Outdoor gear deals of the day!

Deal of the Day articles are something I have found useful on other websites (usually computing or personal electronics type sites). The author does the leg work in finding good deals at various vendors or outlets and then will post them all in one location. It typically isn’t information that is hard to find, but it gives visitors to the site a quick, one stop way to see if there are any good deals on products that interest them.

I’d like to try to do something similar on this site with outdoor gear. I haven’t worked out all the details yet, but here is my first go at it.

The big early season sales from REI and EMS are still going on, but they both end this weekend.

• Upgrade Your Gear Sale at EMS, May 8th – 10th.
  Everything on sale, up to 40% off. Apparently some restrictions apply (of course)
• REI’s Anniversary Sale (2 days left).
  Various nice deals, including 15% off bikes and boats which is something Jess and I took advantage of this past week.

And here are some random deals that look interesting (some of these might expire or change at the end of today).

• Pre-production sleeping bags from Big Agnes – up to 40% off
• Leki Super Makalu COR-TEC PA SAS – 2008, $119.97 at Campmor(15% off)
• Body Glove Eco-Friendly PFD – Segmented Neoprene Life Jacket (For Women), $45.95 (reg. $119) at Sierra Trading Post
• 16 GB Apple Ipod Nano, $159.97 (20% off) at JR.com – I know, I know, not technically ‘Outdoor gear’ but some of us like to listen to tunes while outside