The Finest Outside Offers From the REI Member Days Sale (2026)

REI’s Member Days sale begins right this moment and runs by means of March 23, 2026. Because the identify implies, the majority of the offers are completely for REI members. Members get 20 p.c off one full-price merchandise with the coupon code MEMBER26. Members additionally get 20 p.c off one used Re/Provide merchandise, and 40 p.c off all REI Co-Op Campwell and Wonderland tents. Should you’re not but an REI member, you possibly can join today.

We have combed by means of the member offers, in addition to some extra restricted outlet offers to search out the very best worth on all our favourite tents, backpacks, out of doors attire, and extra.

Up to date Wednesday, March 2026: We have added a couple of extra offers, together with an ideal 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

Throughout the REI Member Days sale REI Members get 20 p.c off one full-price merchandise with the coupon code MEMBER26. Listed below are a couple of 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 possibly can sign up today 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 couple of months. What a revelation IT is, each time I sleep on this factor. I might been testing different pads a lot 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 an ideal night time’s sleep within the backcountry. IT‘s comfortable and comfy, like a luxurious car-camping pad, with wonderful strain aid (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 is when inflated.

Lighten Your Load With an Ultralight Tent

The Huge Agnes Copper Spur tents are prime quality, light-weight, and effectively 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‘s straightforward to arrange, and secure 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 offer you a spot to stay your headlamp for dispersed gentle. The ingenious “awning” design makes getting out and in a snap (supplied 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 good shelter on sunny days on the seaside.

Seize REI’s Finest Light-weight Backpack

I examined this pack fairly a bit final summer season as a part of an upcoming ultralight backpack information. IT‘s very comfy, carrying a 25-pound load with out concern. IT‘s not the lightest pack I’ve tried (IT‘s 1 pound, 14 ounces for a medium), however like most REI-brand gear, IT strikes an ideal steadiness between options and worth. IT‘s made 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 comfy than most ultralight framed packs on this class. IT‘s 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 huge.

Get the Finest Camp Range

Any flame will work, however Coleman’s Cascade 3-in-1 range actually elevates your out of doors cooking expertise. I lived full time in an RV for over seven years and cooked on this range nearly on daily basis. IT‘s 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 they usually’ll develop a protecting seasoning similar to a forged iron pan. The flat prime can also be helpful for cranking out camp pancakes for a hungry household. The coupon brings the worth right here all the way down to $200.

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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‘s 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. Just a little heavier than our prime choose for ultralight mountain climbing (the Copper Spur steered above) however nonetheless fairly gentle when break up between two individuals. IT‘s a semi-freestanding design, which suggests there are fewer poles, however you need 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 aspect. Two sleeping pads match, and hikers beneath 6’ 4″ might be fantastic, however should you’re not shut together with your mountain climbing companion, the three-person model for $375 ($125 off) might be a greater possibility.

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 favored the one-person model, which is spacious, light-weight, and durable. The Osmo material 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 version is also 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 very 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 want the sq. design of the Base Camp 6, the Wonderland 6 is undeniably roomier, higher ventilated, and total 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 also on sale for $257 ($172 off), however I extremely advocate the two-person model as IT‘s almost the identical worth and offers you significantly extra residing 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 skin of any pack, and may double as a chair, further padding on chilly nights, desk, you identify IT. I’m too outdated and too smooth to be the form of ultra-minimalist who will get by with only a Z-Lite for sleeping, however I nonetheless have one round on nearly 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‘s undoubtedly not gentle, however should you do not thoughts the load IT‘s a cushty possibility. The open-cell inside affords a properly comfortable sleeping expertise with sufficient padding to assist even aspect sleepers keep away from bottoming out.

Previously our prime choose for backpacking sleeping pads, the Exped Extremely 7R remains to be an ideal winter sleeping pad, particularly at this worth. The Extremely has down insulation inside IT to attain the excessive R-rating. At beneath 2 kilos for the extensive model, IT‘s not that heavy for a 4 season pad, however IT is kind of cumbersome, taking on appreciable pack area as a result of 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 simply 3—making IT the very best ultralight possibility for aspect sleepers. I additionally just like the baffle design higher than the Therm-a-Relaxation, and IT appears to be a bit of 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‘s 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 luggage, is the broader lower by means of the torso space all the way down to the knees. This bag is nearly 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, however IT‘s additionally one of many few jackets that has by no means didn’t preserve me dry. IT has Gore-Tex’s newest material innovation, referred to as ePE (expanded polyethylene)—IT‘s 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 simply discover in most jackets. This offers takes a bit of of the sting out of the one factor I do not like about this jacket—the worth.

Patagonia’s basic 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 p.c pretty much as good and fewer than half the worth of the Beta. IT‘s acquired a two-way adjustable hood, and cuffs have velcro to offer a pleasant, tight seal in opposition to the rain. The one actual grievance I’ve with this jacket is that is IT‘s on the noisier aspect, however at this worth, I can take care of a bit of further nylon crinkling.

There’s solely a pair colours out there at this worth, however this can be a nice deal on some of the packable artificial puffer jackets we have examined. Should 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 coloration choice, however that is too good of a worth to disregard. The 650 Down Jacket is without doubt one of the finest price range three-season puffers you should purchase, extra so at this worth. At 10.9 ounces, IT‘s fairly light-weight and has massive hand pockets and a few very good inside pockets for stashing a hat or gloves. The youngsters’ model is also on sale in a pleasant yellow coloration that is helpful for recognizing your baby within the snow.

Patagonia’s Down Sweater is a much-loved, basic 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 material nonetheless seems to be like IT does the day I took IT dwelling (that material is now constituted of recycled fishing nets).

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‘s not a problem. The Resolve is a cushty pack. Whereas technically frameless, IT looks like 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 in the marketplace, particularly on sale. I used to be shocked 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 aspect stash pockets are fabulously massive—large enough for a Nalgene bottle or rain jacket. The Flash 22 is made from 70-denier recycled ripstop nylon, which is on the lighter aspect, however mine has held up effectively, even coming by means of some tough canyon hikes in Utah with none greater than mud stains. Word that this deal is simply on the print variations.

That is Thriller Ranch’s stab at an ultralight pack. IT‘s 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 prime choose for any load over 25 kilos, however sadly, Thriller Ranch has discontinued IT, so this is perhaps your final likelihood to snag one.

If you wish to carry a chair backpacking, that is the one to get. IT‘s 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 smooth floor.

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

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