pocket I take advantage of to maintain my headlamp useful.

Nemo’s Forte 20 is a 30-degree (consolation rated) synthetic-fill sleeping bag, making it a good selection for summer season. It is our favourite artificial bag. What I like most about this bag, and practically all of Nemo’s sleeping luggage, is the broader lower by way of the torso space right down to the knees. This bag is sort of a hybrid of a mummy bag and your father’s good outdated Seventies sq. sleeping bag. Which is to say, this bag is roomy.

We’re nonetheless engaged on a information to backpacking quilts, however it would most likely shock nobody to be taught that that is our present decide for finest worth quilt. Just like the Magma 30 sleeping bag, the Magma quilt will not be the lightest, nor the warmest, however you get rather a lot, for not rather a lot. The 15-denier shell encloses 850-fill-power water resistant goose down that is comfort-rated right down to 30 F. Weighing simply 1 lb. 6 oz for an extended, the Magma is on the sunshine facet for the temp score. The foot field makes use of a zipper and drawstring system to be both fully open and flat, or zipped up and cinched down like a sleeping bag on cooler nights.

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Our favourite sleeping bag for summer season automotive tenting, the Siesta is not fancy, however hey, it is automotive tenting. If all else fails, there is a automotive to retreat to. With that in thoughts, do not lay our a fortune on a automotive tenting bag if that is all you want. The Siesta provides you a pleasant, roomy, rectangular lower, and the 20-degree score makes it sufficient for three-season journeys. The bonus right here is the hood, which you do not usually discover in this kind of bag. In the event you do not want the hood, REI additionally has the brand new Campwell 30 diploma bag on sale for $70 ($30 off).

Consider a Rumpl blanket as in case your sleeping bag had a child with the coziest lap blanket that your grandma knitted for you. They’re constituted of DWR-treated ripstop polyester, so that they’re sturdy, sturdy, and resist getting soaked or stained. However they’re additionally tender and heat sufficient to go to sleep below on the sofa, and so they are available all kinds of colours and patterns (sadly solely a pair patterns are on sale proper now). —Adrienne So

Puffer Jacket and Winter Gear Offers

It is already snowed as soon as the place I reside. Now’s the time to attain some new ski gear—jackets, helmets, gloves, and googles are all on sale.

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With an 850-fill-power goose down and a recycled ripstop nylon shell, this is likely one of the hotter jackets in our greatest puffer jackets information. I just like the zippered chest pocket (there are additionally two zippered hand pockets, one in all which the jacket stuffs into), and at 12.5 ounces this jacket is surprisingly gentle for a way heat it’s. The entrance zip has a wind flap, and there is even a draft collar, one thing you infrequently discover in a puffer at this worth. Even higher, you possibly can cinch the hood to maintain chilly air from blowing within the sides.

Our favourite discount three-season puffer jacket, the REI 650 down jacket is not as heat because the Magma above, however it’s onerous to argue with this worth. In the event you want an affordable, packable jacket for these chilly summits or stargazing on chilly nights, that is the jacket to get. The stitched-through baffles imply this one is not as heat and is extra vulnerable to wind, however at this worth, it is value shopping for.

Initially I didn’t like the concept of a down vest. If it is chilly sufficient to wish a down jacket, my arms are most likely chilly too proper? However then I moved someplace chilly (Why? I do not know, however I did) and realized there may be an infinite number of shades in the case of chilly. For some shades of chilly, the vest is the best transfer. Pair it with a very good base layer, perhaps even a hoodie, and you’ve got one thing that is heat, however leaves your arms free to swing an ax or no matter you is perhaps doing.

Fjällräven’s hybrid fill jacket makes use of 700-fill-power down for a lot of the jacket however provides recycled polyester insulation over the shoulders to assist resist moisture. That later works fairly effectively when the snow is admittedly coming down. The hood does a very good job of conserving you heat whereas staying out of your manner thanks to 2 drawcord tabs on the entrance, and an elastic drawcord on the again. It additionally, because the identify suggests, packs down fairly small.

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