Best Early REI Black Friday Deals on Outdoor Gear (2024)

REI famously shuns Black Friday, asking potential clients to as a substitute get outdoors and benefit from the world round you. That is nice recommendation, however in fact Black Friday can also be one of many greatest retail spending days of the 12 months, and REI is a for-profit co-op—what to do? Have your sale early, in fact. The REI Co-op Winter Sale runs November 15 by means of November 25. Now is a good time to avoid wasting cash on tents, backpacks, sleeping pads, and trainers.

REI members get some further financial savings throughout this winter sale, together with 20 % off one full-priced merchandise and an additional 20 % off one REI Outlet merchandise with coupon code WINTER24 (and sure, you should use the low cost on the outlet merchandise even when it is already on sale). Moreover REI is providing 20 % off one Re/Provide merchandise with the coupon code USED20. For those who’re not a member you’ll be able to join REI today and get a $30 present card for becoming a member of.

Looking for another person? REI has put collectively some gift guides that will help you out, and we even have some present concepts for hikers, backpackers, and outdoorsy individuals.

Up to date November 15, 2024: We have added attire offers, together with some extra offers on packs, tents, and REI Co-op gear.

Be sure you take a look at our many out of doors gear guides, together with our Finest Tents, Finest Sleeping Luggage, Finest Sleeping Pads, Finest Camp Stoves, and Finest Rain Jackets for extra well-tested picks. Are you working in your vacation purchasing? Do not forget our information to the Finest Presents for Hikers and Outdoorsy Individuals.

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Backpack Offers

We have been testing day packs for years, and some of our favorites are one sale now.

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Thriller Ranch’s Coulee 30 pack (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is every part you want in a very good mountaineering day pack. The suspension is comfortable and offers a snug carry even with heavy hundreds. Thriller Ranch’s Signature Y-shaped zippers supply easy accessibility to all of your gear, and there are 5 externally accessible pockets for belongings you need shut handy.

I’ve not examined the GR2, however the GoRuck GR1 (7/10, WIRED Overview) is my favourite backpack for every part however mountaineering. (That is after I flip to the Thriller Ranch above, because of its good hip belt.) The remainder of the time—round city, touring, as a digicam bag—the GR1 is ideal. The GR2 could be very near the GR1, however with some bigger choices that make it good for journey. Just like the the unique, the GR2 is massively overbuilt with 1000D cordura on the again and sides. It has 210D cordura on the again panel and underside of the shoulder straps, which is a bit softer and simpler on these merino T-shirts we love. The GR2 additionally has a number of further pockets for organizing your gear.

REI’s Huge Haul Duffel is ideal for getting your gear to the place you want it, whether or not that is a flight to Nepal or a drive to Florida. This bag swallows a powerful quantity of stuff and stays snug. It is received loads of straps and handles that will help you get every part secured and carry in consolation. There are a selection of sizes—the quantity refers back to the carrying capability in liters—and they’re all on sale: 28 liter, 40 liter, and 120 liter.

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The Flash 22 is presumably one of the best worth day pack available on the market, particularly on sale. I used to be shocked by how snug this factor is, regardless of the light-weight straps and minimal padding. It carries hundreds as much as 15 kilos with out straining the shoulders, and the aspect stash pockets are fabulously massive—sufficiently big for a Nalgene bottle or rain jacket.

The ultralight cousin to the Flash 22, the Flash 18 lacks the hip belt, aspect stash pockets, and floating lid. What you are left with is a stripped-down, bare-bones pack that is nice for touring since you’ll be able to stuff it all the way down to nearly nothing, stash it in your carry-on, and have a pleasant backpack everytime you want it. Keep away from loading it down although, greater than 8 kilos and this one will get uncomfortable.

This inside body youngsters served all my youngsters nicely from the ages of about eight on as much as 12. That can in fact range relying in your child’s dimension and progress price, however we had two and one made it by means of two completely different youngsters, so that they’re fairly sturdy (my youngsters usually solely spend a couple of week a 12 months on the path). There’s loads of space for storing and a pair further pockets to assist set up. We have additionally used it as a carry-on on a number of journeys.

The Finest Offers on Tents

Tenting is intense! Yup, I am simply going to maintain placing that joke in any time I write about tents, as a result of it by no means will get previous. However your tent will. For those who want a brand new one, there are some good ones on sale. We have spent years testing tents, and lots of of our favorites are on sale now.

REI’s Half Dome tent collection is an extremely in style backpacking tent for good cause—it is fairly priced (particularly on sale), rugged, easy to arrange, and presents beneficiant dwelling house for 2 with gear. It additionally comes with a footprint, which is a rarity as of late. It is simple to arrange because of the interchangeable poles. Whereas it is not the lightest, it is also not too dangerous at just below 4 kilos.

If I needed to decide only one tent to personal, this is able to be it. The Dagger Osmo 2P (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is a stout, low-to-the-ground (peak peak is 42 inches), extremely sturdy tent—it holds up rather well even in excessive winds (45 mph after I was testing). Pair the durability with massive, spacious vestibules and a roomy inside, with wonderful stargazing potential because of the mesh roof, and you’ve got an excellent backcountry tent. If you need one thing roomier, the three-person version is also on sale for $420 ($180 off).

The Huge Agnes Copper Spur collection is the king of ultralight tents. I’ve used each the two-person and four-person models (on sale for $560) over time, and Huge Agnes has regularly refined the design to the purpose that these are fairly close to good. This can be a high-quality, well-designed tent. It is light-weight, straightforward to arrange, and steady even in sturdy winds. The steep sidewalls provide you with extra livable house than most tents and the “awning” design (with trekking poles or sticks) is nice. The one criticism I’ve is the worth, however on sale it is a little bit simpler to deal with.

Sleeping Bag and Sleeping Pad Offers

For extra on our favourite sleeping baggage, you should definitely take a look at our guides to one of the best sleeping baggage and greatest sleeping pads,

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For those who’re on the lookout for a stable three-season quilt and do not wish to pay customized quilt costs, that is our prime decide. The highest-of-the-line Vesper has every part you might ask for in a light-weight quilt. It weighs lower than a pound, and ratcheting down the included comprehension sack will get it to roughly the scale of a Nalgene bottle. The 900-fill down insulation (extra on fill energy right here) was greater than toasty sufficient for nights within the low 40s within the Canadian Rockies. The down is hydrophobic, which suggests condensation on tent partitions should not be a difficulty.

Your youngsters may not want a kid-specific bag (as soon as they hit 4 ft, we are saying go together with an grownup bag), however for little ones, the Kindercone is nice. It is reduce smaller so your youngsters do not should warmth up an enormous, adult-size sleeping bag to remain heat. There is no such thing as a consolation score right here, but when there have been, my guess could be round 35 levels. The Kindercone makes an excellent automotive tenting bag.

Our prime decide for aspect sleepers, we love Nemo’s Disco 15. This down mummy bag was designed with a “spoon form” for aspect sleepers and has a little bit further room within the elbows and knees so you’ll be able to roll over onto your aspect with out feeling such as you’re slipping right into a straight jacket. It is constructed for temps down to fifteen levels and has zippered gills you’ll be able to open to keep away from overheating within the 40s, although I saved all of them closed within the mid-30s and wasn’t overly heat.

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At 2 kilos, 3 ounces, the Questar is not the lightest bag for the temp score, however it is likely one of the warmest. Therm-a-Relaxation comfort-rates this bag to 32 levels, however I used it a number of nights in Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains in temps all the way down to 25 and located it lots heat. I actually just like the SynergyLink Connectors, Therm-a-Relaxation’s barely ridiculous identify for the nylon straps that safe the sleeping bag to the pad beneath. This, mixed with the marginally wider reduce, makes this one of many extra snug baggage I’ve used. That is the bottom worth we have seen for this one.

The Bishop Cross with out the GoreTex shell is our favourite backcountry sleeping bag. The primary cause we do not suggest this GoreTex mannequin is as a result of the outer shell is not value the additional cash, however with this deal you may get the GoreTex shell for $10 lower than the worth of standard bag—what’s to not love? The Bishop Cross 15 is not good, however it strikes one of the best compromise for many backpackers, being heat sufficient for the shoulder seasons and light-weight sufficient (2 kilos, 5.4 ounces) that you simply will not thoughts it even while you barely want it in the summertime. For those who want one thing hotter, the 0-degree Gore-Tex mannequin can also be on sale for $310 ($140 off).

If you wish to have only one pad that is plush sufficient for automotive tenting but fairly light-weight (2 kilos, 2 ounces for the common dimension linked right here) and sufficiently small for backpacking, that is the pad to get. That is why it is our favourite sleeping pad. There are lighter pads, there are comfier pads, however the Consolation Plus units itself aside by having the ability to gracefully slip between these worlds.

Offers on Puffer Jackets and Rain Jackets

A person with wearing the REI Magma 850 Puffer Jacket in twotone grey standing against a light brown wall

We’re laborious at work testing puffer jackets for an upcoming information, however this REI Magma 850 is an early standout. With 850-fill-power goose down and a recycled ripstop nylon shell this is likely one of the hotter contenders I’ve used. I just like the zippered chest pocket (there are additionally two zippered hand pockets, certainly one of which the jacket stuff into), and at 12.5 ounces this jacket is surprisingly mild for a way heat it’s. The entrance zip has a wind flap, and there is even a draft collar, one thing you hardly discover in puffer at this worth. Even higher the hood makes use of an elastic twine within the again that permits you to cinch it down and maintain chilly air from blowing within the sides. I’ve worn this in some fairly icy winds coming off Lake Superior I have not been something however heat.

Our favourite discount puffer jacket, the REI 650 Down Jacket is not as heat because the Magma above, however it’s laborious to argue with this worth. For those who want an inexpensive, packable jacket for these chilly summits or star gazing on chilly nights, this the jacket to get. The stiched by means of baffles imply this one is not as heat, and is extra vulnerable to wind, however at this worth it is value shopping for.

If you wish to go even lighter, the 650 Down Vest is identical because the jacket above, minus the arms. Supplied you may have a very good base layer in your arms, a vest is the way in which to go for extra lively pursuits. I exploit a vest for all however the coldest climate since my arms not often get chilly and I choose to have the elevated vary of movement.

Fjallraven’s Expedition down hoodie is barely misnamed in my view. I prefer it loads because of the superb match, however the efficiency in my testing is far more aligned with the REI 650 jacket and neither could be my alternative for an expedition. The stitched baffle development makes a seam the place there is not any down, which suggests this is not as heat as one thing just like the Rab Glaceon Pro (alas, not on sale), however it’s nonetheless an excellent jacket for extra gentle winter days.

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I most likely would not put on this into the backcountry (it is on the heavy aspect), however that is my favourite jacket for day hikes and round city. It is lots heat because of the flannel lining, and the waxed canvas sheds water higher than half the fashionable materials I’ve examined. It is also renewable. Simply soften on some extra wax and also you’re again to the place you began. I’ve come to think about this because the forged iron pan of jackets; it will final endlessly.

I examined this jacket all summer season and into the autumn (admittedly, one of many driest ever the place I reside), and it is carried out extremely nicely. I’ve twice had it in vital downpours and never had it moist by means of and the scale zippers provide you with nice air flow choices. Your complete jacket is seam-taped, including to the waterproofing, and the stretchiness of the shell cloth is nice for a wide range of movement while you’re mountaineering with a pack on. The one draw back is that it weighs 15.3 ounces, which is on the heavy aspect.

For beneath $100, you actually cannot beat REI’s out of doors attire for hitting a candy spot between performance and affordability. The Rainier Rain Jacket is our decide for one of the best reasonably priced rain jacket, because of its high-quality laminate waterproofing, seam taping, pit zips and absolutely adjustable hood, none of which is often discovered at this worth.

Clothes and Shoe Offers

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Darn Powerful makes our favourite merino wool socks. Nearly all varieties are on sale, but when you do not know the place to begin I like these Midweight Hiking Socks $22 ($7 off) for cooler adventures in fall and spring.

Prana is having a completely bonkers sale proper now, providing 40 percent off sure kinds. Reviewer Nena Farrell and I are each followers and have advisable Prana leggings in our Presents for Mother information. The material is ridiculously tender and skinny, particularly in case you like sizzling yoga. The Halle Pants are additionally my go-to climbing and mountaineering pants.—Adrienne So

Fjallraven’s wool sweaters are among the nicest I’ve examined. This is not as tender as merino wool, however it’s very tender for wool. The patterns are good too, no snowflakes or different kitschness. Good on your fika by the fire.

Full disclosure: I’ve not but worn these 72-hour merino wool pants for 72 hours but. However I put them on yesterday, and 48 hours from now I am fairly sure I am nonetheless going to like them as a lot as I do now. They’re well-tailored, have a superb match and, better of all, are tremendous stretchy. They’re essentially the most snug pants I’ve ever worn to my curling league night time and I might additionally put on them out to a pleasant dinner and not using a second thought. As a result of they’re wool they’re going to stay stank-less for a number of days of wear and tear and with good little particulars together with a hidden zippered again pocket I am in for 3 straight days. —Martin Cizmar

Base layers are the right place for merino wool, and that is our prime decide merino base layer. The softness of this Smartwool shirt is difficult to beat, and the one hundred pc merino means you get the entire temperature-regulating, odor-resisting goodness of wool with none artificial fibers to tug it down.

It is winter, and it is getting colder. Meaning you are most likely heading to the climbing gymnasium. These are among the most snug and most cost-effective climbing footwear round, so that they’re nice for all-day put on, or freshmen whose ft have not totally transformed into calloused toe claws.

I have been testing these for just a few months now and I actually like them. They’re good for early morning exercises when the climate turns cool (or night if that is the way you roll). These are 56 % merino wool with the 44 % being recycled polyester. The result’s much more stretch than one hundred pc merino would give, which is sweet for operating. I did discover the reduce a little bit free at occasions (my kettlebell often snags mid swing), however I really like the zippered pockets and general match.

The Hoka Speedgoats are our favourite path operating shoe, which is smart, for the reason that firm began off making path trainers. It is roomy within the toes for lengthy runs and has a sturdy Vibram outsole, and it is noticeably lighter than earlier Speedgoat fashions. —Adrienne So

That is my favourite operating shoe. Altra’s footwear have a roomy toe field and are zero drop, which signifies that they’re flat—the heels are usually not increased than the toes. which improves your posture and strengthens your decrease leg. The Outroads are designed for each path and roads. This can be a excellent all-in-one shoe over quite a lot of terrain. —Adrienne So

I purchased these operating socks earlier this 12 months to replenish my inventory, and I am now going to purchase extra, as a result of that is an unbelievable deal. These are nice for winter operating—artificial quick-dry fibers are good for the rain, and the crew peak retains moist mud and dust from sliding in subsequent to my pores and skin. —Adrienne So

Different Nice Out of doors Offers

I really like my Firebox range. There are fewer and fewer locations you should use these because of backcountry burn bans, however when you’ll be able to, there’s nothing like cooking actual meals over an open flame after a protracted day’s hike. The Firebox is a stainless-steel field you’ll be able to fold as much as be flat for simple packing. A lot of the firm’s stoves are on sale proper now, however the the G2 is one of the best for most individuals. For those who recurrently prepare dinner for bigger teams, the best choice is the Freestyle Everything Kit for $120 ($74 off).

The Solo Range Bonfire 2.0 is our prime decide for yard fireplace pits. At 19.5 inches extensive and 15 inches tall, it’s sufficiently small to toss within the trunk and lug to the seashore or a tailgate however sufficiently big to assemble a gaggle of a half-dozen buddies round with out feeling such as you’re sitting round a Sterno can. Constituted of chrome steel, it weighs about 25 kilos. This deal on on the bundle, which will get you the firepit, lid, stand, and helpful carrying bag. If you need one thing greater, the Yukon is also on sale for $580 ($70 off).

Nalgene will not be the hip water bottle of the second. That is OK, as a result of to the outside individual, the timeless traditional is all the time higher than the newest type, and each outdoor individual wants one other water bottle. Nalgenes are lighter than chrome steel and, frankly, the one sane choice for backpacking (except you wish to reuse a disposable bottle).

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Garmin’s InReach Mini is the satellite tv for pc communicator within the ultralight and backpacking worlds. It is tiny, weighs a mere 3.5 ounces, and makes use of the super-fast Iridium satellite tv for pc community, so you’ll be able to ship a speedy SOS from just about anyplace, even the center of the Indian Ocean. It could additionally do extra mundane issues like permit family and friends to trace each day progress through a real-time map. As you’d count on, it performs good with suitable Garmin watches.

The Isle Change 3 is by far my favourite inflatable that I’ve examined. Do you wish to paddle out in glassy, nonetheless water and lie in your stomach together with your canine and watch fish? Then it’s a giant, stable, steady paddleboard with a grippy, tender floor good for pet paws. Is there a little bit of a breeze and also you wish to put the total drive of your paddling muscle groups in play? Slip the hooks into the eyes and tighten the straps to placed on a giant, comfortable seat and foot brace. (I used mine as a seat for youths behind me.) Even the paddle converts from an SUP paddle to a kayak paddle. I can’t consider I’ve by no means tried certainly one of these earlier than. This deal features a free electrical pump.—Adrienne So

Purpose Zero’s Yeti 1000X is an effective alternative for off-grid tenting. It is received sufficient energy to recharge all of your gadgets for per week or extra, in addition to energy smaller home equipment like a conveyable fridge. It presents a 60-watt USB-C energy supply port, 2 USB-A ports, a 12-volt port, and two 120-volt AC ports (1,500 watts, 3,000 watts surge). You’ll be able to pair it with some solar panels if you are going to be off grid for longer intervals of time.

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