The Best Outdoor Deals From the REI Member Days Sale (2026) Leave a comment

REI’s Member Days sale begins as we speak and runs by way of March 23, 2026. Because the title implies, the majority of the offers are solely 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. When you’re not but an REI member, you’ll be able to be part of as we speak.

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

Up to date Wednesday, March 2026: We have added a number of extra offers, together with a fantastic 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 here are a number of items of out of doors gear we love which are good candidate for purchasing along with your member coupon. Not an REI member? You may enroll as we speak 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 a number of 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 excellent, nothing compares to the Therm-a-Relaxation NeoLoft for consolation. This pad reinvigorated my love of backpacking by guaranteeing that I get a fantastic night time’s sleep within the backcountry. It is soft and comfy, like a luxurious car-camping pad, with wonderful stress aid (professional tip: for max consolation, do not over inflate it). The R-4.8 insulation retains you heat right 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 large it’s when inflated.

Lighten Your Load With an Ultralight Tent

The Large Agnes Copper Spur tents are prime quality, light-weight, and nicely designed. At 2 kilos 10 ounces for the two-person mannequin, this is without doubt one of the lightest freestanding tents in the marketplace. It is simple to arrange, and secure even in robust winds. The Copper Spur can also be very livable, with steep sidewalls to maximise inside house. Mesh pockets assist with gear storage and offer you a spot to stay your headlamp for dispersed mild. The ingenious “awning” design makes getting out and in a snap (offered you could have 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 lets you pitch the fly solely, which is sweet shelter on sunny days on the seaside.

Seize REI’s Greatest Light-weight Backpack

I examined this pack fairly a bit final summer season as a part of an upcoming ultralight backpack information. It’s extremely comfy, carrying a 25-pound load with out situation. It isn’t the lightest pack I’ve tried (it is 1 pound, 14 ounces for a medium), however like most REI-brand gear, it strikes a fantastic steadiness between options and value. It is product of 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 comfy than most ultralight framed packs on this class. It is acquired good load lifters as nicely, and the minimalist design works nicely to maintain weight down. My solely actual gripe is that the outside pocket is not very huge.

Get the Greatest Camp 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-after-day. It is all concerning the forged iron grates. They’re sturdier than the standard steel and do not warp over time. Apply a lightweight coat of oil to them periodically they usually’ll develop a protecting seasoning similar to a forged iron pan. The flat high can also be helpful for cranking out camp pancakes for a hungry household. The coupon brings the value right here right down to $200.

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Offers on Tenting and Backpacking Gear

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Nemo Gear’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. A little bit heavier than our high decide for ultralight climbing (the Copper Spur advised above) however nonetheless fairly mild when break up between two folks. It is a semi-freestanding design, which suggests there are fewer poles, however it’s important to stake out the foot-end of the tent. Two sewn-in ridged stays assist guarantee there’s loads of room by your toes, however the Mayfly is on the tight facet. Two sleeping pads match, and hikers beneath 6′ 4″ shall be nice, however for those who’re not shut along with your climbing accomplice, the three-person mannequin for $375 ($125 off) shall 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 appreciated 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 the perfect 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 want the sq. design of the Base Camp 6, the Wonderland 6 is undeniably roomier, higher ventilated, and general a more sensible choice for many households. The most important factor I miss concerning the Wonderland is the inside divider wall, which makes it simple to have a sleeping space and separate space for hanging out. The Wonderland 4 can also be on sale for $257 ($172 off), however I extremely advocate the two-person model because it’s practically the identical value and provides you significantly extra residing house.

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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 skin of any pack, and might double as a chair, additional padding on chilly nights, desk, you title it. I’m too previous and too comfortable 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 fascinating borderland between automobile tenting pad and backpacking sleeping pad. At 3 kilos it is positively not mild, however for those who do not thoughts the burden it is a comfy choice. The open-cell inside affords a properly soft sleeping expertise with sufficient padding to assist even facet sleepers keep away from bottoming out.

Previously our high decide for backpacking sleeping pads, the Exped Extremely 7R remains to be a fantastic winter sleeping pad, particularly at this value. The Extremely has down insulation inside it to realize the excessive R-rating. At beneath 2 kilos for the vast model, it is not that heavy for a 4 season pad, however it’s fairly cumbersome, taking over appreciable pack house because of the down. I’ve used this pad down to twenty levels Fahrenheit and was very comfy (in a 10-degree bag). Exped charges it to –20 levels F.

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Sea to Summit’s Ether Gentle XT is a 4-inch thick ultralight sleeping pad—the ever-popular Therm-a-Relaxation X-Lite is just 3—making it the perfect ultralight choice for facet sleepers. I additionally just like the baffle design higher than the Therm-a-Relaxation, and it appears to be a bit extra sturdy in my testing. Word that the XT has been changed by a more recent mannequin, however this one remains 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 practically all of Nemo’s sleeping baggage, is the broader reduce by way of the torso space right down to the knees. This bag is sort of a hybrid of a mummy bag and your father’s good previous 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, however it’s additionally one of many few jackets that has by no means did not hold 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) ranking of 28,000, which is much better than the standard ranking of 10,000 that you just discover in most jackets. This offers takes a bit of the sting out of the one factor I do not like about this jacket—the value.

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 % pretty much as good and fewer than half the value of the Beta. It is acquired a two-way adjustable hood, and cuffs have velcro to provide a pleasant, tight seal towards the rain. The one actual criticism I’ve with this jacket is that is it is on the noisier facet, however at this value, I can cope with a bit additional nylon crinkling.

There’s solely a pair colours out there at this value, however it is a nice deal on probably the most packable artificial puffer jackets we have examined. When you’re avoiding down, however need a mild puffer for three-season backpacking, or simply round city put on, this the jacket to get.

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One other cope with restricted colour choice, however that is too good of a value to disregard. The 650 Down Jacket is without doubt one of the finest price range three-season puffers you should buy, extra so at this value. At 10.9 ounces, it is moderately light-weight and has giant hand pockets and a few very good inner pockets for stashing a hat or gloves. The youngsters’ model can also be on sale in a pleasant yellow colour that is helpful for recognizing your little one 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 to be like prefer it does the day I took it house (that cloth is now made out of recycled fishing nets).

Nemo’s Resolve is a superb 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 cushty 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.

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The Flash 22 is probably the best-value day pack in the marketplace, particularly on sale. I used to be stunned by how comfy 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—large enough for a Nalgene bottle or rain jacket. The Flash 22 is product of 70-denier recycled ripstop nylon, which is on the lighter facet, however mine has held up nicely, even coming by way of some tough canyon hikes in Utah with none greater than mud stains. Word that this deal is just 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 without doubt one of the most comfy packs I’ve examined and my high decide 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 deliver a chair backpacking, that is the one to get. It is simply concerning the lightest in the marketplace 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 comfortable floor.

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

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