Is not it wonderful how briskly summer season goes by? The youngsters are again at school, and it is time for the annual REI Labor Day Sale. This 12 months’s occasion kicks off right this moment, August 22, and ends on Labor Day, September 2. Many objects are as much as 30 % off, and REI Co-op members save 20 % on any REI Outlet merchandise. To get the member low cost, add the promo code LABORDAY2025 at checkout.
We have rounded up the most effective offers on all our favourite tents, backpacks, sleeping baggage, pads, cookware, out of doors attire, and extra. Lots of the greatest REI offers are on the corporate’s home model gear, however we have additionally pulled in offers from competing gross sales at Backcountry, Public Lands, and cottage business retailers.
Up to date Monday, August 25, 2025: We have added new finish of summer season offers on Bote paddleboards, Oru folding kayaks, Arc’teryx Beta raingear, Kelty love seat, the Huge Agnes Copper Spur Tent, Nemo Dragonfly tent, Sea to Summit ultralight cookware, and extra.
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Offers on Tents
REI tents are a number of the greatest offers round, much more so throughout gross sales. If you would like to study extra, see our information to the most effective backpacking tents and greatest automotive tenting tents.
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REI’s Base Camp tent is WIRED’s favourite automotive tenting tent. It is extraordinarily properly designed and proved a lot weatherproof in our testing. The standard dome tent design, with two crossed poles and two aspect poles, holds up properly in wind, and the tent flooring is high-quality 150-denier (150D) polyester. There’s a great deal of storage pockets, double doorways, nice vents, and big home windows, making it comfy even in summer season warmth.
The Wonderland 6 is REI’s alternative for the Kingdom 6 and appears to be, for essentially the most half, very comparable. We’ve not examined this one, however my nearly 20-year-old Kingdom 6 continues to be going sturdy. For essentially the most half, it is product of the exact same ripstop nylon used within the Wonderland. With loads of mesh, this can have higher air flow than the Base Camp above, however the rainfly would not come as low and the ring design is not fairly a powerful. For summer season tenting, although, it is a nice choice.
The REI Half Dome 2 is the most effective price range two-person backpacking tent. We’ve toted it on many a backpacking journey and located it to be a lot sturdy, fast to arrange, and able to becoming two individuals and their gear. It even comes with a footprint (which I by no means hassle with, but it surely’s good to have it if you need to cope with prickers or pointy rocks). I actually like the colour choices this 12 months too, which mix in with its environment quite than stand out.
The Huge Agnes Copper Spur sequence is our prime decide for freestanding ultralight tents. It is a high-quality, well-designed tent that is light-weight, straightforward to arrange, and roomy sufficient to be habitable within the backcountry. The “awning” design (with trekking poles or sticks) is a pleasant further and the combo of 15D nylon, and 20D ripstop, whereas to feels fragile, as held up properly over time.
I’ve solely spent two nights on this tent, however to date it is my favourite solo freestanding tent. I just like the beneficiant quantity of mesh on the prime, which supplies some good air flow on heat summer season nights and is ideal for falling asleep underneath the celebs when the climate permits. The Osmo material continues to dwell as much as the hype, with a lot much less water absorption than nylon tents in wet climate, and there is a good quantity of room for storing all of your stuff. The bikepacking pleasant model, with shorter pole segments that match higher on a motorcycle, can also be on sale for $390 ($130 off).
Offers on Day-Mountain climbing Packs and Backpacks
Make sure to learn by way of our information to day-hiking packs. Whereas we have not revealed our information to ultralight backpacks but, a number of of our picks are on sale proper now and famous under.
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I simply began testing this pack this summer season as a part of an upcoming ultralight backpack information. It is very comfy, carrying a 25-pound load with out subject. I have not lived out of it for greater than an evening but, however to date I prefer it, and it is very moderately priced. Curiously, there is a touch upon REI saying that you simply’re higher off going with the Flash 55 and simply eradicating the highest lid to avoid wasting weight. That’ll prevent some money proper now, because the Flash 55 can also be on sale for $139 ($50 off).
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.
The Osprey Talon is probably essentially the most tried-and-true day-hiking pack in the marketplace, and for good purpose. It is gentle and comfy, and the 33L capability can swallow a ton of drugs and haul it properly. This 33L iteration weighs simply 2 kilos, 12.5 ounces and sports activities 100D high-tenacity nylon that is been coated with a non-PFAS DWR. Annoyingly, there is not any rain cowl, however that omission apart, it’s an outstanding daypack.
Topo Designs makes a few of our favourite baggage, from the Mountain Cross, which Gear editor Jeremy White says is “greatest bag on the planet”, to the International Briefcase, which is on our record of the Greatest Messenger Baggage. Neither of those baggage, sadly, are at present within the 60 % markdowns however many others are!
Sleeping Bag Offers
Whether or not you want an inexpensive automotive tenting bag, or one thing extra sturdy for fall and spring journeys, we have you lined. Make sure to learn our greatest sleeping baggage information for much more choices.
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REI’s Magma line of down gear are a number of the greatest offers round. The Magma 15 sleeping bag has lengthy been an inexpensive bag that is excellent for shoulder season journeys when the temp doubtlessly swing decrease than you are anticipating (the consolation ranking is 21 F). There’s three lengths and three widths, making it straightforward to get one thing that is excellent on your physique, and the 850-fill-power goose down (bluesign-approved) packs down good and small. If you happen to do not want the shoulder season protection the Magma 30 can also be on sale for $262 ($87 off), and makes a terrific summer season sleeping bag.
I’ve simply began testing this as a price range choice for ultralight quilts. Up to now, I have been impressed. Just like the sleeping bag model above, that is 95 % of what you get from far dearer baggage. It is gentle (20.3 ounces for the medium), packs down small, consists of straps to maintain it in your sleeping pad, might be utterly unzipped and used like a comforter, or snapped up in a correct footbox on colder nights.
The Enhance is a hybrid bag that may work for backpacking, but it surely may also be adjusted to a semi-retangular form to make it extra comfy for automotive tenting. There are arm holes, which makes studying in it a bit simpler, and you may attain out to open or shut the “WarmZip” middle zipper, which cinches down the Enhance to make it extra like a conventional mummy bag.
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The “mummy” design of mummy baggage is about optimizing for heat, not consolation. However let’s face it, most of us aren’t sleeping in conditions the place our survival is at stake. Therm-a-Relaxation has addressed this with what it calls W.A.R.M. match, which stands for “with further room for a number of” positions. Certainly, this bag could be very roomy for a mummy design. I used to be ready to attract my legs up when side-sleeping and unfold out significantly greater than with most baggage. If you happen to toss and switch by way of the nights and do not need a quilt-style bag, this may be my prime decide.
The Siesta is our favourite sleeping bag for automotive tenting. You actually should not have to spend some huge cash on a sleeping bag for automotive tenting. Ought to your greatest efforts to cocoon heat round you fail, there may be, in any case, a automotive to retreat to. That is why we love the REI Siesta Hooded 20—it is a lot heat and inexpensive. The Siesta’s rectangular minimize makes it a roomier, extra comfy bag, and the 20-degree ranking makes it sufficient for three-season journeys, and in contrast to most rectangular baggage, the Siesta has a hood, which helps on these chilly nights. We additionally like that you may zip two Siestas collectively.
Offers on Sleeping Pads
Good sleep within the backcountry might be frustratingly elusive, however one good place to begin is with a top quality sleeping pad. Whether or not you are searching for the an ultralight, ultraminimal packing pad or a luxurious 4-inch-thick car-camping behemoth, there’s offers on each proper now.
Enjoyable on the Therm-a-rest NeoLoft
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The NeoLoft is on the heavy aspect for somebody who’s totally on the ultralight bandwagon, however I can not seem to depart this pad at house. It is simply too comfy. I’ve ended up carrying it on each journey I took this summer season. It does weigh 25 ounces, but it surely packs down respectably small (about an inch thicker and taller than a Nalgene water bottle), and inflates to an enormous 4.6-inch comfortable pad that appears extra like a luxurious car-camping pad than one thing for the backcountry. I extremely advisable it.
That is our favourite all-around backpacking sleeping pad. The Tensor All-Season hits all of the candy spots. It weighs an acceptably gentle 18.2 ounces, supplies a superb 3 inches of padding, and has an R ranking of 5.4. That works out to the most effective padding and R ranking for the load. It is also mercifully quiet—none of that annoying crunching noise each time you roll over.
If you happen to’re gearing up for a winter journey, it is a whole lot on a terrific winter sleeping pad. The Tensor Excessive Situations has the very best R worth of any pad we have examined, but one way or the other manages to pack right down to in regards to the dimension of a Nalgene water bottle and weighs simply 21 ounces (587 g). It is one factor to assert an R worth in lab checks although—a subzero night time on the snow in a Wisconsin winter was the true check. This pad carried out extraordinarily properly. Paired with a Z-Relaxation (see under) and a –10F sleeping bag, it stored me toasty right down to 4 levels Fahrenheit.
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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 identify it. I’m too outdated and too smooth to be the kind 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 large fats tenting pad that began the development of huge fats tenting pads, the Megamat is a revelation. Belief me, you don’t have any thought how comfy tent tenting might be till you sleep on a Megamat (or a MondoKing, see under). The 4-inch-thick Exped MegaMat is smooth and surprisingly agency because of the closed-cell foam inside it, which relieves strain and feels about as near the mattress in your bed room as you are going to get within the woods.
Once I offered my Jeep I had to surrender my overlanding goals and return to being a mere camper, however this Megamat, which cuts in to suit across the wheel wells of an SUV, has introduced a few of these overlanding goals again to life. I throw this behind my spouse’s Rav4, and whereas it isn’t an ideal match (examine Exped to see which automobiles are supported), it is shut sufficient that I can get a superb night time’s sleep within the automotive.
If you happen to get a Megamat, get this pump to go along with it. I like this pump not a lot for the inflating (although that’s good too, it speeds issues up), however for the deflating. You may get all of the air out and the mattress again in its stuff sack very quickly with this factor. It is properly definitely worth the cash, particularly on sale.
Offers on Stoves and Camp Gear
We have filtered by way of all of the tenting gear offers to spotlight our favourite camp stoves, water filters, and extra.
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REI gross sales are the time to seize this improve range. Certain, the essential model under will get the job carried out, however the forged iron burners of the Cascade are a lot nicer and extra sturdy. The griddle plate can also be helpful, excellent for cranking out pancakes. My solely gripe is that I want there have been an choice to get two griddles, as I discover the grill not almost as helpful.
Stroll round any campground in America and you will seemingly see dozens of those, for good purpose. They’re straightforward to make use of, final a very long time, and are not all that costly. The ten,000-BTU burners are a lot to prepare dinner on nearly any pan you will have (I take advantage of forged iron pans on mine), and the digital ignition means you do not have to maintain monitor of a lighter.
The MSR PocketRocket 2 is our prime decide isopro backpacking range for most individuals. It is light-weight (2.6 ounces) however has broad sufficient arms to help nearly any one- or two-person pot. It is easy to make use of, even whereas carrying gloves, and it is environment friendly—at sea degree (OK, technically 947 toes), it boiled 1 liter of water in 3 minutes, 47 seconds. You possibly can even get it to simmer, although the flame radius is small, so fancier cooking is not straightforward. See our subsequent decide if that is your aim.
If you wish to prepare dinner within the backcountry, like legitimately prepare dinner with substances, not rehydrating meals, the most effective range I’ve examined is the Firebox Nano with the fuel burner and diffusion plate. The Firebox Nano is a twig range, so you will have that choice as properly (I’m lucky to dwell someplace I can use this characteristic), however with summer season burn bans in lots of locations, it is actually the fuel burner and diffusion plate which might be the centerpiece right here. Collectively, they unfold out the flame sufficient that cooking on a 10-inch pan is just about like cooking on my range at house. It is a almost miraculous achievement for a range setup this small and light-weight (8 ounces).
It is a backpacking must-have for me. It turns cleanup from a tedious chore to a few seconds’ work. I’ve even perfected cleansing burnt pans with it: Boil water within the pan to loosen the burnt bits and scrape them out. It is not a large financial savings, however you would possibly as properly seize one whereas it is a couple bucks cheaper.
The phrase “ultralight” means various things to totally different individuals, and this pot could or could not qualify for you, however should you’re cooking for a bunch, this 3-liter pot is about as gentle because it will get. That is my go-to pot for household backpacking journeys. The hard-anodized aluminum is sturdy and supplies good warmth switch. The ceramic nonstick coating makes for simple cleanup (particularly paired with the GSI scraper under). You can too nest the 2L model ($51) inside this one for extra cooking choices on the path. If you wish to go nuts with it, I have not tried it, however you’ll be able to theoretically additionally nest the 1.3L model ($45) contained in the 2L.
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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 smooth floor.
The factor to remember while you store REI model gear is the corporate’s fundamental proposition: you get 90 % of the designer merchandise, for 70 % of the value. It is a technique that works fairly properly and has generated some actually nice, inexpensive gear. This chair is an effective instance of that. It is not as good because the Nemo above, but it surely’s nonetheless comfy (it does wobble a bit, aspect to aspect while you transfer) and almost half the value.
This camp chair is the coziest approach to hang around across the hearth. It’s considerably enormous, heavy, and awkward to fold up and carry, however as long as you will have room for it in your automobile, there is not any higher approach to calm down underneath the celebs together with your family members.
Offers on Outside Attire
On the lookout for Labor Day offers on new rain gear or climbing garments? We have you lined with guides to the most effective merino wool t-shirts and clothes, greatest rain jackets, and greatest puffer jackets.
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Patagonia’s Nano Puff sequence has been a success because it launched years in the past. If you would like a technical midlayer that you may additionally put on round city, that is the jacket to get. The fill is artificial, but it surely’s impressively heat and manages to stuff down nearly like a down jacket.
REI’s Sahara Shade Hoodie presents UPF 50+ material (a polyester and spandex mix) to guard you from that high-altitude solar (or any solar). It is smooth and stretchy, so you will have a superb vary of motion, and there are thumbholes within the sleeves to maintain them from using up and exposing your arms. The three-panel hood has a drawstring you should use the cinch it down and maintain your neck lined as properly.
The most effective price range rain jacket you should purchase, REI’s Rainier Jacket is impressively waterproof and fairly long-lasting for $70. The sturdy water repellent (DWR) is PFAS-free, however nonetheless fairly good. You additionally get taped seams and an adjustable hood, two good options you typically do not discover in jackets this low-cost.
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You possibly can’t go flawed with a pair of Darn Robust merino wool socks. There is a bunch of types and colours to select from, however keep in mind to go along with extra merino than not should you’re hoping to get a number of days out of them. Something over 30 % nylon begins to odor shortly in my testing.
The superior wool shirt from Fjällräven is about as northwoods because it will get. It is also good and heat and smooth, no less than on the within; my youngsters don’t like the surface.
Arc’teryx’s Beta AR rain jacket is likely one of the burliest rain jackets I’ve examined. The Beta AR makes use of 40D material for a lot of the face, with strengthened 80D patches in excessive put on areas, all of it with Gore-Tex Professional 3L membrane. It has been the one Gore-Tex jacket I’ve examined that hasn’t wetted out but, and the pit zips present glorious air flow. At 1 lb. 0.3 oz. it isn’t the lightest jacket on the market, however you would be arduous pressed to search out anything this sturdy at this weight.
Paddleboard and Kayak Offers
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That is my favourite paddleboard for lazy days on the lake. The LowRider Aero is giant and steady, making it nice for novices. It is surprisingly nimble and straightforward to steer too, with excellent monitoring capacity. I additionally love the two-in-one kayak/SUP hybrid design, which suggests you’ll be able to flip it right into a full fishing rig with Bote’s varied add-ons.
Oru’s foldable kayaks are genius—all of the boat, not one of the dimension. The Lake is gentle, moderately quick, and the most affordable approach to get into the world of folding kayaks. As with all Oru’s choices, the Lake folds origami-style right into a roughly 30-inch sq. that’s simply 15 inches deep—sufficiently small to slot in a automotive trunk or corridor closet.
