The Best Outdoor Gear Deals Worth Your Money Right Now

Sales are everywhere this time of year, and most of them aren't worth your attention. These are the exceptions — real discounts on gear our editors have tested and recommend, updated as prices change.

The deals

1Lowest price we've seen on a benchmark hardshell−30%

Arc'teryx Beta AR Jacket

The shell we measure every other hardshell against, and it almost never goes on sale. Three-layer GORE-TEX Pro, the best helmet-compatible hood in the category, and a fit that still moves when you reach overhead. At 30% off it stops being an indulgence and becomes the obvious buy if you own one rain jacket for the next decade.

Arc'teryx Beta AR Jacket

$420$600Ended Oct 31

This deal has ended.Read our full review →

2Best boot deal of the summer−25%

Salomon Quest 4 GTX

Our top boot for multi-day trips with a heavy pack, at the lowest price we have logged for the current version. Sizes are thinning in the popular widths, which is usually the sign that a replacement is close — the fit and the outsole are unchanged from the pair we put 300 loaded miles on.

Salomon Quest 4 GTX

Salomon

$173$230Ended Oct 25

This deal has ended.Read our full review →

3Expired — the windshell markdown that got away−30%

Patagonia Houdini

Three and a half ounces of wind protection that lives in a pack pocket and earns its keep twice a trip. This one ran out at the start of the month and we have left it up so you can tell a missed deal from a fake one. The Houdini goes on sale two or three times a year; the next window is usually late fall.

Patagonia Houdini

Patagonia

$76$109Ended Oct 11

This deal has ended.Read our full review →

4Best baselayer buy−32%

Smartwool Classic All-Season Merino Crew

A 150-weight merino crew is the least glamorous and most used layer in most closets, and this is the one our testers keep reaching for. We have not run it through a formal test cycle, so there is no rating here — but at a third off, buying two is cheaper than buying one synthetic shirt you will stop wearing because of the smell.

Smartwool Classic All-Season Merino Crew

$88$130Ended Oct 29

This deal has ended.

What made the cut

We only list deals on products we've reviewed or would buy ourselves, at prices that beat the usual street cost. Every price above was checked against that product's own price history rather than against a list price nobody pays, which is how a "40% off" tag on gear that has been discounted all summer ends up not making this page.

How long they last

Most of these run a week or two; a few are single-day promotions. We leave expired entries in place for a few days with their end date showing, rather than quietly deleting them, so you can tell the difference between a deal you missed and one that was never real.

The hardshell is the one to act on. A benchmark GORE-TEX Pro shell at this price happens roughly once a season, and it will sell through the middle sizes first.