The Finest Out of doors Offers From the REI Member Days Sale (2026)

REI’s Member Days sale begins immediately and runs by way of March 23, 2026. Because the title implies, the majority of the offers are completely for REI members. Members get 20 % off one full-price merchandise with the coupon code MEMBER26. Members additionally get 20 % off one used Re/Provide merchandise, and 40 % off all REI Co-Op Campwell and Wonderland tents. In case you’re not but an REI member, you’ll be able to be a part of immediately.

We have combed by way of the member offers, in addition to some extra restricted outlet offers to seek out one of the best worth on all our favourite tents, backpacks, outside attire, and extra.

Up to date Wednesday, March 2026: We have added just a few extra offers, together with an incredible sale on REI’s Flash 22 daypack, a Sea to Summit sleeping pad, a Thriller Ranch backpack, and an Exped sleeping pad.

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What You Ought to Get With Your Member Coupon

Through the REI Member Days sale REI Members get 20 % off one full-price merchandise with the coupon code MEMBER26. Listed below are just a few items of out of doors gear we love which can be good candidate for purchasing together with your member coupon. Not an REI member? You’ll be able to enroll immediately and get entry to the coupon.

Improve Your Sleeping Expertise

I simply acquired again from a three-day journey utilizing this pad for the primary time in just a few months. What a revelation it’s, each time I sleep on this factor. I might been testing different pads many of the winter. Whereas some are superb, nothing compares to the Therm-a-Relaxation NeoLoft for consolation. This pad reinvigorated my love of backpacking by making certain that I get an incredible evening’s sleep within the backcountry. It is soft and cozy, like an opulent car-camping pad, with glorious strain reduction (professional tip: for max consolation, do not over inflate it). The R-4.8 insulation retains you heat all the way down to about freezing, although I’ve used it in colder circumstances by pairing it with a closed cell foam pad. I additionally love that it packs up fairly small contemplating how huge it’s when inflated.

Lighten Your Load With an Ultralight Tent

Huge Agnes

Copper Spur HV UL Tent

The Huge Agnes Copper Spur tents are top quality, light-weight, and effectively designed. At 2 kilos 10 ounces for the two-person mannequin, this is likely one of the lightest freestanding tents available on the market. It is easy to arrange, and steady even in sturdy winds. The Copper Spur can also be very livable, with steep sidewalls to maximise inside area. Mesh pockets assist with gear storage and provide you with a spot to stay your headlamp for dispersed gentle. The ingenious “awning” design makes getting out and in a snap (supplied you have got trekking poles to set it up). All seams are taped with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane tape. They’re additionally sturdy regardless of their light-weight materials, standing as much as years of abuse on the path. I do advocate grabbing the footprint ($80), although, to assist defend the ground. It additionally means that you can pitch the fly solely, which is sweet shelter on sunny days on the seashore.

Seize REI’s Finest Light-weight Backpack

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REI Co-op

Flash Air 50 Backpack

I examined this pack fairly a bit final summer season as a part of an upcoming ultralight backpack information. It is very snug, carrying a 25-pound load with out problem. It is not the lightest pack I’ve tried (it is 1 pound, 14 ounces for a medium), however like most REI-brand gear, it strikes an incredible steadiness between options and worth. It is fabricated from UHMWPE ripstop nylon, with formed metal piping for the body, making it studier than a frameless pack. I like the precurved again panel and hip belt, which had been rather more snug than most ultralight framed packs on this class. It is acquired good load lifters as effectively, and the minimalist design works effectively to maintain weight down. My solely actual gripe is that the outside pocket is not very large.

Get the Finest Camp Range

Coleman

Cascade 3-in-1 Range

Any flame will work, however Coleman’s Cascade 3-in-1 range actually elevates your outside cooking expertise. I lived full time in an RV for over seven years and cooked on this range virtually day by day. It is all concerning the forged iron grates. They’re sturdier than the standard steel and do not warp over time. Apply a light-weight coat of oil to them periodically and so they’ll develop a protecting seasoning similar to a forged iron pan. The flat prime can also be useful for cranking out camp pancakes for a hungry household. The coupon brings the worth right here all the way down to $200.

Offers on Tenting and Backpacking Gear

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Nemo Tools’s Mayfly Osmo tent is the two-person tent I attain for essentially the most. It is solidly constructed, cleverly designed, and has proved sturdy, and most significantly, dry, in my years of testing. I examined the Mayfly two-person mannequin, which has a path weight of three kilos 8 ounces. Somewhat heavier than our prime choose for ultralight mountain climbing (the Copper Spur urged above) however nonetheless fairly gentle when cut up between two folks. It is a semi-freestanding design, which implies there are fewer poles, however it’s a must to stake out the foot-end of the tent. Two sewn-in ridged stays assist guarantee there’s loads of room by your ft, however the Mayfly is on the tight facet. Two sleeping pads match, and hikers underneath 6′ 4″ might be superb, however in case you’re not shut together with your mountain climbing companion, the three-person mannequin for $375 ($125 off) might be a greater choice.

The Dragonfly Osmo is a barely lighter tent than the Mayfly above, geared toward ultralight backpackers who need a freestanding tent. I’ve examined and preferred the one-person model, which is spacious, light-weight, and durable. The Osmo cloth is Nemo’s proprietary mix of nylon and polyester, which in my expertise sheds rain higher than most nylon rainflies. The Dragonfly Osmo 3-person model can also be on sale for $435 ($145 off), and the bike-packing pleasant two-person model, with poles that match between your handlebars, is on sale for $376 ($204 off)

That is one of the best worth of the REI Member’s Day sale. The Wonderland 6 replaces my beloved Kingdom 6, as REI spacious, hoop-design household automobile tenting tent. Whereas I favor the sq. design of the Base Camp 6, the Wonderland 6 is undeniably roomier, higher ventilated, and general a better option for many households. The largest factor I miss concerning the Wonderland is the inside divider wall, which makes it straightforward to have a sleeping space and separate space for hanging out. The Wonderland 4 is additionally on sale for $257 ($172 off), however I extremely advocate the two-person model because it’s almost the identical worth and provides you significantly extra dwelling area.

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The Z-Lite Sol weighs subsequent to nothing (10 ounces for the small), folds up sufficiently small to lash to the surface of any pack, and might double as a chair, additional padding on chilly nights, desk, you title it. I’m too outdated and too delicate to be the type of ultra-minimalist who will get by with only a Z-Lite for sleeping, however I nonetheless have one round on virtually each backpacking journey I take.

The self-inflating Consolation Plus inhabits an attention-grabbing borderland between automobile tenting pad and backpacking sleeping pad. At 3 kilos it is undoubtedly not gentle, however in case you do not thoughts the load it is a snug choice. The open-cell inside presents a properly soft sleeping expertise with sufficient padding to assist even facet sleepers keep away from bottoming out.

Previously our prime choose for backpacking sleeping pads, the Exped Extremely 7R continues to be an incredible winter sleeping pad, particularly at this worth. The Extremely has down insulation inside it to attain the excessive R-rating. At underneath 2 kilos for the vast model, it isn’t that heavy for a 4 season pad, however it’s fairly cumbersome, taking over appreciable pack area because of the down. I’ve used this pad down to twenty levels Fahrenheit and was very snug (in a 10-degree bag). Exped charges it to –20 levels F.

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Sea to Summit’s Ether Mild XT is a 4-inch thick ultralight sleeping pad—the ever-popular Therm-a-Relaxation X-Lite is simply 3—making it one of the best ultralight choice for facet sleepers. I additionally just like the baffle design higher than the Therm-a-Relaxation, and it appears to be just a little extra sturdy in my testing. Observe that the XT has been changed by a more moderen mannequin, however this one continues to be nice.

Nemo’s Forte 35 is our favourite artificial sleeping bag. It is rated to 35 levels (consolation rated), making it a good selection for summer season. What I like most about this bag, and almost all of Nemo’s sleeping baggage, 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 outdated Nineteen Seventies sq. sleeping bag. Which is to say, this bag is roomy.

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The Arc’teryx Beta SL rain jacket is our favourite rain jacket. That is Arc’teryx’s lightest rain shell, but it surely’s additionally one of many few jackets that has by no means didn’t maintain me dry. It has Gore-Tex’s newest cloth innovation, known as ePE (expanded polyethylene)—it is a breathable, waterproof membrane laminated to a nylon face (PFC-free). It has a hydrostatic head (HH) score of 28,000, which is much better than the standard score of 10,000 that you just discover in most jackets. This offers takes just a little of the sting out of the one factor I do not like about this jacket—the worth.

Patagonia’s traditional rain jacket, now with a a PFC-free DWR end. I just like the roomier match of the Arc’teryx Beta SL above, however this jacket is 95 % nearly as good and fewer than half the worth of the Beta. It is acquired a two-way adjustable hood, and cuffs have velcro to provide a pleasant, tight seal in opposition to the rain. The one actual criticism I’ve with this jacket is that is it is on the noisier facet, however at this worth, I can take care of just a little additional nylon crinkling.

There’s solely a pair colours obtainable at this worth, however it is a nice deal on some of the packable artificial puffer jackets we have examined. In case you’re avoiding down, however need a gentle puffer for three-season backpacking, or simply round city put on, this the jacket to get.

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One other take care of restricted shade choice, however that is too good of a worth to disregard. The 650 Down Jacket is likely one of the greatest finances three-season puffers you should buy, extra so at this worth. At 10.9 ounces, it is moderately light-weight and has giant hand pockets and a few very good inside pockets for stashing a hat or gloves. The children’ model is additionally on sale in a pleasant yellow shade that is useful for recognizing your youngster within the snow.

Patagonia’s Down Sweater is a much-loved, traditional puffer jacket. It makes use of 800-fill-power down and borders on overstuffed, making for a beefier coat than many others I’ve tried. It has loads of loft nonetheless, and the recycled nylon ripstop cloth nonetheless appears prefer it does the day I took it dwelling (that cloth is now created from recycled fishing nets).

Nemo’s Resolve is an incredible 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 isn’t a problem. 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.

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The Flash 22 is probably the best-value 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 facet stash pockets are fabulously giant—sufficiently big for a Nalgene bottle or rain jacket. The Flash 22 is fabricated from 70-denier recycled ripstop nylon, which is on the lighter facet, however mine has held up effectively, even coming by way of some tough canyon hikes in Utah with none greater than mud stains. Observe that this deal is simply on the print variations.

That is Thriller Ranch’s stab at an ultralight pack. It is nonetheless 3 kilos, 13 ounces, however the full suspension system can deal with hundreds far past what most ultralight packs (even these with frames) can deal with. This is likely one of the most snug packs I’ve examined and my prime choose for any load over 25 kilos, however sadly, Thriller Ranch has discontinued it, so this may be your final likelihood to snag one.

If you wish to convey a chair backpacking, that is the one to get. It is simply concerning the lightest available on the market at 18 ounces, and it packs down good and small. Nemo additionally solved the principle drawback with all pole chairs: The included base pad retains it from sinking in delicate floor.

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As with most Yeti gross sales, this one applies solely to a single shade, on this case the insanely vivid Firefly Yellow. I can virtually assure you’ll by no means lose it in case you get that shade. Yeti’s Hopper cooler is my go-to cooler for a day on the seashore. It is simply giant sufficient for ice, drinks, and snacks for my household of 5.

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