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The REI Labor Day Sale offers some amazing clothing, gear, and footwear deals you don’t want to miss. Here are the ones that we think are too good to pass up. Autumn is the best time of the year to hike and backpack, and these products will let you do it in style! NEMO Hornet OSMO 3P Ultralight Tent (25% …

The REI Trailmade 60L is a high-quality, affordable, and lightweight multi-day backpack that’s great for beginner backpacking or backpackers on a budget. Priced at just $125 (on sale), it is a best buy with an adjustable length torso, so you get a perfect fit, a well-padded pre-curved hip belt, easy-to-reach side water bottle pockets, and plenty of external compression straps. …

When sizing a day pack, you want to aim for 20-30 liters of volume in order to carry drinking water, extra clothing, food, and other essentials. The easiest way to decide how much capacity (in liters) you need is to ask yourself how long your hikes will last. Will they be short hikes that are just a few hours in …

A Puffer Jacket also known as a “Puffy” is a lightweight jacket insulated with down or synthetic insulation used as a warm layering garment by hikers and backpackers. It’s so-called because the insulation is sewn into small pockets called baffles that trap air body heat and puff up. Puffer jackets usually weigh less than one pound. Puffer jackets are best …