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New & Noteworthy Releases

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Fresh Deals

Stock Up for Winter With J.Crew’s Flash Sale
Save 35%: Today, the good people at J.Crew offering a flash sale on select items that will let shoppers take 35 percent off the brand’s new styles. Just be sure to enter the code FLASH before you check to take advantage of this great deal.— Justin Fenner


KitchenAide Stand Mixer
Save $100 Today, the matte black color of the best mixer money can buy is $100 off at Sierra Trading Post, a deal usually reserved for marketing holidays and other such things.

Eddie Bauer BC EverTherm Down Jacket
Save $249: Last year, Eddie Bauer released Thindown, an innovative down insulation that arranges feathers in fabric-like sheets rather than loose clusters. Thindown, which debuted in the EverTherm jacket, eliminates the need for down jackets to use baffles and in turn, disposes of stitching and the cold spots it creates. Long story short, the new fluff helped Eddie Bauer make a down jacket that was lighter and warmer.

This year, Eddie Bauer continued the development of Thindown with a new down jacket called the BC EverTherm. The jacket’s evolution goes back further than Thindown though; years ago, Seth Waterfall, a member of Eddie Bauer’s First Ascent athlete development team, approached the group with the idea to make a waterproof, down-filled hardshell jacket and was met with eye rolls. It would be too heavy, and down clusters are useless once they get damp.

Thindown allows the BC EverTherm to clear those hurdles; it’s lighter, and its down sheets are treated with DWR. “It’s as close as I’ve seen to the best ski shell, belay jacket, do-it-all working person’s mountain jacket,” says Waterfall, who played a crucial role in its ultimate design and tested it during climbs of Mt. Rainier and other peaks in the Cascades.

The BC EverTherm was designed with those high-alpine environments in mind, but its functions apply wherever winter weather may vary unpredictably between snow and rain (like, for instance, New York City). And even though the jacket is brand new for this fall, you can get it today for 50 percent off — that’s $250 — when you use the code SPECIAL at checkout. — Tanner Bowden

Lodge 10-Inch Cast-Iron Skillet
Save 33% Lodge’s skillets start at the very economical $15 range. Today, its classic kitchen standard 10-inch skillet is marked down to $10 on Sierra Trading Post. What’s the difference between a cheap Lodge and one of the specialty brands? Cooking-wise, not a ton — most of the boutique skillets have machined surfaces, which are generally superior when it comes to releasing food from the surface (eggs, especially), and some have quirky design features that are useful to some degree (Finex’s handles, Field’s super light weight, etc.).

R.M. Williams Tonal Sydney Boot
Save 44%:In recent years, Australian bootmaker R.M. Williams has expanded its reach across the world. The brand — which was founded in Adelaide in 1932 — received substantial investment from L Capital (a private-equity fund sponsored by LVMH), along with IFM Investors and Hugh Jackman. For a brand that rose to prominence offering riding boots, leather goods and saddles for cattlemen, the significance of this can’t be overstated.
What these global investors saw in the brand was a quintessential Chelsea boot that should be available to a much wider audience. The boots are made from a single-piece leather upper, have a clean silhouette, a simple pull-on style and superior durability. Though the design hasn’t changed much over the past eight decades, the price has risen to something that leans more towards luxury than workwear.
But now for a limited time, you can save 44 percent on a pair of Tonal Sydney Boots at Need Supply. The style has a tan suede upper, a chisel toe and a leather sole. Normally $495, it’s just $278 while supplies last.
— John Zientek


Trails App Sale
Save 70% Getting off the grid is one of the best parts of hiking and camping. However, this means your cell phone map is unlikely to work. Trails is your source for maps of trailheads across the country for hiking, mountain and road biking and snowshoe trails. With more than 100,000 trails saved, it’s a breeze to quickly download a map the night before or morning of a hike. Premium members have access to over 60,000 trail guides that will answer every single question you could have about hiking and camping. Right now if you use code ZOMBIE at checkout, you can save 70 percent on a premium yearly membership. It’s the easiest (and likely cheapest) hiking purchase you’ll make all year. — Meg Lappe


XTRATUF Boot Sale
Save $45+ In Alaska, the XTRATUF boots are a must-have. Weather conditions in the state tend to veer towards extreme, so a regular pair of boots might not cut it. For over 50 years, XTRATUF boots have kept commercial fishers safe and secure in their footing and warmth. The Legacy Boot is one of the brand’s best sellers for performance under harsh conditions. If you don’t need that level of intensity in your life, the Deck boot is ready for any city commutes with its signature grippy chevron sole, super flexible side walls and a sweat-wicking lining that keeps moisture out and heat inside. Today three styles are all on sale for up to $45 off. — Meg Lappe

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