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REI Winter Clearance, Backcountry.com Semi-Annual sale start

Justin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:01:02 +0000

Just saw that the REI Winter Clearance and Backcountry.com Semi-Annual sale started.

All sorts of avy goodies and other fun stuff on sale. Pretty much every avalanche beacon is 25% off. Shovels by BCA, Voile and and the rest of the usual suspects all around 25% off as well. Definitely worth a look

Black Diamond Whippet (and other good stuff) on sale

Justin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:22:49 +0000

Just saw that Backcountry.com was doing a mid-winter sale. Some decent stuff on sale, quite a bit of stuff for hitting the BC (skins and shovels and probes oh my!), but the one thing that stood out to me was they had Whippets in stock and on sale. Seriously, hard to find these (at

$20 (or $25) for $50 at evo

Justin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:07:01 +0000

The lady friend sent me this deal knowing that I hate those daily deal sites but that I like free money at places I was going to spend at anyways. Granted once I use it I’m quitting the site so I don’t get daily emails, but whatever. Click here to check it out. If

Backcountry Access Float packs on sale

Justin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:03:05 +0000

Was just looking over the backcountry.com Black Friday sale and these definitely caught my eye because 1) they are expensive at full price (and even sale price) 2) I know a ton of you out there have considered picking one up and 3) they are the future once they start getting adopted and economies

REI Winter Sale starts today

Justin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:05:47 +0000

Just got an email that the REI Winter Sale starts today. Did a quick 30 second scan of the sale to see what stood out and noticed they’ve got the BCA Tracker 2 avalanche beacon on sale. Nothing else immediately stood out, but looked like there is quite a bit of last year’s boards,

20% off backcountry gear at evo

Justin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:41:40 +0000

Saw this sale today at evo. Some decent pre-season deals on the avalanche trinity beacons/probes/shovels and other backcountry clothing and gear going down at evo. Check it out ‘cuz in another month or so you’ll be boarding the full price train for awhile!

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50% off camping gear at REI Outlet

Justin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:08:41 +0000

Just saw that REI Outlet has all camping gear at least 50% off. Yes, fall is here and it’s raining a bit today, but there are still some good days to be had AND if you had better gear you wouldn’t be complaining about the rain.

UPDATE 10/14/11: As this post is still

Outdoor Research ‘End of Summer Sale’

Justin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:08:38 +0000

Just got an email from OR hyping their ‘legendary’ End of Summer Sale. I’ve never been so can’t vouche for it’s legend (or lack thereof) status, but they’re a Seattle company making quality stuff, as well as creating jobs in Seattle, so I’ve got love for ‘em. The best months of the year in

Backcountry.som semi-annual sale

Justin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:49:09 +0000

Just got a message from backcountry.com that if you click through from here you can get to their sale before it goes live to the general public on the 15th. They’ve always got a TON of stuff for sale and a very consumer friendly return policy (aka lifetime) so check ‘em out if you’re

REI Summer Sale & Clearance on now

Justin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:18:09 +0000

Fill in those holes in your gear quiver before the dog days of summer kick in at the REI Summer Sale & Clearance. Will see if I see anything relevant to the blog later, but for now just now they are open and ready to take your paychecks.

UPDATE 10/14/11: As this post