REI Is Kicking Off Summer With a Huge Sale, and Prices Start at Only $5

Camping? Hiking? Just sitting at the park? Time to upgrade your cooking game and get a new water bottle.

Food & Wine / Madison Woiten

Everyone who loves food knows that eating hits even harder when you’re outside. It would follow, then, that cooking food while you’re camping is one of the premier dining experiences available to us. Thankfully, REI has unleashed markdowns on hundreds of items for maximizing your open-air dining experience, from propane-powered camp stoves to ultra-portable knife sets to magnetic flatware sets. Plus, if you’re a member, you can apply the code ANNIV20 to save 20% on one full price item. Either way, here ere are the best deals on water bottles, dishes, flatware, cookware, and accessories, starting at only $5.

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Best REI Water Bottle Deals

Whether you’re an avid hiker or a holiday weekend camper, you probably know not to forget water when you hit that dusty trail. Stocking up on precious H20 doesn’t mean you need to bring a 24-pack of your favorite bottled water, though, nor does it mean you need to break the bank on a massive cooler. Ensure cool sips all day long with Kleen Kanteen’s 64-ounce water bottle, which is made with 90% post-consumer recycled (and BPA-free) stainless steel. It’s got a wide mouth, so you can fill it up with ice, and a loop cap, so you can attach it to a carabiner or just carry it easier. Oh, and it’s 25% off right now.

Kleen Kanteen Recycled Stainless Steel 64-Ounce Water Bottle

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$28

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Or, if you’re looking to spend most of your money on beer for your camp (commendable) but still want to make sure you’re reasonably hydrated, this Nalgene ultralite wide-mouth water bottle is only $5 right now. Made with BPA-free polyethylene, this screw cap-topped bottle is a great, lightweight choice, especially if you’re focused on mobility.

Best REI Camping Dish and Flatware Deals

Dining outside doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy luxuries of modern society like, you know, plates, forks, and knives. REI is stocked up with dining gear, and a ton of it is on sale for Memorial Day (it’s almost like they know you’re about to do a bunch of camping this summer). If you’re looking for an all-in-one solution, the Gsi Outdoors Destination Kitchen Set 24 is a marvelous choice, and it’s 25% off. This extremely portable kit contains four cutlery sets, cooking tools, a cutting board, condiment bottles, salt and pepper shakers, and even a spatula. To be honest, that’s basically everything you’d need at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Gsi Outdoors Destination Kitchen Set 24

REI

$45

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If you are trying to piece things together yourself, Hydro Flask has got everything covered. The brand’s stainless steel camping plate is on sale, and so is its two-layer steel and polypropylene bowl, both 25% off. Its quart-sized bowl features double-walled insulation and a press-in lid, so you can enjoy everything from the salad you made at home to a big bowl of the vegetables you just grilled over the fire.

Best REI Camping Cookware Deals

If you don’t feel like building a campfire – maybe it rained, or you’re just feeling lazy – that doesn’t mean you’re out of luck when it comes to cooking. There are a great many types of portable cooking systems out there. Eureka’s propane-fuelled burner lets you fire things up at the flick of a switch. “Absolutely love this stove!” wrote one customer. “I used it for camping to make tea at night, and in the morning as well to cook first breakfast. It would boil water in about three minutes!” With REI’s sale, this stove is a mere $30.

Eureka Sprk Camp Stove

REI

$30

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There’s no reason you shouldn’t be making wood-fired pizza from the comfort of your campsite. Honestly, that’s a power move if we’ve ever seen one. REI clearly knows this, because it’s knocked a whopping 30% off of the Ooni Fyra 12 pizza oven. This super popular piece of equipment can reach 950°F and cook pizzas within 60 seconds.

Best REI Camping Accessory Deals

Your trail mix and canned beans might not need to stay cool on the way to camp or while you hike up a mountain, but you likely will have some produce, beverages, and condiments that you’d prefer to be chilled. This REI Pack Away 12 cooler can fit a whole 8.5 pounds of ice, keeping a dozen drinks – let’s be real, it’s beer – cold for over 24 hours. Plus, it's insulated, leakproof, and has a shoulder strap so you can bring it from your car to the campsite easily. At 30% off, this cooler is now only $28.

REI Co-op Pack-Away 12 Soft Cooler

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$28

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Or, you could use this sale to stock up on things you might not always think to get before leaving your home, like a collapsible sink, which will make the whole cleaning up process a lot easier. At 8 liters, this sink even has a drain – so you might not even miss your home. What will they think of next, a portable kitchen?

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