HikerDeals' Best-of-the-Best Outdoor Gear Deals:
- Sierra Trading Post: Extra 15% Off Fishing, hunting & Work Gear
- Moosejaw: 10% off with coupon code MOOSE, extra 10% off sale items with code SUPERSALE
- Sierra Trading Post: Extra 10% Off Boots, Shoes, Gear, and Workout Apparel + January Coupon 10% Off $100+ Orders
HikerDeals Bargain, Deal, and Sale Archive for May, 2006
REI Coupon for 20% Off One Item
The annual REI anniversary sale started this weekend and continues until May 14th. In addition to good discounts on a lot of new (not just closeout or overstock) camping, hiking, and backpacking gear REI is also offerring current and new REI members 20% off any one item, just use coupon code 6ANNV at checkout (expires May 14, 2006).
10% Off $100+ Orders at Sierra Trading Post
Sierra Trading Post keeps the coupons rolling. Here’s a coupon good for 10% off any order of $100 or more, just click the link and the coupon will be applied at checkout. Good on all the camping, hiking, and backpacing clothes and gear at SierraTradingPost.com until June 1, 2006.
$71.95 – The North Face Venture Stretch Waterproof Shell Jacket
Adding stretch to waterproof fabrics, like GoreTex, is one of the best improvements made to waterproof fabrics in the past several years. Stretch waterproofing is a lot more comfortable than the regular stuff and shell jackets made from it both fit smoother under a pack and are save a few ounces by having less fabric around the shoulders and body. The Stretch Venture jacket from The North Face is a great example – plus it’s in the new Flight Series of ultralight gear from The North Face.
The TNF Venture shell is currently available in L and XL sizes. At $71.95 it’s 48% off the regular price, a major bargain on a waterproof shell that’s both stretch and ultralight.
$229.95 – FSA Carbon Pro Elite Compact Road Crankset
Any cyclists looking for a deal on a quick road bike upgrade? The FSA (Full Speed Ahead) Carbon Pro Elite crankset for road bikes is 30% off at Sierra Trading Post. If you’ve never ridden on a carbon crankset before – at least stop by your local bike shop and take one of their high-end demo bikes for a test ride. I think carbon cranks make a huge difference in ride quality – they’re stiffer but still manage to feel a little smoother on bumpy or long rides.
Anyway, this FSA Carbon crankset is designed for ISIS bottom brackets and (currently) available in 172.5mm and 175mm sizes.
$39.38 – Primus Classic Moonlite Lantern, Seriously Bright and On Sale
Another great deal from Steep and Cheap, half-off the Primus Classic Moonlite lantern is sweet, especially when it’s worth (almost) twice the regular price.
This little thing is one of my favorite pieces of gear to bring on just about any trip. As small and light as it is it’s worth the extra 6-8 ounces for some comfort on backpacking trips, it’s a great heat source during winter trips, and on summer trips that aren’t in the middle of the desert it’s awesome to cheer things up during gloomy or rainy days. It only weighs about 6 ounces (including the protective case) and is smaller than a standard light bulb – but probably puts out as much or more light. At full-burn it gets 9 hours from one small (~200 gram) gas canister, and since you’ll probably only need to run it a half-burn that means any trip less than a week probably won’t even require any extra gas canisters than you already bring.
As usual, some “sounds-like-your-mom” cautions: don’t keep the lantern inside a tent or snow cave without a lot of ventilation or when snow is falling – you could end up suffocating inside the tent when it burns of the oxygen; and don’t keep the lantern right next to where you’re sitting during spring or summer trips because it will bring extra moths and flying things around (the light doesn’t attract any extra mosquitos though, since they can find you perfectly well without any light).
20% Off Arc’teryx Shells, Fleece and Other Clothes at Altrec.com
Arc’teryx makes some of the toughest and lightest gear out there. Altrec.com is marking most of their Arc’teryx gear 20% off at their spring sale. Even though it’s a “20% off sale” I must have missed something because some items are 25-30% off and others are only 10% off or not on sale at all… Still, it’s worth checking out because there is a good selection of Arc’teryx hard shells, soft shells, fleece jackets, and other top-end items on sale (sale ends 5/12/2006).
Sierra Trading Post 10% Off $75+ Coupon
Just a reminder that the Sierra Trading Post coupon for 10% off any order of $75 or more expires in two days (5/5/2006). Good on all the already discounted camping and hiking gear in the store, this should at least make up for the cost of shipping (expires 5/5/2006).
Eastbay 10% Off Coupon and 25% Cash-Back
Two new deals at Eastbay this month:
- 10% off all orders (no minimum order size), use coupon code LKS1EMY6 at checkout (expires 5/30/2006)
- $25 gift card for every $100 spent at Eastbay, enter code EML61BA3 at checkout and gift card will be sent to the email address entered during checkout (expires 5/22/2006)
$60 – Patagonia Women’s R3 Fleece Jacket
$110 – Patagonia Scythe Softshell Jacket for Women
20% Off at Backcountry.com – Single-Use Coupon
Backcountry.com sent me a 20% off coupon in their latest newsletter. The code can only be used once, but I’m not going to use the coupon before it expires so if anyone needs any camping, hiking, backpacking or other gear – check out the Backcountry.com shop and use coupon code SW-1-GC9FA to get 20% off any order (expires at the end of May 1, 2006, if no one uses it before then).
$89.15 – Men’s Arc’Teryx Delta SV Jacket, 55% Off
Steep and Cheap has the Arc’Teryx Delta SV jacket in-stock in men’s sizes S-XL. As usual with Steep and Cheap, it’s a one-day-only sale and this heavy-weight fleece jacket is marked down from $199 to just $89.15 today only (or until it’s sold out, which usually happens first).