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The REI Anniversary Sale is REI’s biggest sale of the year. Offering special deals on outdoor gear, from tents and travel bags to trail-running shoes and tailgating gear, the sale is open to everyone. REI members can save an extra 20 percent on one full-priced item and 20 percent on one REI Outlet item. We’ve combed through all of REI’s Anniversary Sale offers and picked out some of the best deals.
Apparel
REI’s apparel offers cover a huge range of products. There’s 25 percent off all prAna Stretch Zion pants and shorts and Halle Bottoms, Cotopaxi clothing, and selected The North Face clothing and footwear. You can save up to 30 percent off all REI Co-op brand clothing and footwear, including socks, hats, gloves, and accessories, REI Co-op Swiftland running clothing, and selected KUHL clothing. There’s also 40 percent off all REI Co-op 650 down jackets and vests. These are some of our favorite offers:
Halle Straight Pants II – Women’s
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These mid-rise, recycled stretch fabric pants are breathable, abrasion- and wrinkle-resistant and offer UPF 50+ sun protection, making them a great choice for hiking and rock climbing. Their articulated knees are designed to help you move more freely, and their low-profile plastic closure lays flat so as to avoid obstructing a harness or hip belt. The pants have multiple pockets, including an on-seam compartment with an invisible closure.
Fuego Hooded Down Jacket – Women’s
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Filled with 800-fill-power goose down, and with elastic binding around the hood and cuffs, this jacket is warm enough to wear fall through spring, yet lightweight enough to take on a summer camping trip – it even stuffs into its own interior pocket for compact packing. Available in a selection of Cotopaxi’s typically cheerful colorways, the jacket has zippered hand pockets, an interior stash pocket, and an adjustable drawcord waist.
Sahara Shade Hoodie – Women’s
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This long-sleeved hooded t-shirt is constructed from a moisture-wicking, quick-drying stretch knit fabric that has UPF 50+ sun protection, making it a great choice for watersports or hiking trips. With thumbholes to hold the sleeves in place and dropped shoulders for added mobility, the t-shirt has a hood with an internal drawstring and a shaped hem to provide protection from your backpack.
Sahara Solid Long-Sleeve Shirt – Women’s
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This long-sleeve button-up shirt is a comfortable, functional option for travel and hiking trips. Made from stretch nylon fabric, it wicks moisture, dries fast and packs small; plus, it offers UPF 50 sun protection. There are chest pockets with hidden hook-and-loop closures, as well as a secure zippered stash pocket for small essentials. To help keep you cool, there’s a back vent with a mesh yoke underlay, and when rolled up, you can secure the shirt’s sleeves with button tabs.
Trailmade Shirt – Men’s
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Made from tear-resistant, water-repellent stretch fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, this is a stylish yet practical button-down shirt for hiking and travel. Backpack chafing is minimized by shoulder seams that are rolled forward, and there’s a zippered chest pocket for small necessities, plus loops to secure sunglasses and to hang the shirt up to dry.
Footwear
When it comes to boots, shoes and sandals, REI’s Anniversary Sale offers 25 percent off selected Altra and Salomon footwear, all La Sportiva and KEEN footwear, and selected The North Face clothing and footwear. There’s also 30 percent off all REI Co-op brand clothing and footwear. These are some of the footwear offers we love:
Newport H2 Sandals – Men’s
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If you need rugged footwear for hiking, sports, or watersports, these sturdy sandals have quick-dry webbing uppers and liners, plus durable toe bumpers to keep your feet comfortable and protected. The rubber soles are grippy but non-marking, and the quick-cinch bungee lacing makes them easy to put on and take off. There’s odor control to keep them fresh, but these sandals are machine washable, too.
Sawtooth X Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots – Men’s
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These over-the-ankle hiking boots made our list of Best Camping Gear as chosen by our editors. Made with oiled nubuck leather and durable fabric mesh uppers for protection and breathability, the boots have supportive anatomically-designed insoles, cushioned midsoles, rubber outsoles for grip, and waterproof membranes that let sweat out and prevent moisture getting in.
Cottonwood Low B-DRY Hiking Shoes – Women’s
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These durable ankle-high hiking boots have nubuck leather uppers with a water-repellent finish, abrasion-resistant mesh and molded rubber toe caps to keep your feet comfortable and dry. Featured in our Travel Essentials article, they have a lining that’s both waterproof and breathable, as well as non-slip rubber soles.
Outdoor gear
The outdoor gear offered in the REI Anniversary Sale includes 15 percent off all BOTE SUP boards and accessories, 30 percent off all The North Face tents and footprints, and REI Co-op brand travel gear, from their sleeping bags and backpacks to hydration vests and trekking poles. These are some of the products we have our eyes on:
Outward Low Padded Lawn Chair
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We featured this durable, padded, water-repellent chair in our list of Best Camping Gear, according to our editors. It has a light but sturdy aluminum frame and a bifold design that makes it easy to set up and take down. When folded, you can tuck blankets and accessories inside thanks to its secure closure system. There are backpack straps and a practical carry handle for easy transportation.
Epos 2-Bike Hitch Rack
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This two-bike hitch rack was one of our Travel Essentials picks. It has an innovative telescopic attachment system with pivoting cradles and steel-inforced straps that allow you to attach any kind of bike to your vehicle – even heavy e-bikes or bicycles fitted with fenders and racks. The rack is fully foldable, with integrated carrying handles and wheels, making it easy to store and transport.
Forte 20 Endless Promise Sleeping Bag – Men’s
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This comfortable three-season sleeping bag is designed with backcountry camping adventures in mind. Made with a durable recycled polyester ripstop shell and lightweight synthetic insulation, the bag packs down small and stays warm even when wet. We love the integrated pillow pocket and external draft collar that blocks out cold air.
Half Dome SL 2+ Tent with Footprint
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This superlight, three-season backpacking tent offers liveable space for two, with organizational pockets and gear loops, plus two vestibules for additional storage. There are upper mesh panels and ceiling vents for ventilation and lower ripstop panels for privacy, plus a fly design that facilitates quick and easy rolling up and down of the tent’s sides.
Expandable Packing Cube Set
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This set of three packing cubes–small, medium and large–is made with lightweight and durable ripstop nylon that has a water-repellant finish. Their upper mesh panels make it easy to see what’s inside each cube, expansion zippers offer flexibility when packing, and the cubes’ top and side handles make them easy to grab.
Travel bags
The outdoor gear deals for the REI Anniversary Sale offer 30 percent off all REI Co-op brand duffels, rucksacks, and travel gear. We’ve pulled out some of our favorite deals:
Big Haul Recycled Rolling Duffel – 30″
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You can pull this 87-liter rolling duffel over dirt, gravel, and cobblestones thanks to its large, heavy-duty wheels and sturdy chassis. Made with water- and tear-resistant ripstop nylon and furnished with multiple lash points to attach your gear, there are internal mesh pockets to organize your belongings and side compression straps to help condense large loads.
Big Haul 28 Recycled Duffel
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This rugged duffel is a versatile everyday bag that’s carry-on compliant with most airlines. It’s made with robust materials and can be carried either duffel-style or over your shoulder. Organizational features include daisy-chain lash points, a zippered quick-access side pocket for small items, and an interior mesh lid pocket complete with a key fob.
Ruckpack 40 Recycled Pack – Women’s
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Designed specifically for women, this 40-liter travel backpack has curved harness straps, a shorter torso length and an inclusive hip belt strap. Made with durable, water-repellent ripstop nylon, there’s a breathable back mesh panel, lightly padded shoulder straps and a sternum strap for comfort and stability. The rucksack’s numerous storage features include dual water bottle holders and an easy-access side panel, plus there’s a sleeve for a hydration reservoir.
Commuter Pack
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A practical, comfortable choice for commuting cyclists, this backpack is constructed with tough, water-repellent materials. It features multiple useful compartments and pockets, such as a laptop sleeve, lock storage pocket, and mesh water bottle holder. We like that the compression straps double as an attachment point for a helmet and that there’s a reflective light loop and built-in rain cover.
Travel Kit
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Made from durable ripstop nylon, this spacious, lightweight travel kit has padded sides and bottom to protect your toiletries. There’s a zippered interior mesh pocket and elastic loops to organize small essentials. We love that you can use the webbing carry handle to attach around a shower rod or hang from a hook when traveling.
Christie Dietz is an award-winning freelance journalist from London who is based in Germany. She has covered food and travel for publications including National Geographic Traveler, Gastro Obscura, Food and Travel and National Geographic Traveller Food (UK), to which she contributes a regular feature.
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