Happy Monday! I had originally planned on sharing my gear essentials for rainy days, but I realized it’s REI dividend season, which means 20% off one full-priced item and 20% off one REI garage sale item until April 9th! We aren’t sponsored or affiliated with REI in any way, but we do love supporting the store and using the great gear we buy there. With that in mind, I thought it was a good time to run through all my essential pieces of REI gear incase you were looking for something to spend that dividend on.
If you’re not one of REI’s 17 million members, you should seriously consider it. It’s a one time fee of $20 that will repay itself time and time again. Below are links to my favorite items and what I use them for. Of course, I own so many more items than this, but below are my ultimates, pieces I use pretty much every week and never leave home for an international trip without. Let’s start from the feet up..
Boots – hiking
Sandals – hiking, beach and boat days, and international travel
Favorite ski and cold weather socks
Base layer Bottoms – hiking, camping, and adventures
Base layer Tank – hiking, camping, and adventures
Base layer Top – hiking, camping, and adventures
Puffy – hiking, camping, everyday use, and international travel (Mine actually has a hood, but I couldn’t find that version)
Rain jacket – hiking, camping, everyday use, and international travel
Tent – I love this tent and could not recommend it more.
Sleeping bag – colder weather and maximum comfort.
Sleeping pad – I’m old school and stick to this simple sleeping pad.
Stove – perfect if you’re going solo.
I think that’s enough to get you started! Spend that dividend and let me know what you chose! I’m still trying to make a decision over here…