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 'Cookware & Trail Food' Category
$5.49 – Wide-Mouth, Lexan Nalgene Bottles
What does every experienced camper have 10 of, but still needs more? Wide-mouth, lexan Nalgene bottles (no direct-links at REI.com, so search for item #402065 for gray lexan or item #664604 for colors).
So why are these water bottles, normally $8+, far better than sliced bread when you’re camping? Even at this sale price of $5.49?
It’s not just because the loop top makes for easy carrying and the lexan material can stand ridiculous abuse without breaking (I have broken a couple of these though, one when it fell 90 feet on to a hard sandstone landing, while climbing. Another broke when it had frozen overnight and I tossed it only 10 feet, to a sunny spot so it could melt while I cooked – apparently ice and extreme cold aren’t friendly to lexan). The real reason you just HAVE to carry at least one wide-mouth Nalgene bottle on any camping trip is because every water bottle on the market seems to have a slightly different-sized opening, but Nalgene’s is the standard that all other cooking and water equipment attaches to.
For example, most water filters either screw directly to the top of a wide-mouth Nalgene, like the MSR ceramic water filters, or they have a cheap (as in less than $5) adapter that fits onto the top, like the Katadyn Guide water filter that my wife and I own two of (pre-marriage camping gear, I may write Hiker Deals but I’m not that much of a gearhead to keep a spare water filter). Also, some cooking accessories are sized just for the wide-mouth Nalgene bottles too, like the Press-Bot coffee press.
Since you need them anyway, scoop up a few of these wide-mouth Nalgene bottles while they’re just $5.49. And since there aren’t direct-links to REI.com products allowed, search for item #402065 for gray lexan or item #664604 for colors.
48% Off Nissan All-Stainless Steel Insulated Thermos
Not only is stainless steel cool to look at and almost unbreakable, but this Nissan insulated bottle is better insulated than all those old glass thermos bottles that did brea so easily. This one holds 26 ounces of food or beverage and is great at keeping coffee, soup, & more hot and lemonade, margaritas, & more cold for a full 24 hours. As a lefty, really like the dual right-and-left pour spouts to keep things easy and all the parts from getting lost in stadium stands or on a ski chairlift.
Right now the bottle is just $17.74, a big bargain at 48% off, and eligible for free shipping on all orders of $25+ from Amazon.com.
REI Coupon: 20% Off One Item, May 4-13th
A big, fat 20% off coupon for any full-price item at REI is in my Saturday LA Times today. No need to run out and try to track one down though, the 20% off coupon is part of REIs anniversary sale and is good on orders placed by mail and phone too. Just mention coupon code ANNV7 at phone checkout or enter it into the coupon code box online and it will apply to the highest-priced camp, hike, or sports gear in your cart – with some exclusions, see small print paraphrased below.
Of course, the coupon’s small print:
Offer isn’t valid on sale items. REI membership required, but you can join for $15 at checkout. Also not valid on special orders, packages, prior purchases, gif cards, services, rentals, bikes, boats, GPS’s, radios, or locator beacons (for once, ski and snowboard gear appears to be eligible – of course, it’s probably on closeout sale already and thus not eligible as a sale item). Merchandise must be in-stock and purchases with this coupon aren’t eligible for the REI member refund.
Photo credit: Rick McCharles on Flickr
Sierra Trading Post Coupon: 7% Off $95+
Update: The July coupon is out and is good for 10% off all orders of $100+. All links in this message to Sierra Trading Post have been updated. June coupon valid until August 1st, 2007.
The other day a friend who I’d always thought of as a deal-seeker told me they probably wouldn’t bother with any sale for 10% or less off. I don’t know if that’s really the case, since they’ve gone to great lengths in the past to use two 20% off one item per person coupons, but I did think of them when Sierra Trading Post released their April coupon.
Good for 7% off any order of $95 and up. Maybe not enough to motivate new visitors to buy, but their already low prices on new, brand name gear keep me going back – and I sure won’t turn down an extra 7% off if I’m already planning to buy.
Backcountry Brewing, Coffee & Tea in a Nalgene
This one isn’t on sale, but it’s pretty cool if you want a great $20 gift for a serious outdoors person (even if it’s just for yourself). That’s right, no more instant coffee or hard-to-clean, not-so-lightweight, bulky coffee pots in the backcountry when using this Press -Bot compact, french press.
Brew either coffee or tea in a 32-ounce widemouth Nalgene bottle by pouring hot water over the grounds or leaves and then inserting the folded Press -Bot into the top of the bottle. The only tricky part then is pushing the lock ring down to flatten the screen into place (I’d recommend not filling the bottle all the way unless you want to dip the tips of your fingers in for a hot bath). Let the whole thing sit for a few minutes and then slowly press the screen down. Enjoy!
Camping Trick: Boil Water in a Plastic Bottle
I’ve cooked muffin mixes and sweet breads by putting the dough in a ZipLoc-type freezer bag and dropping it into a pot of boiling water.
Try that one sometime, it never burns the dough and won’t melt the plastic bag as long as there’s enough water that the bag doesn’t rest on the bottom of the pot – and don’t seal the top of the bag or steam will pop it open & keep the open top of the bag out of the water unless you want to make dough soup.
Then, if you really feel like showing off it looks even easier to boil water in a plastic bottle. Watch out for splashing hot water on your mitts though. Anyone who can go try this in the backyard firepit or who doesn’t mind possibly getting a bit of plastic in their grill please leave a comment below:
$26.08 – Gerber Butterfly Opening Multi-tool, 43% Off
One More Day for REI 20% Off Coupon
Get 20% off one item at REI.com for just one more day. Use coupon code HOLIDAYFUN at checkout for discount (expires 12/24/2006). Unfortuantely skis, snowboards, and bindings are excluded from this discount – see HikerDeals reader Mark’s comment for all terms and conditions.
15% Off Orders of $125+ at Sierra Trading Post
The monthly coupon at Sierra Trading Post is good for 15% off all orders of $125 and up. As always, there are great deals on hiking, camping, workout, and ski gear at Sierra Trading Post – and the coupon makes them even better bargains.
Coupon is good until 11/9/2006. Click through any link here to apply the coupon. It will be applied automatically to your cart once the total is over $125.
Altrec 25% Off Sale Items Coupon
Altrec.com always has a great selection of outdoor equipment on sale (admittedly, not always exactly what I need for any given trip) and now they’ve upped the ante on their sale and clearnace sections. Use the coupon code grg25off to get 25% off any items already on sale (expires 9/15/2006).
Coupon: 25% Off Endurox and Accelerade Sports Drinks
I’m a big fan of drinking sports drink on the trail. It helps me to drink more than plain water and the extra flavors hide the funny taste of of iodine treated water (I’ve been treating water with iodine even after filtering it, ever since I watched a Pur promo-video of about animals and bacteria in the water). Getting in a few extra calories seems to help too, since I’m not quite as starved and rushed to get a meal cooked in the evening.
If you’ve ever used either Endurox or Accelerade drink mix you may like their new vanilla and chocolate flavors. You’ll also like that the coupon code SAVE06 knocks 25% off the price from www.accelerade.com.
One tip though, keep all sports drinks out of your hydration bladders or you’ll be replacing them every time you dump your gear in a hot trunk for the drive home.
15% Off at Sierra Trading Post on $125+ Orders
Sierra Trading Post released their September coupon and it’s better than last month’s “free shipping” deal. Take 15% off orders of $125 and up (expires October, 5, 2006) – as usual click through these links and it will apply to your shopping cart automatically when you order gets to $125.
30% Off All Sale Gear & Clothing at Backcountry.com
Backcountry.com has a new coupon out today, use it on sale items only and get 30% off the item’s original price.
Yeah, it’s a bit complicated – basically if (and only if) something is already on sale for 1% off, then use the coupon code <update>code removed per request of Backcountry.com</update> at checkout and the discount is bumped up to 30% off. That rules out getting a deal on all then new ultralight Flight Series camping and backpacking stuff from The North Face, but it does mean that a Marmot tent that was 7% off and a Mountain Hardware jacket that was 10% off are both now 30% off.
Supersale Coupon for 10-70% Off On-Sale Gear Moosejaw Mountaineering
Interesting sale at Moosejaw.com this week. Two options for getting discounts (possibly as much as 70%) on Moosejaw.com sale items:
- Use the coupon code SUPERSALE for 10% off any items already on sale.
- Sign up for the Moosejaw Mountaineering mailing list (this link only, all others go to the front page) and they’ll email you a coupon for 10-70% off any sale item.
For any non-sale gear and equipment you’ve just got to have, use the coupon code MOOSEJAW for 10% off, no minimum order. Free shipping on all orders over $49 still applies when you use either coupon code.