REI is one of our industry’s largest outdoor specialty retailers, and offers a wide selection of gear and supplies for backpacking (as well as hiking, climbing, biking, and more). They offer a terrific member rewards program in the form of a year-end dividend on purchases, the REI Garage (discounted overstocks and closeouts), and gift cards that can be emailed to the recipient.

• Become an REI Member and receive dividends on all REI purchases.
• Purchase electronic (email) gift cards from REI.
• Visit the Official REI Coupons, Codes, Discounts, and Rebates page.
• The REI Garage offers steep discounts on closeouts, overstock, and out-of-season gear.
• Read REI’s approach to Ultralight Backpacking.
• Participate in REI’s #OptOutside social media campaign.

REI is a Backpacking Light Guide’s Gear Preferred Merchant, for their outstanding customer support, vast selection of quality equipment, and their support of Backpacking Light’s efforts to promote trail advocacy, public lands protection, and ultralight backpacking skills education. See our current Guide’s Gear Recommendations.

Patagonia offers a wider selection of very high quality ultralight technical clothing than perhaps any other company in the outdoor industry. From baselayers (including ultralight synthetics and wool), windshirts, and fleece to ultralight insulation (down and high-loft synthetic) to raingear, Patagonia offers innovative designs that are well-known for their very high construction quality, durability, fit, and material performance.

Patagonia is a Backpacking Light Guide’s Gear Preferred Merchant, for their outstanding customer support, extraordinarily high materials and manufacturing quality, and their support of Backpacking Light’s efforts to promote trail advocacy, public lands protection, and ultralight backpacking skills education. See our current Guide’s Gear Recommendations.

• Search for Patagonia clothing reviews at Backpackinglight.com