If you love the great outdoors or are gift-shopping for the outdoorsmen in your life, REI is a one-stop shop for all the best brands. REI notoriously forgoes a Black Friday event, presenting the #OptOutside campaign instead.

At 70% off, this duffel is one of the best steals hidden in REI's sale. This compact bag is great for bringing to the gym or the office, but it can also be stretched into being an overnight bag if you don't overstuff it. It's also an excellent carry-on.

The Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket is now just $118 at REI during the Black Friday sales. It's incredibly lightweight. So lightweight, in fact, that I can stash it in a day bag when I'm away hiking or in a small holdall when I teach outdoor fitness classes during winter.

Patagonia, Hoka, The North Face, and more top brands are all up to 50 percent off Everywhere you look, Black Friday deals abound — except for REI, which celebrates the holidays with its own exclusive Winter Sale.

The outdoor retailer has major deals on winter essentials that will be gone by the time Black Friday rolls around.

Black Friday is almost upon us. Here at Tom’s Guide, we’re checking out the best Black Friday deals 24/7. Although most of the deals are on major outlets like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, REI also has an amazing winter sale going on right now.