If a national park trip or a first-ever backpacking adventure is on the calendar, the gear bill can sneak up fast. US outdoor retailer REI — founded in 1938 and now one of the biggest names in hiking, camping and cycling kit — is running a stack of discounts this season that don't all require coupon codes, and the savings are substantial.
The easiest win is a newsletter sign-up: new subscribers get a code for 15% off one full-priced item, valid on anything eligible from boots to backpacks. Note the catch — the code expires 30 days after it lands in your inbox.
This autumn's volume discounts reward bundling. Buy three or more pairs of full-priced socks for up to 10% off, bundle full-price tents, sleeping bags and pads for 10% off, or take 15% off paddles when you buy a kayak, canoe or stand-up paddleboard. Buy a full-price Co-op Cycles bike and you'll get up to 15% off bike accessories, clothing and shoes the same day.
The deals section is where the deepest cuts live: last season's gear at up to 79% off, with rain jackets discounted by as much as $200, hiking boots up to 70% off (including 25% off women's Merrell Moab 3s and 50% off the men's Moab 2 Decon SE), and backpacks from Osprey, The North Face and Patagonia up to 30% off. Bikes are up to 30% off — 20% off the Co-op Cycles CTY 1.1, for example — and camping gear up to 50%, including half price on the REI Co-op Campwell 6 tent. The online REI Outlet adds further markdowns on brands like Arc'teryx, Hoka, Salomon and Columbia, such as 41% off an Osprey Arcane crossbody bag.
For regular shoppers, the $30 lifetime membership may be the best value of all. Members earn roughly 10% back annually on eligible full-price co-op purchases, get free standard shipping, a full year to make returns, 20% off bike and snow shop services, and up to 33% off gear rentals. Sign up by November 12, 2026, spend $50 and buy the membership in the same order, and a $30 gift card effectively refunds the fee. Keen? The REI Co-op Mastercard stacks another 5% in card rewards on REI purchases (15% total with membership rewards), 1.5% elsewhere, no annual fee, plus a $100 gift card after your first outside purchase — usable within 60 days of opening the account.
There's a sustainability angle too: trade gently used gear through Re/Supply and you'll get an e-gift card once it's evaluated, while the secondhand items themselves are resold in stores at solid discounts.
Why it matters: equipping yourself properly before a big outdoors trip usually costs hundreds, sometimes thousands. Between the newsletter code, bundle deals and outlet markdowns, a decent chunk of that can go back into the trip itself — campsites, fuel, trail snacks. Just double-check any code's terms, minimum spend and expiry before checkout if it refuses to work.
