REI’s Cyber Week sale ends tonight. If it’s good to restock your backpacking, climbing, 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 one of the best offers on all our favourite tents, backpacks, sleeping luggage, pads, cookware, outside attire, and extra.
There are additionally gross sales at Backcountry and Public Lands, together with some nice offers at our favourite cottage trade manufacturers like Six Moon Designs, Zenbivy, Gossamer Gear, and extra. Unsure what you want? Take a look at our many outside 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 offered 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, supplying you with some nice choices for not some huge cash. Take a look at our guides to one of the best backpacking tents and greatest automobile tenting tents for extra particulars.
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Nemo’s Dagger Osmo line of tents are moderately mild with roomy interiors and have proved very storm-proof in my testing. The three-person model has lengthy been my tent of selection for journeys with my children. Setup is straightforward because of the only primary pole design (which forks at every finish) with a cross pole within the center. There are two spacious vestibules for storing gear, and in the event you go away the rain fly off, the mesh room is superb for stargazing.
Simply to spherical out the Nemo tent offers, this is the third taste of Nemo tents, the Dragonfly on sale. I just like the beneficiant quantity of mesh on the high of this one, which gives some good air flow on heat summer time nights and is ideal for falling asleep underneath the celebs when the climate permits. The Osmo cloth continues to reside 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 be on sale.
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The Copper Spur UL 2 is at present our high decide for light-weight freestanding backpacking tents, and it has been a preferred selection with readers for years. It is 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 additional, 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 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 available on the market, and at this worth it is arduous to move up.
MSR’s Groundhog stakes aren’t low-cost, however they’re one of the best 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 energy they’re fairly mild. 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 received one thing that’ll work.
Merino Wool and Outside Attire Offers
I reside in merino wool as of late. Really, I do not even care of its merino anymore, wool is simply that good. See our information to one of the best 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 the whole lot from cool climate climbing within the fall or spring, to snowboarding within the entrance nation. The 100% merino fibers right here should not fairly as comfortable on the Smartwool above, however they’re equally good at regulating physique temperature and wicking away moisture. That is additionally the quickest drying merino high 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. One way or the other it manages this. These make nice items on your outdoorsy pals too.
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Our favourite discount three-season puffer jacket, the REI 650 down jacket is not as heat because the Magma above, but it surely’s arduous to argue with this worth. In case 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 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 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 with regards to chilly. For some shades of chilly, the vest is the fitting transfer. Pair it with an excellent base layer, possibly 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.
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 purpose, 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 huge footbox you will discover in some barefoot sneakers. I discover the ankle and arch match to be spot on, however I do want that they had 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 one of the best 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 affords 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 is not essentially the most highly effective bike we have examined, but it surely options dependable parts from Shimano and Bosch together with nice shocks and a suspension seat put up.
We have tried a number of Aventon fashions and respect 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 the whole lot you want in an important climbing day pack. The 30L capability and a couple of.7 pound weight (males’s L/XL) imply this isn’t a pack for these seeking to journey mild, however after I want to hold lunch, rain jackets, and different climbing gear for my household of 5, no daypack I’ve examined handles the load higher than the Coulee 30. The suspension is soft and gives 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 will not be ultralight (it weighs 3.5 lbs), but it surely has a implausible suspension system. It is change into my go-to for journeys the place I’m hauling numerous gear, AKA, backpacking with my children (I might recommend the Radix 47 is snug 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 have been going to reside out of a single bag—touring the world for the remainder of my life—that is the bag I might carry. 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 proper measurement for #onebag journey. It nonetheless manages to qualify as a carry-on bag for US flights (you could have bother with that abroad although). The 34L waxed canvas model is additionally on sale for $340 ($115 off). And sure, it could possibly double as a rucker, although there are higher choices if that is your primary use case. See under.
This deal is simply on a few colours, and solely the X-Pac cloth, however that is the most affordable 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 believe is the proper measurement 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, but it surely labored. The 21L GR1 is deceptively massive and all the time appears to swallow extra gear than I believe it could possibly.
If rucking is your factor, that is the GoRuck to get. It’s extremely near the GR1 in measurement, format, and cloth choices, however the Rucker provides extra handles, one on both sides. 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 comes with 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 mild.
Osprey has been making Talon packs since 2007. This mannequin is the smaller cousin to the 33L model in our information to one of the best day-hiking packs. Manufactured 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 measurement) pack. The twin zippered panel-loading design makes attending to your stuff a snap, and there are many additional pockets inside and outdoors that can assist 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, residing 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 additional 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 customary 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 primary 20-ounce Coke bottle, for instance), which implies you by no means have to fret about damaging a bottle, since a alternative might be simply discovered wherever on the earth.
The argument in favor of the Lifestraw is that it is extraordinarily small, low-cost, mild, and it really works. The issue is that nobody desires to place their face close to soiled water sources that you just positively shouldn’t drink from straight. Really that does not trouble me practically a lot as the truth that you may’t use it to filter water for cooking. Nonetheless, as a private water filter for emergencies, it’s an honest 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 little bit higher for the included base pad, which retains the legs from sinking into comfortable floor, however that is significantly cheaper.
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I’ve observed that, when attempting to lighten their load with a smaller, lighter backpack, folks then battle to suit all their gear. The reply for sleeping luggage and clothes is that this compression stuff sack, which smashes something comfortable right down to about half the scale of the identical merchandise in an everyday stuff sack. This works nicely with sleeping luggage and clothes, particularly puffer jackets, but additionally fleece and merino wool.
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, but it surely’s loads of mild to prepare dinner by within the backcountry. There are three mild modes: vivid, brighter, and brightest. There’s additionally a pink mild 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 essentially the most helpful factor a multitool can have for climbing and tenting: needle-nose pliers. The multitool violates the widely sound Unix precept of do one factor and do it nicely, however they are a good fall again to maintain in your package must you 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 which you can match with an alcohol burner just like the Trangia Spirit burner, or an isobutane burner. It’s also possible to 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 may be consuming some scrumptious meals within the backcountry.
The Stash is our favourite all-in-one backcountry prepare dinner system. The warmth diffuser design is what accelerates boil occasions (Jetboil claims 2.5 minutes, which I used to be solely capable of match indoor in nonetheless air), however the actual enchantment right here to me is the best way this package all packs down into itself. For weekend journeys, that is the best system I’ve examined with regards to cooking for 2.
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Our favourite technique 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 arduous metal that come from lugging round a giant propane tank. This measurement is the equal of 5 inexperienced propane bottles.
Mountain climbing Tech and Health Offers
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It is 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. In case you ceaselessly hike alone, or do numerous excessive alpine climbing and climbing, it is most likely 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. In case you solely go on one or two huge journeys a yr, you would possibly need to think about 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 but it surely’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 customary, which means that’s undergone heavy thermal and shock resistance exams.
GoPro’s Hero 13 Black is our favourite GoPro for recording all of your outside adventures. It has an interchangeable lens system to supply many extra capturing choices than different motion cameras (in equity Insta360 simply added lenses to its Ace Professional 2, however we have not had an opportunity to strive these but). Along with the usual huge angle motion digicam lens it’s also possible to spend money on an Extremely Vast ($100), Macro ($120), and Anamorphic ($150) lens. All of those are routinely detected by the Hero 13 the minute you connect them. The digicam will routinely regulate settings to match the lens and allow you to get again to what you have been doing. It is plenty 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 (Additional Low Dispersion Glass). The multi-coated glass cuts down on chromatic aberrations (distortion or shade fringing generally seen round objects in vivid daylight), and the Monarch M5s give good, vivid 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 practically a full area of view even when carrying glasses. They’re additionally mild sufficient that they will cling 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 Gentle 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 utterly aside, however there’s additionally a model with a footbox in the event you choose) and a sheet. The 2 components clip collectively to stop drafts and provide the feeling of sleeping at dwelling in your mattress, or a minimum of as near that as you are prone to get in a tent. Be aware that to get the deal you will want to enroll in the mailing record to get a code.
Mountain {Hardware}’s Bishop Cross affords one of the best 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 good, but it surely strikes one of the best compromise for many backpackers, being heat sufficient for the shoulder seasons and light-weight sufficient (2 kilos and 5.4 ounces) that you just will not thoughts it even once 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 time. It is our favourite artificial bag. What I like most about this bag, and practically all of Nemo’s sleeping luggage, is the broader reduce by the torso space right down to the knees. This bag is nearly a hybrid of a mummy bag and your father’s good outdated Seventies sq. sleeping bag. Which is to say, this bag is roomy.
It is now not our high decide for aspect sleepers, however the Questar stays an excellent choice 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 could be very roomy for a mummy design. I used to be in a position to attract my legs up when side-sleeping and unfold out significantly greater than with a lot of the different sleeping luggage I’ve examined.
Sea to Summit’s Ether Gentle XT is a 4-inch thick ultralight sleeping pad—the ever-popular Therm-a-rest X-Lite is simply 3—making it one of the best ultralight choice for aspect sleepers. I additionally just like the baffle design higher than the Therm-a-rest as nicely, and it appears to be a little bit extra sturdy. Be aware that that is an REI Outlet deal; the XT has been changed by a more moderen 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 essential. 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, additional padding on chilly nights, desk, you identify it. I’m too outdated and too comfortable 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 comfortable and heat sufficient to go to sleep underneath 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
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 one in every of our favourite Bote paddleboards. This massive, secure SUP is nice for newbies, it tracks nicely and regardless of the soundness it is surprisingly nimble and simple to steer. In case you go all-in on the equipment you may 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 need to paddle out in glassy, nonetheless water and lie in your stomach together with your canine and watch fish? Then it’s a giant, strong, secure paddleboard with a grippy, comfortable floor good for pet paws. Is there a little bit of a breeze and also you need to put the total power of your paddling muscle mass 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 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 one in every of these earlier than. This deal features a free electrical pump. —Adrienne So
I’ve by no means really tried one in every of Oru’s folding kayaks, however my editor and fellow gear tester Adrienne So loves them. The Inlet is one in every of Oru’s newbie fashions, however with room to develop as you you get extra snug with it. It is mild 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 a lot sufficiently small to suit a pair in your trunk. It weighs simply 20 kilos and might maintain one individual as much as 6’2″, 275 kilos.
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