There's an event around this time that REI chooses to #optoutside for, but that doesn't stop them from putting on one of their best sales of the year just in time for the holidays, the Gear Up Get Out (GUGO) sale. I have literally combed through every item on sale and have come up with a list of
The Definitive Labor Day Sales Guide for Backpackers
Labor Day is nearly upon us (in the United States) which means it's one of the about three times a year we get the opportunity to purchase heavily-discounted outdoor gear (yes, only three, because we all know that one sale a year ends up not actually discounting anything that anyone wants to buy -