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

REI’s Member Days sale begins right now and runs by March 23, 2026. Because the title 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. In the event you’re not but an REI member, you may be part of right now.

We have combed by 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, out of doors attire, and extra.

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

In the course of 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 number of items of out of doors gear we love which might be good candidate for purchasing together with your member coupon. Not an REI member? You possibly can join right now 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 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 excellent evening’s sleep within the backcountry. It is soft and cozy, like a luxurious car-camping pad, with wonderful strain reduction (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 situations 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

Massive Agnes

Copper Spur HV UL Tent

The Massive Agnes Copper Spur tents are top quality, light-weight, and properly designed. At 2 kilos 10 ounces for the two-person mannequin, this is among the lightest freestanding tents in the marketplace. It is easy to arrange, and steady even in robust 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 (offered you might 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 suggest 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 seaside.

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 time as a part of an upcoming ultralight backpack information. It’s totally comfy, carrying a 25-pound load with out problem. 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 an excellent stability between options and worth. It is 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 is acquired good load lifters as properly, and the minimalist design works properly 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 out of doors cooking expertise. I lived full time in an RV for over seven years and cooked on this range virtually every single day. It is all in regards to the forged iron grates. They’re sturdier than the same old 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 identical to a forged iron pan. The flat high can also be useful for cranking out camp pancakes for a hungry household. The coupon brings the value right here right down to $200.

Offers on Tenting and Backpacking Gear

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Nemo Gear’s Mayfly Osmo tent is the two-person tent I attain for probably 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 high decide for ultralight mountain climbing (the Copper Spur urged above) however nonetheless fairly gentle when cut up between two individuals. 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 toes, however the Mayfly is on the tight facet. Two sleeping pads match, and hikers beneath 6′ 4″ shall be effective, however when you’re not shut together with your mountain climbing accomplice, the three-person mannequin for $375 ($125 off) shall 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 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 automotive tenting tent. Whereas I choose 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 in regards to 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 suggest the two-person model because it’s practically the identical worth and provides 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 might double as a chair, additional padding on chilly nights, desk, you title it. I’m too outdated and too tender 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 virtually each backpacking journey I take.

The self-inflating Consolation Plus inhabits an attention-grabbing borderland between automotive tenting pad and backpacking sleeping pad. At 3 kilos it is undoubtedly not gentle, however when you do not thoughts the burden it is a comfy possibility. 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 an excellent winter sleeping pad, particularly at this worth. The Extremely has down insulation inside it to realize the excessive R-rating. At beneath 2 kilos for the extensive model, it isn’t that heavy for a 4 season pad, however it’s fairly 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 just 3—making it one of the best ultralight possibility for facet sleepers. I additionally just like the baffle design higher than the Therm-a-Relaxation, and it appears to be a little bit extra sturdy in my testing. Be aware that the XT has been changed by a more moderen 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 sensible choice for summer time. What I like most about this bag, and practically all of Nemo’s sleeping luggage, is the broader lower by the torso space right 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, however it’s additionally one of many few jackets that has by no means didn’t 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) score of 28,000, which is much better than the same old score of 10,000 that you simply discover in most jackets. This offers takes a little 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 p.c nearly as good and fewer than half the value of the Beta. It is acquired a two-way adjustable hood, and cuffs have velcro to offer 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 worth, I can cope with a little bit additional nylon crinkling.

There’s solely a pair colours accessible at this worth, however it is a nice deal on one of the vital packable artificial puffer jackets we have examined. In the event 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 cope with restricted colour choice, however that is too good of a worth to disregard. The 650 Down Jacket is among the finest funds three-season puffers you should purchase, extra so at this worth. At 10.9 ounces, it is fairly light-weight and has massive hand pockets and a few very good inner pockets for stashing a hat or gloves. The children’ model can also be on sale in a pleasant yellow colour 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 to be like prefer it does the day I took it residence (that cloth is now made out of recycled fishing nets).

Nemo’s Resolve is a good 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 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 masses as much as 15 kilos with out straining the shoulders, and the facet 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 facet, however mine has held up properly, even coming by some tough canyon hikes in Utah with none greater than mud stains. Be aware 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 masses far past what most ultralight packs (even these with frames) can deal with. This is among 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 is likely to be your final likelihood to snag one.

If you wish to deliver a chair backpacking, that is the one to get. It is simply in regards to the lightest in the marketplace at 18 ounces, and it packs down good and small. Nemo additionally solved the primary downside with all pole chairs: The included base pad retains it from sinking in tender 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 when you get that colour. Yeti’s Hopper cooler is my go-to cooler for a day on the seaside. It is simply massive sufficient for ice, drinks, and snacks for my household of 5.

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