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

REI famously shuns Black Friday, asking potential clients to as an alternative 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 yr, 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 way of November 25. Now is a good time to avoid wasting cash on tents, backpacks, sleeping pads, and trainers.

REI members get some additional 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. If you happen to’re not a member you’ll be able to join REI today and get a $30 reward card for becoming a member of.

Purchasing for another person? REI has put collectively some gift guides that will help you out, and we even have some gift ideas for hikers, backpackers, and outdoorsy people.

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

You should definitely take a look at our many outdoor gear guides, together with our Best Tents, Best Sleeping Bags, Best Sleeping Pads, Best Camp Stoves, and Best Rain Jackets for extra well-tested picks. Are you working in your vacation buying? Do not forget our information to the Best Gifts for Hikers and Outdoorsy People.

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Backpack Offers

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

Thriller Ranch’s Coulee 30 pack (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is every little thing you want in an excellent climbing day pack. The suspension is comfortable and offers a snug carry even with heavy masses. Thriller Ranch’s Signature Y-shaped zippers provide quick access to all of your gear, and there are 5 externally accessible pockets for stuff you need shut handy.

I’ve not examined the GR2, however the GoRuck GR1 (7/10, WIRED Review) is my favourite backpack for every little thing however climbing. (That is once I flip to the Thriller Ranch above, due to its good hip belt.) The remainder of the time—round city, touring, as a digital camera 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 extra pockets for organizing your gear.

REI’s Massive Haul Duffel is ideal for getting your gear to where you need it, whether or not that is a flight to Nepal or a drive to Florida. This bag swallows a formidable quantity of stuff and stays comfy. It is bought loads of straps and handles that will help you get every little thing secured and carry in consolation. There are a number 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.

The Flash 22 is presumably one of the best worth day pack in the marketplace, particularly on sale. I used to be shocked by how comfy this factor is, regardless of the light-weight straps and minimal padding. It carries masses as much as 15 kilos with out straining the shoulders, and the aspect stash pockets are fabulously giant—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 right down to virtually 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 properly from the ages of about eight on as much as 12. That may in fact range relying in your child’s measurement and progress price, however we had two and one made it by way of two totally different youngsters, in order that they’re fairly sturdy (my youngsters usually solely spend a few week a yr on the path). There’s loads of cupboard space and a pair additional pockets to assist manage. 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 outdated. However your tent will. If you happen to 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 sequence is an incredibly popular backpacking tent for good purpose—it is moderately priced (particularly on sale), rugged, easy to arrange, and gives beneficiant residing house for 2 with gear. It additionally comes with a footprint, which is a rarity nowadays. It is easy to arrange due to the interchangeable poles. Whereas it isn’t the lightest, it is also not too dangerous at just below 4 kilos.

If I needed to choose only one tent to personal, this might 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 once I was testing). Pair the durability with giant, spacious vestibules and a roomy inside, with wonderful stargazing potential due to the mesh roof, and you’ve got an important backcountry tent. If you would like one thing roomier, the three-person version is also on sale for $420 ($180 off).

The Massive Agnes Copper Spur sequence is the king of ultralight tents. I’ve used each the two-person and four-person models (on sale for $560) through the years, and Massive Agnes has frequently refined the design to the purpose that these are fairly close to excellent. This can be a high-quality, well-designed tent. It is light-weight, straightforward to arrange, and secure 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 bit of 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 the best sleeping bags and best sleeping pads,

If you happen to’re in search of a strong three-season quilt and do not wish to pay customized quilt costs, that is our top pick. The highest-of-the-line Vesper has every little thing 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 dimensions of a Nalgene bottle. The 900-fill down insulation (extra on fill energy here) was greater than toasty sufficient for nights within the low 40s within the Canadian Rockies. The down is hydrophobic, which implies condensation on tent partitions should not be a problem.

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

Our top pick for side sleepers, we love Nemo’s Disco 15. This down mummy bag was designed with a “spoon form” for aspect sleepers and has a bit of additional 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 stored all of them closed within the mid-30s and wasn’t overly heat.

At 2 kilos, 3 ounces, the Questar is not the lightest bag for the temp ranking, however it is among 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 right down to 25 and located it loads 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 comfy 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 favorite backcountry sleeping bag. The primary purpose we do not advocate 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 excellent, 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 whenever you barely want it in the summertime. If you happen to 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 automobile tenting but moderately light-weight (2 kilos, 2 ounces for the common measurement 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 with the ability to gracefully slip between these worlds.

Offers on Puffer Jackets and Rain Jackets

We’re exhausting 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 among 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 the 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 wire within the again that lets you cinch it down and preserve 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 cut price puffer jacket, the REI 650 Down Jacket is not as heat because the Magma above, however it’s exhausting to argue with this worth. If you happen to want an inexpensive, packable jacket for these chilly summits or star gazing on chilly nights, this the jacket to get. The stiched by way of baffles imply this one is not as heat, and is extra inclined to wind, however at this worth it is value shopping for.

If you wish to go even lighter, the 650 Down Vest is similar because the jacket above, minus the arms. Supplied you’ve an excellent base layer in your arms, a vest is the best way to go for extra energetic 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 for my part. I prefer it rather a lot due to the superb match, however the efficiency in my testing is way more aligned with the REI 650 jacket and neither could be my selection for an expedition. The stitched baffle building makes a seam the place there is not any down, which implies this is not as heat as one thing just like the Rab Glaceon Pro (alas, not on sale), however it’s nonetheless an important jacket for extra gentle winter days.

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 loads heat due to 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 is going to final endlessly.

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

For below $100, you actually cannot beat REI’s outside attire for hitting a candy spot between performance and affordability. The Rainier Rain Jacket is our choose for the best affordable rain jacket, due to its high-quality laminate waterproofing, seam taping, pit zips and totally adjustable hood, none of which is normally discovered at this worth.

Clothes and Shoe Offers

Darn Robust makes our favorite merino wool socks. Nearly all varieties are on sale, but when you do not know the place to start out 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 types. Reviewer Nena Farrell and I are each followers and have advisable Prana leggings in our Gifts for Mom information. The material is ridiculously mushy and skinny, particularly for those who like scorching yoga. The Halle Pants are additionally my go-to climbing and climbing pants.—Adrienne So

Fjallraven’s wool sweaters are a few of the nicest I’ve examined. This is not as mushy as merino wool, however it’s very mushy for wool. The patterns are good too, no snowflakes or different kitschness. Good to 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 comfy pants I’ve ever worn to my curling league evening and I might additionally put on them out to a pleasant dinner with out a second thought. As a result of they’re wool they will 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 top pick merino base layer. The softness of this Smartwool shirt is tough to beat, and the 100% merino means you get all the temperature-regulating, odor-resisting goodness of wool with none artificial fibers to tug it down.

It is winter, and it is getting colder. Which means you are most likely heading to the climbing gym. These are a few of the most comfy and most cost-effective climbing footwear round, in order that they’re nice for all-day put on, or learners whose ft have not completely transformed into calloused toe claws.

I have been testing these for a number of months now and I actually like them. They’re excellent 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 100% merino would give, which is sweet for working. I did discover the reduce a bit of free at occasions (my kettlebell often snags mid swing), however I really like the zippered pockets and total match.

The Hoka Speedgoats are our favourite trail running 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 working shoe. Altra’s footwear have a roomy toe field and are zero drop, which implies that they’re flat—the heels usually are not larger 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 working socks earlier this yr 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 working—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 love my Firebox stove. There are fewer and fewer locations you should use these due to 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 straightforward packing. Many of the firm’s stoves are on sale proper now, however the the G2 is one of the best for most individuals. If you happen to recurrently cook dinner for bigger teams, the best choice is the Freestyle Everything Kit for $120 ($74 off).

The Solo Range Bonfire 2.0 is our top pick for backyard fire pits. At 19.5 inches vast 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 collect a bunch of a half-dozen buddies round with out feeling such as you’re sitting round a Sterno can. Made out of stainless-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 would like one thing greater, the Yukon is also on sale for $580 ($70 off).

Nalgene shouldn’t be the hip water bottle of the second. That is OK, as a result of to the outside individual, the timeless traditional is at all times higher than the most recent fashion, and each outdoor individual wants one other water bottle. Nalgenes are lighter than stainless-steel and, frankly, the one sane choice for backpacking (until you wish to reuse a disposable bottle).

Garmin’s InReach Mini is the satellite 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 fast SOS from just about anyplace, even the center of the Indian Ocean. It could possibly additionally do extra mundane issues like enable family and friends to trace day by day progress by way of a real-time map. As you’d count on, it performs good with appropriate 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 along with your canine and watch fish? Then it’s a giant, strong, secure paddleboard with a grippy, mushy floor excellent for pet paws. Is there a little bit of a breeze and also you wish to put the total drive of your paddling muscle tissue 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 teenagers behind me.) Even the paddle converts from an SUP paddle to a kayak paddle. I can’t imagine I’ve by no means tried certainly one of these earlier than. This deal features a free electrical pump.—Adrienne So

Aim Zero’s Yeti 1000X is an effective selection for off-grid tenting. It is bought sufficient energy to recharge all of your units for per week or extra, in addition to energy smaller home equipment like a conveyable fridge. It gives 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.