When camping gear goes on sale
Each window cuts different categories. Find the one for the item you want and buy it then.
Next: Black Friday + Cyber Monday 2026 - in 64 days.
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- Buy
- YETI coolers, premium tents, down sleeping bags, headlamps.
- Skip
- Coleman / Kelty - Memorial Day was the better window.
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- Buy
- Tents (clearance), camp chairs, sleeping bags going into fall.
- Skip
- Coolers - 6 months of off-season ahead, no urgency.
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- Buy
- Sleeping pads (Klymit, Therm-a-Rest), headlamps (Black Diamond, Petzl), electronics.
- Skip
- Family tents - the better window is Memorial Day.
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- Buy
- Tents, plastic coolers, budget chairs (flat at PD anyway).
- Skip
- Sleeping pads, lanterns, stoves - Prime Day cuts deeper if you can wait 10 days.
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- Buy
- Gift-aesthetic items (Helinox chair, BioLite lantern) and upgrade gifts (cooler, bag).
- Skip
- Surprising someone with starter gear - it almost always sits unused.
- Past
REI Anniversary Sale
Late May / early June (overlaps Memorial Day for members)- Buy
- Premium tents (Big Agnes Copper Spur), premium pads (NeoAir), REI-house brands.
- Skip
- Budget tier - Amazon Memorial Day is competitive on Coleman, Kelty, Igloo.
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- Buy
- Family tents, hard-sided coolers, camp chairs.
- Skip
- Sleeping pads, stoves, headlamps, YETI / premium rotomold.