(Photo courtesy of The North Face)
Black Friday is here, and with it comes some fantastic deals on outdoor gear. Some of our favorite brands are holding sales that can save customers hundreds of dollars, not only on gifts for others this holiday season, but on items they’d like to add to their own gear closets as well. But if you want to take advantage of these big discounts, you had better act fast. While some of these sales will last all the way through to Cyber Monday, many will end today. Here are some of the best that we’ve seen.
The North Face
The North Face has put several jackets and pairs of winter boots on sale at substantial savings. Just how big are the discounts? The men’s Carto Triclimate Jacket typically sells for $240, but it is on sale today for just $169.99. Similarly, the Thermoball Utility Boot for women normally sells for $140, but for Black Friday it has been marked down to just $99.99.
Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Hardwear is throwing a big sale to kick off the holiday season, with nearly everything in their online store marked down by 25%. That inlcudes the company’s very popular Ghost Whisperer Jacket, which normally sells for $350, but is discounted to $262.50.
Columbia
Columbia Sportswear is offering some great “doorbuster” deals on some of their top gear for Black Friday as well. Most of the products that fall into this category are discounted by as much as 50%, saving consumers lots of money on some great products. For instance, the Women’s Tectonic II softshell is now selling for $64.99, whihc is half off its normal $130 price tag.
Keen Footwear
Keen is offering a one-day deal on all of its shoes sitewide. Customers who shop today will receive a 20% discount on all orders of $150 or more. That’s a saving of at least $30 on some great shoes for use in the outdoors.
Goal Zero
The leader in solar energy and portable power for outdoor adventue, Goal Zero is having a big Black Friday sale as well. Shoppers will find discounted prices on a number of GZ products, including 25% off their awesome Torch 250 Flashlight, free lamps with the purchase of a Yeti Generator, and a $500 discount on a Yeti 1250 Solar Kit.
Icebreaker
Icebreaker uses merino wool to make some of the best outdoor apparel around, and right now they’re having a sale that takes 20% some of their top products. As we head into the winter months, this is certainly gear that will come in handy.
Kelty
Need to byy some camping gear for the outdoor enthusiast on your holiday list? Maybe you just want to upgrade your own gear? Kelty can help. They’re offering discounts on tents, backpacks, and sleeping bags to get you geared up for your next outing. The sale offers 25% on Kelty’s Catalyst packs, 35% discounts on Acadia tents, and even a sleeping bag for just $25!
Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Even some of the smaller gear companies are getting in on the Black Friday action. Take for example Hyperlite Mountain Gear, who make some incredibly lightweight packs and other bags for use in the outdoors. The company is offering a 20% discount sitewide today, allowing customers to take advantage of some of the best prices ever on their innovative gear.
DeLorme
GPS manufacturer DeLorme is giving away a free regional atlas set to anyone who purchases an Earthmate GPS PN-60 device today. The atlases make a great companion for those who like to navigate with a map, in addition to satellites.
Nike
Nike is running a big promotion on its website to celebrate the start of the holiday season as well. The Black Friday Collection includes more than 80 products, all marked down to help save you some cash and get your hands on items that your friends and famioly will love.
B&H Photo
If you’re looking to upgrade your camera equipment, today may be the perfect day to do just that. B&H Photo, one of the top online outlets for photography equipment, is holding their annual Black Friday event with everything from lens, to camera bodies, to tripods, tablets, and computers on sale, many of which at big discounts.
ExOfficio
ExOfficio makes all kinds of great clothes for adventure travel, but their underwear just might be their most popular product. For Black Friday, the company has launched its Epic Underwear Sale, which gives customers a 25% discount when they buy two or more pairs. Use promocode GNG15 at checkout to take advantage of the offer.
SPOT Satellite Messenger
As we previously mentioned, SPOT is offering a holiday deal that is tough to beat. The company is offering all of its hardware, including the SPOT Satellite Messenger, SPOT Trace Tracker, and SPOT Global Phone, all for free when you sign up for a qualified service plan. The deal is available now through the end of the year. Find out more here.
Road ID
Want to give the runner or cyclist in your life a smart gift this holiday season? Consider buying them a Road ID. These safety bracelets and anklets are customized to include their name, address, and emergency contact number just in case something happens to them while out on a run or a ride. And right now, Road ID is offering all of their products at 65% off sitewide.
The Clymb and Clymb Adventures
Online gear discount site The Clymb is holding their biggest sale of the year with customers getting an additional 25% off the website’s already low prices. Just use promo code “BlackFriday” at checkout to take advantage of this deal. Similarly, the Clymb Adventures – the site’s travel arm – is discounting all of its trips by 25% as well using the same promocode.
Sierra Trading Post
Retail gear website Sierra Trading Post is offering up to 70% on select gear for Black Friday, not to mention doorbuster deals all day long. You can also get 50% off on shiopping when you use the promocode “ABLACKFRIDAY5”.
REI
As we all know by now, REI has chosen to #OptOutside today, and as a result each of its brick and mortar stores, and its website, are completely closed down for Black Friday. But the stores and webstie will reopen tomorrow – Saturday, November 28 – and will no doubt have some great post-Black Friday sales to share.
