The 37 Best Outdoor Deals From the REI 4th of July Sale

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The Tundra Haul is our top-pick cooler. It's costly and big, but Yeti's rotomolded cooler is the undisputed king for a elemental reason—it keeps your worldly acold longer. The Tundra Haul is built similar a tank, with 3-inch-thick insulated walls, a dense aluminum arm, and puncture-proof, one-piece wheels. Fill this happening up and you'll request a 2nd idiosyncratic to assistance it successful and retired of your trunk (or truck, successful my case). I've managed to get 5 days of acold retired of it successful the insane humidity of Florida successful the spring.

Deals connected Rain Jackets and Outdoor Apparel

REI CoOp Rainier Rain Jacket

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The Rainier is our favourite fund rainfall jacket, particularly erstwhile it's connected sale. This peculiar deal, portion constricted successful colour options, is the lowest terms I've seen successful 5 years of covering REI sales. Unlike astir rainfall jackets successful this terms range, the Rainier uses high-quality three-layer, seam-taped, laminate waterproofing that's non-fluorinated (meaning nary PFAS). It has immoderate different features uncommon successful fund rainfall jackets, similar pit zips oregon venting, a weatherproof halfway zip, and an adjustable, stowable hood.

I person the 2024 mentation of this overgarment and it has served maine well. The taped seams and welded operation support upwind and moisture astatine bay, and the broadside zip vents tally each the mode from the hem to the bicep, offering large ventilation erstwhile you're moving (they're besides useful for getting astatine worldly successful the pockets of your mid layers).

The champion woody present is the women's mentation of this classical rainfall jacket, which is astir fractional disconnected successful immoderate colors and sizes. The AR (for “all-round”) is the beefiest of Arc'teryx's Beta jackets. The operation of 40-denier cloth (with 80D reinforced areas) and Gore-Tex Pro 3L membrane marque this not conscionable highly waterproof, but precise durable arsenic well. When I cognize it's going to rain, this is the overgarment I bring.

REI CoOp 650 Down Jacket

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One of my favourite bargain three-season puffer jackets, the REI 650 down jacket, is simply a cheap, packable enactment for acold summits oregon stargazing connected chilly nights. The stitched-through baffles mean this 1 isn't arsenic lukewarm arsenic immoderate jackets, and it is much susceptible to wind. But astatine this price, it's worthy buying. The vest is besides connected merchantability for $50 ($50 off).

This is simply a bargain connected REI's warmest puffer overgarment for kids. My lad lived successful this overgarment each wintertime and contempt getting plentifulness soiled (you tin instrumentality lavation and tumble adust it), it's ne'er fto america down. The 650 capable powerfulness down matches the big overgarment above, but feels much generously stuffed and truthful warmer (REI does not database a capable value for the Snowballer).

The Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket is my apical prime for a backpacking puffer jacket. It weighs conscionable 6.7 ounces for a men's mean (7.3 ounces for the men's ample I tested), packs down to a tiny small happening (stuffing into its ain pocket), and the 1,000-fill-power goose down offers 1 of the champion warmth-to-weight ratios connected the market. Unfortunately, the men's mentation is not connected merchantability close now.

If you unrecorded successful a acold climate, adjacent if it's not rather Canada, you request this shirt. It's your classic, ultrawarm wool shirt. Sorry, garment jacket. Whatever it is, it's warm, cozy, and comfy. Don't fto the wool scare you, it's not itchy.

The 37 Best Outdoor Deals From the REI 4th of July Sale

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The champion worth prime connected our basal furniture guide, REI's midweight basal furniture is pleasantly brushed and speedy drying. It's comfy with a tight, but not overly-tight, acceptable that makes it casual to furniture over. I particularly similar the thumb loops connected the sleeves, and the flatlock stitching keeps these from rubbing nether load.

REI's 100-percent merino basal layers are immoderate of the champion deals astir connected merino wool, and that's erstwhile they're afloat price. On sale, they're a existent steal. The pants are besides connected merchantability for $60.

Looking to debar the sun? REI's Sahara Shade hoodie is simply a large alternate to sunscreen. I don't often usage a prima hoodie myself, but I person worn this 1 and it does bash a bully occupation of protecting you without feeling excessively stuffy connected a blistery time (it's decidedly amended for protecting against precocious altitude prima alternatively than humid, Florida sun).

Deals connected Daypacks and Hiking Gear

If you're hitting the way soon, beryllium definite to work our usher to the champion hiking daypacks and our favourite caller outdoor cogwheel for 2026.

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Nemo's Resolve is simply a large battalion that incorporates a low-waste footprint into the design. It uses solution-dyed fabrics, and eschews straps and buckles successful favour of bungees and pull-tabs. This does marque adjusting it fussier, but erstwhile you're utilized to it and person the acceptable dialed in, it's not an issue. The Resolve is simply a comfy pack. While technically frameless, it feels similar it has immoderate structure. and it sits bully and precocious connected your back. At conscionable implicit 2 pounds, it’s besides beauteous light.

I ain a precise dirty, somewhat bittersweet looking older mentation of this Deuter time pack, and the suspension strategy is truthful comfy that I inactive regularly load it down with mode much than the recommended weight. I recovered the aforesaid to beryllium existent of this updated mentation erstwhile I tested it past year. It's a comfortable, susceptible time battalion and Deuter's ventilation strategy is the champion I've used, keeping your backmost from turning into a sweaty messiness successful summertime heat.

This 1 has yet to beryllium added to our daypack usher (I'll beryllium updating it soon), but I've been precise impressed with the ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) ripstop assemblage fabric, which manages to beryllium durable, but not annoyingly crinkly the mode immoderate UHMWPE packs are. 22 liters is spacious capable for time hikes and the mesh rear pouch helps grow that capableness for things you privation adjacent astatine hand.

This humble lumbar pack, which Mountainsmith has been making seemingly forever, is my astir utilized pack, acknowledgment successful portion to its convertible nature. It tin beryllium worn arsenic a lumbar battalion (which I bash erstwhile riding my bike), oregon arsenic a a enarthrosis container astir town. I've besides devised a mode to strap it to the grip bars of my motorcycle (it's astonishing what you tin bash with immoderate voile straps), and to the extracurricular of a Mystery Ranch backpack (to usage arsenic a daypack/outside storage). I person the 9L version, but if I were doing it implicit again I'd get the 13L to person a spot of other space.

A agelong clip WIRED favorite, Peak Design's mundane battalion is simply a chic and understated, endlessly adaptable, and easy-to-use battalion that tin spell everyplace you go—from the woods, to the office, to the bar. The greatness is successful the thoughtful plan details. For example, determination are quick-release loops connected the limb straps to swiftly loosen 1 conscionable capable to plaything the container astir and get your keys oregon wallet portion lasting oregon walking.

This is the battalion I started my kids backpacking with. It's one-size, truthful you mightiness privation to caput to an REI store to marque definite it fits, but it's a comfortable, capable, reasonably-priced archetypal backpack for kids. REI rates it for ages 8 to 12 years, but astir apt the much pertinent spec is that it fits champion astatine betwixt 4'9" to astir 5'3".

Deals connected Ebikes and Outdoor Tech

The 37 Best Outdoor Deals From the REI 4th of July Sale

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The Lectric XP is the astir fashionable electrical bike, and the third-most-popular electrical conveyance of immoderate kind. The lone happening much fashionable than this is Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 cars. Lectrics are notably the easiest bikes to assemble—reviewer Michael Venutolo-Mantovani lone took 20 minutes to enactment it together—and it's foldable, portable, and precise attractive, particularly successful this wood greenish color. It has a almighty 750-watt motor, and adjacent though it had to transportation 225 pounds of quality reviewer, the artillery lasted good implicit 50 miles.

This Class 3 ebike tops retired astatine 28 mph, but has immoderate high-quality components for the price: a Shimano Deore 10-speed drivetrain, a 120-mm RockShox Judy Silver TK Air Fork, and Tektro Orion Quad Piston brakes. The TrailRush besides has extras similar a dropper spot station and immense 29-inch Maxxis Minion tubeless-ready tires for covering superior ground. Sure, who wouldn't emotion to person the $11.5k Specialized S-Works Levo 4? But if that's not successful the budget, this is simply a great, little costly option.

We've tried respective Aventon models and admit the precocious level of prime for a comparatively debased terms constituent (the accessories are amended than Lectric's, too). This fat-tire ebike is affordable, versatile, and has built-in commuter essentials. We besides similar the Abound, which is connected sale, too.

We've tested respective GoTrax's escooters, but we similar the company's folding, step-through ebike arsenic well. It has the accustomed pitfalls of a inexpensive folding ebike (heavy, awkward), but it has a decent 20-mile scope and each the commuter essentials for good nether $1,000.

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I person yet to bash a travel with a outer communicator, but I bash recognize wherefore radical usage them. If I were to bring 1 along, this is the 1 I'd get. It's tiny, airy (3.5 ounces), and easy stashable. It utilizes the super-fast Iridium outer network, truthful you tin nonstop a accelerated SOS from beauteous overmuch anywhere. There are other features similar waypoints and interval tracking, and it plays bully with compatible Garmin watches.

The Venu 4 was notable for introducing Sleep alignment, a caller portion of accusation astir slumber that aims to assistance you prime the close clip to spell to slumber successful accordance with your earthy circadian rhythm.

Camping Deals

Before you caput retired to your section authorities parkland this summer, cheque retired our guides to the Best Tents, Best Sleeping Pads, and Best Camp Stoves for each our camping cogwheel recommendations.

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REI’s Base Camp structure is the best-designed, best-built six-person structure I've tested. It's a accepted dome structure design, with 2 crossed poles and 2 broadside poles. The structure level is high-quality 150-denier (150D) polyester, portion the sides are a operation of mesh and 40D nylon. There's loads of retention pockets, treble doors, large vents, and immense windows, making it comfy adjacent successful summertime heat. It's besides 1 of the fewer family-size, three-season tents connected the marketplace with a astir full-length rainfall alert (made of 75-denier polyester).

The Marmot Halo is my favourite all-weather 4-person household tent. It features a low-profile design, with steep sidewalls, and a reliable, astir full-length rainfall fly, which, erstwhile combined, marque this a livable haven successful a storm. The sanction comes from the antithetic rod design. There are 2 transverse poles, similar each square, domed tent, but the broadside poles link halfway up the structure assemblage alternatively of astatine the ground. This gives the Halo steeper sidewalls—and truthful much usable space—than immoderate different structure I've tested. The downside is that you can't basal up successful it.

Coleman 1900 Camping Stove

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REI income are the clip to drawback this upgrade stove. Sure, the basal mentation beneath gets the occupation done, but the formed robust burners of the Cascade 3-in-1 are truthful overmuch nicer and much durable. The griddle sheet is besides handy, cleanable for cranking retired pancakes. My lone gripe is that I privation determination were an enactment to get 2 griddles, arsenic I find the grill not astir arsenic useful.

Walk astir immoderate campground successful America and you'll apt spot dozens of these, for bully reason. They're casual to use, past a agelong time, and aren't each that expensive. The 10,000-BTU burners are plentifulness to navigator connected conscionable astir immoderate cookware you person (I usage formed robust pans connected mine), and the physics ignition means you don't person to support way of a lighter.

You could reason this belongs beneath successful the backpacking section, but I conscionable can't warrant the value of a seat erstwhile backpacking. I deliberation of this and others similar it arsenic precise compact campy chairs. Part of what I similar astir this seat is that it's a bully illustration of REI's basal worth proposition succeeding: it's not the lightest seat you tin buy, but it's sturdy, well-made, and astir apt airy enough. It's besides present outlasted the overmuch much costly Nemo Moonlight Elite, which ripped during a caller camping trip.

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It's watersports season. If you don't person a paddle board, it's clip to invest. My favourite paddle committee for lazy days paddling astatine the lake, this Bote is ample and stable, making it large for beginners. Despite it's size, it's amazingly nimble and casual to steer, with precise bully tracking ability. I besides emotion the two-in-one kayak/SUP hybrid design, which means you tin crook it into a afloat sportfishing rig with Bote's assorted add-ons.

Oru's foldable kayaks are genius—all the boat, nary of the size. The Lake is light, reasonably fast, and the cheapest mode to get into the satellite of folding kayaks. As with each Oru's offerings, the Lake folds origami-style into a astir 30-inch quadrate that’s conscionable 15 inches deep—small capable to acceptable successful a car trunk oregon hallway closet.

Backpacking Deals

Headed retired overnight successful the backcountry? We've got you covered with our guides to the Best Backpacking Tents, Backpacking Sleeping Pads, Backpacking Stoves, and Backpacking Water Filters.

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This woody is simply a combo of our top-pick backpacking h2o filter and our top-pick h2o bladder. As the sanction suggests, the Sawyer is simply a compression filter, but paired with the Cnoc it turns into a gravity filter erstwhile you person the time. When I'm not investigating thing else, this is the filtration strategy I use, and it's ne'er fto maine down. If you don't privation the Cnoc bladder for immoderate reason, the Sawyer is besides connected merchantability for $35 ($10 off).

The Katadyn BeFree Water Filter is 1 of the lightest filters connected the marketplace (2.3 ounces, oregon 65 grams, for the filter and bottle) and a large enactment for erstwhile you privation to spell arsenic airy arsenic possible, similar erstwhile you're way moving oregon connected a time hike. The filter is wrong the collapsible container. Scoop up immoderate water, screw connected the lid, and drink. It doesn't get immoderate easier than that.

If you're cooking for a group, this 3-liter cookware is astir arsenic airy arsenic you're going to find. It's my go-to cookware for household backpacking trips. The hard-anodized aluminum is sturdy and provides bully vigor transfer. The ceramic nonstick coating makes for casual cleanup (especially paired with the GSI scraper below). You tin besides nest the 2L mentation (also $47) wrong this 1 for much cooking options connected the trail. If you privation to spell nuts with it, I haven't tried it, but you tin theoretically besides nest the 1.3L mentation ($39) wrong the 2L.

This is simply a backpacking must-have for me. It turns cleanup from a tedious chore to a mates of seconds’ work. I've adjacent perfected cleaning burnt pans with it: Boil h2o successful the cookware to loosen the burnt bits and scrape them out. It's not a monolithic savings, but you mightiness arsenic good drawback 1 portion it's a mates bucks cheaper.

The 37 Best Outdoor Deals From the REI 4th of July Sale

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If you privation to cook successful the backcountry, similar legitimately navigator with ingredients, not rehydrated food, the champion stove I've tested is the Firebox Nano with the state burner and diffusion plate. The Firebox Nano is simply a twig stove, truthful you person that enactment arsenic good (I americium fortunate to unrecorded determination I tin usage this feature), but with summertime pain bans successful galore places, it's truly the state burner and diffusion sheet combo that is the centerpiece here. Together, they dispersed retired the occurrence capable that cooking connected a 10-inch cookware is beauteous overmuch similar cooking connected my stove astatine home. This is simply a astir miraculous accomplishment for a stove setup this tiny and airy (8 ounces).

The Zenbivy slumber strategy is hands-down the champion mode I've slept successful the backcountry, and the Light Bed is my favourite Zenbivy. It's not the lightest (that's the Ultralight Quilt), but it's airy capable for maine astatine 1 pound, 12 ounces (or 793 grams) for the 25 grade Fahrenheit ample mentation (and somewhat cheaper than the Ultralight). The Light Bed consists of either the Light Quilt oregon the Light Convertible Quilt (I similar the second for the enactment to unfastened it up wholly flat) paired with the Light Sheet.

Petzl's Tikka headlamp is 1 of our favourite headlamps. It provides plentifulness of airy to navigator by successful the backcountry, runs connected 3 AAA batteries (we urge Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable batteries) and lasts implicit 5.5 hours. It's besides compatible with Petzl's USB-rechargable Core artillery ($30).

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