The Best Outdoor Deals 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 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. Should you’re not but an REI member, you’ll be able to join today.

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

Up to date Wednesday, March 2026: We have added just a few 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

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 just a few items of outside gear we love which can be good candidate for getting along with your member coupon. Not an REI member? You’ll be able to sign up today and get entry to the coupon.

Improve Your Sleeping Expertise

Therm-a-Relaxation

NeoLoft Sleeping Pad

I simply received again from a three-day journey utilizing this pad for the primary time in just a few 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-Rest 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 comfortable and cozy, like a luxurious car-camping pad, with glorious strain 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 huge it’s when inflated.

Lighten Your Load With an Ultralight Tent

Large Agnes

Copper Spur HV UL Tent

The Large Agnes Copper Spur tents are high quality, lightweight, and well designed. At 2 kilos 10 ounces for the two-person mannequin, this is among the lightest freestanding tents available on the market. 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 house. 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 have got 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 shield the ground. It additionally lets you pitch the fly solely, which is good shelter on sunny days on the seaside.

Seize REI’s Greatest 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 is very snug, carrying a 25-pound load with out difficulty. It is not 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 really like the precurved again panel and hip belt, which have been rather more snug than most ultralight framed packs on this class. It is received 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

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 nearly day-after-day. It is all in regards to the forged iron grates. They’re sturdier than the standard metallic 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 worth 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 essentially the most. It is solidly constructed, cleverly designed, and has proved sturdy, and most significantly, dry, in my years of testing. I tested the Mayfly two-person model, which has a path weight of three kilos 8 ounces. A little bit heavier than our high decide for ultralight climbing (the Copper Spur prompt above) however nonetheless fairly gentle when cut up between two folks. It is a semi-freestanding design, which suggests 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 aspect. Two sleeping pads match, and hikers underneath 6′ 4″ might be high-quality, however should you’re not shut along with your climbing associate, 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 desire 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 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 perfect 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 prefer the square 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 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 is also on sale for $257 ($172 off), however I extremely advocate the two-person model because it’s almost 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 surface of any pack, and may double as a chair, further padding on chilly nights, desk, you title it. I’m too outdated and too delicate 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 nearly each backpacking journey I take.

The self-inflating Consolation Plus inhabits an attention-grabbing borderland between car camping pad and backpacking sleeping pad. At 3 kilos it is positively not gentle, however should you do not thoughts the load it is a snug possibility. The open-cell inside provides a properly comfortable sleeping expertise with sufficient padding to assist even aspect sleepers keep away from bottoming out.

Previously our top pick for backpacking sleeping pads, the Exped Extremely 7R continues to be a fantastic winter sleeping pad, particularly at this value. The Extremely has down insulation inside it to attain the excessive R-rating. At underneath 2 kilos for the huge model, it isn’t that heavy for a 4 season pad, however it’s fairly cumbersome, taking over appreciable pack house as a result of down. I’ve used this pad down to twenty levels Fahrenheit and was very snug (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 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. Observe that the XT has been changed by a more recent mannequin, however this one continues to be nice.

Nemo’s Forte 35 is our favorite synthetic sleeping bag. It is rated to 35 levels (consolation rated), making it a good selection for summer time. What I like most about this bag, and almost all of Nemo’s sleeping luggage, is the broader reduce by means of the torso space right down to the knees. This bag is nearly a hybrid of a mummy bag and your father’s good outdated 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 favorite rain jacket. That is Arc’teryx’s lightest rain shell, but it surely’s additionally one of many few jackets that has by no means didn’t maintain me dry. It has Gore-Tex’s newest cloth innovation, referred to 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 of the sting out of the one factor I do not like about this jacket—the worth.

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

There’s solely a pair colours obtainable at this value, however this can be a nice deal on probably the most packable artificial puffer jackets we have examined. Should you’re avoiding down, however desire 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 coloration choice, however that is too good of a value to disregard. The 650 Down Jacket is among the greatest price range three-season puffers you should purchase, extra so at this value. At 10.9 ounces, it is fairly light-weight and has giant hand pockets and a few very good inner pockets for stashing a hat or gloves. The children’ model is also on sale in a pleasant yellow coloration that is useful for recognizing your baby within the snow.

Patagonia’s Down Sweater is a much-loved, classic 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 seems to be prefer it does the day I took it house (that cloth is now made out of recycled fishing nets).

Nemo’s Resolve is a great pack that incorporates 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 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 gentle.

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The Flash 22 is probably the best-value day pack available on the market, particularly on sale. I used to be shocked by how snug 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 aspect 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 aspect, however mine has held up nicely, even coming by means of some tough canyon hikes in Utah with none greater than mud stains. Observe 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 snug 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 probability 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 available on the market at 18 ounces, and it packs down good and small. Nemo additionally solved the principle downside with all pole chairs: The included base pad retains it from sinking in delicate floor.

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As with most Yeti gross sales, this one applies solely to a single coloration, on this case the insanely shiny 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 is simply giant sufficient for ice, drinks, and snacks for my household of 5.

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