REI’s Cyber Week sale ends tonight. If you have to restock your backpacking, mountaineering, biking, tenting, outdoor-loving gear quiver, now is a good time to do it. REI Members can use the code CYBER2025 to avoid wasting an additional 25 p.c on REI Outlet objects. Under are the most effective offers on all our favourite tents, backpacks, sleeping luggage, pads, cookware, out of doors attire, and extra.
There are additionally gross sales at Backcountry and Public Lands, together with some nice offers at our favourite cottage business manufacturers like Six Moon Designs, Zenbivy, Gossamer Gear, and extra. Unsure what you want? Take a look at our many out of doors gear guides.
Up to date December 8, 2025: We have added new offers from REI’s Cyber Week sale, together with some nice offers on a Sea to Summit sleeping pad, a Nemo bikepacking tent, and Petzl headlamp, amongst others. We have additionally eliminated bought out offers and up to date hyperlinks and costs all through.
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Tent Offers
Want a brand new shelter from the storm? There are extra tent offers proper now than we normally see this time of yr, providing you with some nice choices for not some huge cash. Take a look at our guides to the most effective backpacking tents and greatest automotive tenting tents for extra particulars.
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Nemo’s Dagger Osmo line of tents are moderately gentle with roomy interiors and have proved very storm-proof in my testing. The three-person model has lengthy been my tent of alternative for journeys with my children. Setup is easy because of the only major pole design (which forks at every finish) with a cross pole within the center. There are two spacious vestibules for storing gear, and if you happen to depart the rain fly off, the mesh room is superb for stargazing.
Simply to spherical out the Nemo tent offers, here is the third taste of Nemo tents, the Dragonfly on sale. I just like the beneficiant quantity of mesh on the prime of this one, which offers some good air flow on heat summer season nights and is ideal for falling asleep underneath the celebs when the climate permits. The Osmo cloth continues to stay as much as the hype, with a lot much less water absorption than pure nylon tents in wet climate, and there is a good quantity of room for storing all of your stuff. The bikepacking model, which has shorter pole lengths, can also be on sale.
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The Copper Spur UL 2 is presently our prime decide for light-weight freestanding backpacking tents, and it has been a preferred alternative with readers for years. This can be a high-quality, well-designed tent that is light-weight, simple to arrange, and roomy sufficient to be livable within the backcountry. The “awning” design (with trekking poles or sticks) is a pleasant further, and the combo of 15D nylon and 20D ripstop, whereas it feels fragile, has held up nicely over time. The 3-person Copper Spur UL 3 can also be on sale for $450 ($150 off).
Sea to Summit’s light-weight Alto tent (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is simply 3 kilos 3.4 ounces for a surprisingly roomy, semi-freestanding tent. It stays one of many lighter choices in the marketplace, and at this worth it is laborious to cross up.
MSR’s Groundhog stakes aren’t low-cost, however they’re the most effective tent improve you may make, particularly for simply $20—it is a low-cost as I’ve ever seen them. They’re tremendous robust, I’ve by no means had one bend or pull out on me, and for the power they’re fairly gentle. I carry a mixture of stakes when backpacking, together with 4 of those, some carbon fiber pegs, and a few shepherd hooks. That manner, it doesn’t matter what the terrain I’ve obtained one thing that’ll work.
Merino Wool and Outside Attire Offers
I stay in merino wool lately. Truly, I do not even care of its merino anymore, wool is simply that good. See our information to the most effective merino wool clothes, and greatest merino wool t-shirts for extra wool goodness.
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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 sensible choice for all the things from cool climate mountaineering within the fall or spring, to snowboarding within the entrance nation. The 100% merino fibers right here will not be fairly as gentle 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.
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. By some means it manages this. These make nice presents on your outdoorsy pals too.
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Our favourite cut price three-season puffer jacket, the REI 650 down jacket is not as heat because the Magma above, nevertheless it’s laborious to argue with this worth. Should 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 prone to wind, however at this worth, it is price shopping for.
Initially I didn’t like the thought of a down vest. If it is chilly sufficient to wish a down jacket, my arms are in all probability 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 relating to chilly. For some shades of chilly, the vest is the appropriate transfer. Pair it with a superb 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 may be doing.
When the climate will get down nicely under freezing, and the wind makes your cheeks burn, that is the jacket I flip to. With a base layer on the backside, a wool sweater over that, then this jacket, I used to be toasty heat strolling within the early morning chill of winter (normally –10 Fahrenheit in January). The shell is light-weight (20D) Pertex ripstop nylon that is properly windproof and water resistant. For some motive, solely the ladies’s jacket is on sale.
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Merrell’s Vapor Glove sneakers have been a perennial favourite at WIRED, topping our Barefoot Footwear information for years. They’re fairly skinny (6mm stack top) and many versatile, permitting your toes to bend and form to the terrain. That stated, the Vapor Glove (and the Path Glove as nicely) wouldn’t have the additional large footbox you will discover in some barefoot sneakers. I discover the ankle and arch match to be spot on, however I do want they’d a wider toe field so my toes might unfold out extra.
I’ve worn the ladies’s model of this shoe for years and years. Altra is the most effective operating shoe if you would like a shoe that has a barefoot really feel (zero heel to toe drop, huge toebox) however retains traction and safety towards rocks and prickers. —Adrienne So
Offers on Ebikes
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REI makes some nice, moderately priced commuter bikes. Even higher the corporate will construct them in-house and presents a yr of free changes. That is nice deal on our favourite commuter, with a Class 3 motor (pedal help as much as 28 mph) on a step-through body.
Cannondale’s Journey Neo line (8/10, WIRED Recommends) has a 250-watt Bafang motor with a Bafang sensor and a thumb throttle, which makes it a category 2 ebike (it tops out at 20 mph help). It isn’t probably the most highly effective bike we have examined, nevertheless it options dependable elements from Shimano and Bosch together with nice shocks and a suspension seat put up.
We have tried a number of Aventon fashions and recognize the excessive degree of high quality for a comparatively low worth level (the equipment are higher than Lectric’s, too). This fat-tire ebike (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is reasonably priced, versatile, and has built-in commuter necessities. We additionally just like the Soltera.2 and the Abound, each of that are on sale.
Backpack Offers
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Thriller Ranch’s Coulee 30 pack is all the things you want in an amazing mountaineering day pack. The 30L capability and a couple of.7 pound weight (males’s L/XL) imply this isn’t a pack for these trying to journey gentle, however after I want to hold lunch, rain jackets, and different mountaineering gear for my household of 5, no daypack I’ve examined handles the load higher than the Coulee 30. The suspension is soft and offers a snug carry even with heavy masses. Thriller Ranch’s Signature Y-shaped zippers supply quick access to all of your gear, and there are 5 externally accessible pockets for belongings you need shut at hand.
Thriller Ranch’s tackle a light-weight multiday backpack, the Radix 47 shouldn’t be ultralight (it weighs 3.5 lbs), nevertheless it has a incredible suspension system. It is turn out to be my go-to for journeys the place I’m hauling loads of gear, AKA, backpacking with my children (I might recommend the Radix 47 is comfy with a great deal of 25 to 35lbs, although Thriller Ranch charges it larger). The Robic Ripstop cloth has proved very sturdy in my testing, and I just like the hybrid method right here, taking some options of ultralight packs and marrying them with a conventional pack body and suspension system.
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If I had been going to stay 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 believe is the right dimension for #onebag journey. It nonetheless manages to qualify as a carry-on bag for US flights (you will have hassle with that abroad although). The 34L waxed canvas model is additionally on sale for $340 ($115 off). And sure, it could double as a rucker, although there are higher choices if that is your major use case. See under.
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 Overview) is the pack that launched the corporate, and it’s nonetheless the most effective and most versatile of the GoRuck lineup. This deal is on the smaller 21L pack, which I believe is the right 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 digicam gear) throughout a weeklong journey. It was a squeeze, nevertheless it labored. The 21L GR1 is deceptively massive and all the time appears to swallow extra gear than I believe it could.
If rucking is your factor, that is the GoRuck to get. It is very near the GR1 in dimension, format, 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.
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Nemo’s Resolve is a good pack that includes a low-waste footprint into the design. It makes use of solution-dyed materials, and eschews straps and buckles in favor of bungees and pull-tabs. This does make adjusting it fussier, however when you’re used to it and have the match dialed in, it is not a difficulty. The Resolve is a snug pack. Whereas technically frameless, it feels prefer it has some construction. and it sits good and excessive in your again. At 1 pound, 15 ounces, it’s additionally fairly gentle.
Osprey has been making Talon packs since 2007. This mannequin is the smaller cousin to the 33L model in our information to the most effective day-hiking packs. Fabricated from 100-denier high-tenacity nylon (Bluesign-approved), the Talon is a sturdy, however moderately light-weight (2 kilos, 1 ounce for the S/M dimension) pack. The twin zippered panel-loading design makes attending to your stuff a snap, and there are many further pockets inside and out of doors that will help you stash all of your gear.
As soon as upon a time, in galaxy far, distant, I traveled round southeast Asia with an early model of this Osprey pack, dwelling out of it for nearly a yr. It stood up nicely to the abuse of overland journey—greater than as soon as, I watched a bus driver tie it to the roof of a bus by cinching it down with a rope, pulling with all his weight proper down the center of my pack, like a cheese cutter. The Farpoint survived, and my gear inside did as nicely thanks partially to the thickly padded sides which offer appreciable further cushioning.
Tenting and Backpacking Offers
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A favourite of ultralight hikers, backpackers, bikers, and vacationers, the Sawyer Squeeze filter is the gold normal in water filters for anybody involved about weight and common compatibility. The Squeeze weighs simply 3 ounces, has a filtration degree of 0.1 microns (which will get rid E. coli, salmonella, giardia, cryptosporidium, and different widespread issues), and claims to filter 100,000 gallons of water earlier than it wants changing. The Squeeze additionally connects to any 28-mm diameter soda bottle (your fundamental 20-ounce Coke bottle, for instance), which suggests you by no means have to fret about damaging a bottle, since a substitute may be simply discovered anyplace on this planet.
The argument in favor of the Lifestraw is that it is extraordinarily small, low-cost, gentle, and it really works. The issue is that nobody desires to place their face close to soiled water sources that you simply undoubtedly shouldn’t drink from straight. Truly that does not trouble me almost a lot as the truth that you possibly can’t use it to filter water for cooking. Nonetheless, as a private water filter for emergencies, it’s a good backup choice to have in your package.
Helinox’s chair zero was one of many originators of the backpacking chair market, and it is nonetheless a triumph of light-weight engineering. Regardless of having a 265-pound weight capability, the Helinox Chair Zero weighs a mere pound and packs down smaller than a water bottle. I just like the Nemo above a bit of higher for the included base pad, which retains the legs from sinking into gentle floor, however that is significantly cheaper.
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I’ve seen that, when making an attempt to lighten their load with a smaller, lighter backpack, individuals then battle to suit all their gear. The reply for sleeping luggage and clothes is that this compression stuff sack, which smashes something gentle all the way down to about half the scale of the identical merchandise in a daily stuff sack. This works nicely with sleeping luggage and clothes, particularly puffer jackets, but additionally fleece and merino wool.
The Petzl Tikka is the most effective headlamp you should buy. I’ve had the identical Petzl Tikka for 14 years, and it is nonetheless going robust. The Tikka shouldn’t be the brightest, topping out at 450 lumens, nevertheless it’s loads of gentle to cook dinner by within the backcountry. There are three gentle modes: vibrant, brighter, and brightest. There’s additionally a purple gentle mode to retain a few of your night time imaginative and prescient. The Tikka runs on three AAA batteries (we advocate Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable batteries), and lasts over 5.5 hours.
The Wingman has 14 instruments constructed into it, together with probably the most helpful factor a multitool can have for mountaineering and tenting: needle-nose pliers. The multitool violates the widely sound Unix precept of do one factor and do it nicely, however they seem to be a good fall again to maintain in your package do you have to overlook the higher, extra specialised too.
Range and Camp Cooking Offers
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My favourite range for really 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. It’s also possible to use wooden to cook dinner instantly over flames the best way your ancestors did, and you must. For backpacking, with its frequent and pesky burn bans, the Firebox Gasoline Burner with its diffusion plate is palms down the most effective 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 could possibly be consuming some scrumptious meals within the backcountry.
The Stash is our favourite all-in-one backcountry cook dinner system. The warmth diffuser design is what hurries up boil instances (Jetboil claims 2.5 minutes, which I used to be solely capable of match indoor in nonetheless air), however the true enchantment right here to me is the best way this package all packs down into itself. For weekend journeys, that is the only system I’ve examined relating to cooking for 2.
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Our favourite solution to keep away from these inexperienced propane bottles is that this propane growler. The Ignik Deluxe is a 1.2-pound propane tank with a pleasant padded/insulated sleeve and a helpful strap for carrying. It makes your camp setup look a lot nicer than a naked tank. It additionally saves your shins throughout these inevitable run-ins with chilly laborious metal that come from lugging round an enormous propane tank. This dimension is the equal of 5 inexperienced propane bottles.
Mountain climbing Tech and Health Offers
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This can be a whole lot on Garmin’s hottest satellite tv for pc messenger, however we all the time like so as to add the caveat that not everybody wants one. Should you steadily hike alone, or do loads of excessive alpine mountaineering and climbing, it is in all probability price carrying. As with every satellite tv for pc messenger, you’ll have to subscribe to a security plan, along with shopping for the system itself. Should you solely go on one or two huge journeys a yr, you may wish to take into account a private locator beacon (PLB) as an alternative.
The Intuition 3 is our favourite Garmin watch and this deal makes the photo voltaic model the identical worth because the common. The Intuition line has all of the backcountry performance of the Fenix watches nevertheless it’s less expensive. This newest mannequin features a built-in flashlight and a metal-reinforced bezel with a scratch-resistant show and constructed to the sturdy MIL-STD 810 normal, that means that’s undergone heavy thermal and shock resistance assessments.
GoPro’s Hero 13 Black is our favourite GoPro for recording all of your out of doors adventures. It has an interchangeable lens system to supply many extra taking pictures choices than different motion cameras (in equity Insta360 simply added lenses to its Ace Professional 2, however we have not had an opportunity to attempt these but). Along with the usual large angle motion digicam lens you too can spend money on an Extremely Extensive ($100), Macro ($120), and Anamorphic ($150) lens. All of those are mechanically detected by the Hero 13 the minute you connect them. The digicam will mechanically modify settings to match the lens and allow you to get again to what you had been doing. It is a number of enjoyable and video high quality is superb.
These are our all-around favourite 8 x 42 binoculars. With the M5 Nikon has struck a pleasant steadiness between optical energy, high quality, and worth. The roof prism design contains section coatings and ED glass (Further Low Dispersion Glass). The multi-coated glass cuts down on chromatic aberrations (distortion or coloration fringing generally seen round objects in vibrant daylight), and the Monarch M5s give good, vibrant views with little or no distortion, making them glorious birding binoculars. The eyepieces have massive (21 mm) eye lenses and so they’re deeply recessed within the eye cups, which permits for almost a full subject of view even when sporting glasses. They’re additionally gentle sufficient that they’ll hold round your neck all day with out bothering you an excessive amount of.
Sleeping Bag and Quilt Offers
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Zenbivy is having a site-wide sale on a few of our favourite backcountry sleeping luggage. I’ve highlighted the Mild Mattress as a result of it is my favourite Zenbivy. If you have not tried sleeping on a Zenbivy, you are in for a deal with. This isn’t your typical sleeping bag, not even your typical quilt system. Zenbivy’s mattress is mixture of a quilt (I choose the convertible quilt, which comes fully aside, however there’s additionally a model with a footbox if you happen to choose) and a sheet. The 2 components clip collectively to stop drafts and provide the feeling of sleeping at residence in your mattress, or a minimum of as near that as you are more likely to get in a tent. Be aware that to get the deal you will want to enroll in the mailing checklist to get a code.
Mountain {Hardware}’s Bishop Move presents the most effective warmth-to-weight ratio of any light-weight sleeping bag we have examined. It additionally manages to pack down small and never be too costly. It is not excellent, nevertheless it strikes the most effective compromise for many backpackers, being heat sufficient for the shoulder seasons and light-weight sufficient (2 kilos and 5.4 ounces) that you simply will not thoughts it even whenever you barely want it in the summertime. The 0-degree model is additionally on sale for $266 (89 off).
Nemo’s Forte 35 is a 35-degree (consolation rated) synthetic-fill sleeping bag, making it a sensible choice for summer season. It is our favourite artificial bag. What I like most about this bag, and almost all of Nemo’s sleeping luggage, is the broader minimize by way of the torso space all the way down to the knees. This bag is sort of a hybrid of a mummy bag and your father’s good previous Nineteen Seventies sq. sleeping bag. Which is to say, this bag is roomy.
It is now not our prime decide for facet sleepers, however the Questar stays a superb possibility for individuals who need extra room. It makes use of what Therm-a-Relaxation calls W.A.R.M. match, which stands for “with extra room for a number of” positions. Certainly, this bag may be very roomy for a mummy design. I used to be ready to attract my legs up when side-sleeping and unfold out significantly greater than with many of the different sleeping luggage I’ve examined.
Sea to Summit’s Ether Mild XT is a 4-inch thick ultralight sleeping pad—the ever-popular Therm-a-rest X-Lite is simply 3—making it the most effective ultralight possibility for facet sleepers. I additionally just like the baffle design higher than the Therm-a-rest as nicely, and it appears to be a bit of extra sturdy. Be aware that that is an REI Outlet deal; the XT has been changed by a more recent mannequin, however that additionally means REI members can take an additional 25 p.c off the value.
Closed-cell-foam pads just like the Therm-a-Relaxation Z-Lite Sol are a must have. They weigh subsequent to nothing (10 ounces for the small), fold up sufficiently small to lash to the skin of any pack, and double as a chair, further padding on chilly nights, desk, you identify it. I’m too previous and too gentle to be the kind of ultra-minimalist who will get by with only a Z-Lite, however I nonetheless have one round on nearly each journey I take.
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 created from DWR-treated ripstop polyester, in order that they’re sturdy, sturdy, and resist getting soaked or stained. However they’re additionally gentle and heat sufficient to go to sleep underneath on the sofa, and so they are available in all kinds of colours and patterns (sadly solely a pair patterns are on sale proper now). —Adrienne So
Paddleboard and Kayak Offers
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Certain it is odd to be shopping for a paddleboard in November, when there’s probably snow on the bottom (there may be at my home), however a deal is a deal, and it is a whole lot on considered one of our favourite Bote paddleboards. This huge, secure SUP is nice for inexperienced persons, it tracks nicely and regardless of the soundness it is surprisingly nimble and straightforward to steer. Should you go all-in on the equipment you possibly can find yourself with a two-in-one kayak/SUP hybrid, which makes it extra versatile.
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 an enormous, stable, secure paddleboard with a grippy, gentle 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 an enormous, cozy seat and foot brace. (I used mine as a seat for the youngsters behind me.) Even the paddle converts from an SUP paddle to a kayak paddle. I can’t consider I’ve by no means tried considered one of these earlier than. This deal features a free electrical pump. —Adrienne So
I’ve by no means really tried considered one of Oru’s folding kayaks, however my editor and fellow gear tester Adrienne So loves them. The Inlet is considered one of Oru’s newbie fashions, however with room to develop as you you get extra comfy with it. It is gentle and quick, and folds origami-style right into a field that is 42″ x 10″ x 18″, a bit like an outsized briefcase and nonetheless lots sufficiently small to suit a pair in your trunk. It weighs simply 20 kilos and might maintain one particular person as much as 6’2″, 275 kilos.
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