If your gear barely made it through the summer, Amazon's October Prime Day event has tons of early deals on offer for all your outdoor and camping essentials. You'll be able to fully gear up for cold(er) weather adventures or stock up for next spring and summer. Plus, it's an ideal time to grab holiday gifts before chaos descends during Black Friday.
A day ahead of the sale, we've spotted deals on portable power stations, coolers, Bluetooth speakers, outdoor cooking supplies, a DJI camera, and more. Coleman tents and LifeStraw water filters are mainstays of Amazon sales — so far, we've only spotted Coleman tents on sale, but we're anticipating the LifeStraw deals to drop once the sale properly begins on Oct. 7.
Below, we've listed some of the best outdoor deals before October Prime Day officially goes from Oct. 7 to 8. We'll keep this page updated with fresh deals as they drop.
Best early Prime Day outdoor deal at Amazon
Why we like it
Going camping with a portable power station in tow is arguably more important than the hot dogs or the firewood. A portable power station gives you the ability to keep your phones charged, the mood-setting lights on, and even power a coffee maker if you brought one along.
In our testing, the Anker Solix C1000 is the best overall portable power station, packing in a nice 1,056Wh of capacity. That's enough to keep everyone happily charged up for several days. Plus, it only takes 58 minutes of charging time to get back to full capacity on the power station.
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Lauren Allain is a freelance journalist covering deals at Mashable. She graduated from Western Washington University with a B.A. in journalism and holds an M.B.A from Webster Leiden. You can find more of her work online from publications including Reader’s Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Seattle Refined, and more. When she’s not writing, Lauren prefers to be outside hiking, bouldering, swimming, or searching for the perfect location for all three.
