The Best Memorial Day Sales on Outdoor Gear
Spring is an awesome opportunity to stock up on warm-weather essentials—not to mention a good time to snag discounted winter gear. To streamline the shopping process for you, we’ve put together a list of bomber deals and promotions from brands in the outdoor world. We’ve tested gear from all of these brands, and we’ve added our product recommendations below, too. Bookmark this page and check back frequently through Memorial Day for more deals—we’ll be updating it with the latest promotions that are worth your time.
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Amazon
Promotion: Amazon is offering steep deals on a lot of products during various spring sales.
Dates: Ongoing
Our Pick: The Apple AirPods, currently 20 percent off. Columnist Jakob Schiller reviewed them when they got an upgrade in 2019.
Backcountry
Promotion: Backcountry will be offering up to 50 percent off gear and apparel during its Memorial Day sale.
Dates: May 21 through May 31
Our Pick: This isn’t currently part of the Memorial Day sale, but we love the Altra Provision 4.0 road-running shoe, which is 20 percent off right now. It won the Gear of the Year award in our 2020 Summer Buyer’s Guide.
BioLite
Promotion: BioLite will be offering 25 percent off sitewide.
Dates: May 21 through May 31
Our Pick: The FirePit. We called it “the best portable grill ever” in 2017, and remains one of our favorite pieces of tailgating gear.
Darn Tough
Promotion: Darn Tough is currently offering free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Also, if you sign up for the brand’s newsletter, you’ll get a free nail care kit with your first purchase.
Dates: Ongoing
Our Pick: The Hiker Micro Crew Cushion sock. It won our Gear Guy’s test of the best hiking socks.
Eastern Mountain Sports
Promotion: Eastern Mountain Sports is currently offering up to 75 percent off all clothing during its spring sale.
Dates: Now through May 31
Our Pick: The Thunderhead rain jacket. At $50, it’s one of our Gear Guy’s favorite deals.
Forsake
Promotion: Forsake is offering 25 percent off sitewide.
Dates: May 22 through May 31
Our Pick: The Patch boot. We featured it in our roundup of the best women’s adventure travel shoes.
Huckberry
Promotion: There are some gems in Huckberry’s clearance section right now.
Dates: Ongoing
Our Pick: The Flint and Tinder Waxed Trucker jacket is a classic. “You’ll have this jacket for years to come and will wear it so often that the price tag will start to sound like a bargain,” wrote our columnist. The unlined version is currently 30 percent off.
Howler Brothers
Promotion: We found some trusty shirts in Howler’s Last Call.
Dates: Ongoing
Our Pick: The H Bar B Snapshirt. Our gear editor recommended it because it let him be “more comfortable at the office without looking like a schlub who just rolled out of bed.”
Janji
Promotion: Janji is offering up to 30 percent off clothing and apparel.
Dates: The brand’s Memorial Day sale starts on May 24
Our Pick: Keep an eye out for the Women’s AFO Middle Shorts. We reviewed them in our most recent Summer Buyer’s Guide roundup of running gear.
Keen
Promotion: Keen is offering up to 30 percent off select products.
Dates: May 16 through through May 31
Our Pick: The Terradora II Strappy, one of the best water shoes of 2021.
Kelty
Promotion: Kelty is offering 25 percent off sitewide.
Dates: May 21 through June 1
Our Pick: Keep an eye out for a restock of the Low Loveseat. It’s one of the most coveted pieces of gear we’ve reviewed.
Maho Shades
Promotion: Use the code STRIPES20 for 20 percent off sitewide.
Dates: May 24 through May 31
Our Pick: The Charleston 2 sunglasses. We reviewed them in the travel page of our Winter Buyer’s Guide.
Osprey
Promotion: Some of our favorite Osprey daypacks are on sale.
Dates: Ongoing
Our Pick: The Archeon pack. The 70-liter version was the best travel bag our 2020 Summer Buyer’s Guide.
Po Campo
Promotion: Po Campo is offering 20 percent off panniers with code B2WW-Panniers.
Dates: Now through May 21
REI
Promotion: Ahead of REI’s annual Anniversary Sale beginning on May 21, there are a lot of ongoing deals to currently shop.
Dates: Ongoing
Our Pick: The Hoka One One Challenger ATR 5 trail-running shoes. Our Gear Guy loves them because they’re easy on his knees.
Stio
Promotion: Stio is offering free shipping on orders of $99 or more, and we’re already eyeing some steep deals on winter clothing.
Dates: The brand’s Memorial Day sale will start on May 27 and last through May 31
Our Pick: The 650-fill Colter Down jacket—it’s currently half off.
Yeti
Promotion: Yeti is offering free text and monogram customization when you purchase any drinkware.
Dates: May 27 through June 1
Our Pick: The Rambler 26-Ounce Vacuum Bottle with Chug Cap. Our gear-obsessed columnist Jakob Schiller loves this bottle for everyday use.
Top Deals We’re Eyeing
Altra Provision 4.0 Running Shoe ($104; 20 Percent Off)
This shoe won a Gear of the Year award in our 2020 Summer Buyer’s Guide. Its “engage-as-needed support system makes for an exceptionally comfortable ride,” wrote our testers. “It’s a great choice for neutral runners whose feet collapse inward when they’re tired and for chronic pronators who’ve had their fill of bulky shoes.”
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Smith Lowdown Slim 2 ChromaPop Sunglasses ($82; 45 Percent Off)
The Lowdown Slims are senior gear editor Ariella Gintzler’s go-to shades. “A smaller, skinnier version of Smith’s classic Lowdown frame, the Lowdown Slim has the same sporty yet stylish androgynous shape that fits in equally well on a snowfield, singletrack, or sidewalk,” she wrote.
The North Face Flight Futurelight Jacket (Men’s) ($168; 40 Percent Off)
The Flight Futurelight is one of our favorite shells for trail runs in any type of weather. “The Futurelight membrane acts like a nano-sieve: it’s permeable to air but not water, so it’s fully weatherproof and remarkably breathable,” wrote tester Martin Fritz Huber in our 2020 Summer Buyer’s Guide.
Sale Roundups
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The Best Headlamps We’ve Tested and Reviewed, on Sale
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Now Is a Great Time to Buy a Winter Puffy
When winter comes, you’ll be grateful you jumped on these steep end-of-season discounts. Here are our favorite puffies currently on sale. -
Our Top-Ranking Sunglasses, Discounted
They’ve kept our eyes from burning to a crisp, and now they’re on sale.