Our Guide to Garage Grown Gear's Small Business Week Sale 2024
As ultralight backpackers, we believe cottage-grown brands are important to the hiking culture. That’s why we’re so thrilled for Garage Grown Gear’s Small Business Sale featuring small brands that specialize in ultralight and lightweight hiking, backpacking, and camping gear.
We spent more than 10 hours scanning what's on sale to highlight the ultralight gear items we recommend and the sales worth your time.
Sale goes from Tuesday, May 14th to Tuesday, May 21st.
Exclusive deals on each brand's website and Garage Grown Gear’s Sale Page.
See all our favorite sale items on our Deals Page, updated daily.
Treeline Review’s Guide to the Garage Grown Gear Small Business Sale 2024
ENLIGHTENED EQUIPMENT REVELATION QUILT
Small business week sale: 20% off
Weight: 19.18 oz (20F)
This is a rare chance to get the 19.18 oz quilt at a discount.
One of the most common quilts among thru-hikers, the Revelation is one of the potential winners in our upcoming Best Sleeping Quilts story, a quilt is an ultralight upgrade that can save you 1/3 or more of the weight of a sleeping bag. For an even lighter version, check out the Enlightened Enigma (also on sale).
Sale applies to 10F, 20F, 30F, and 40F bags.
SOTO WINDMASTER STOVE
Small business week sale: 8% off
Weight: 2.6 oz
A rare deal on the winner for Best Upgrade Backpacking stove in our Best Backpacking Stoves guide. This stove is designed to work in cold conditions and changing altitudes, regulating the altitude pressure changes. It’s easy to use, lightweight, and a noticeable upgrade to other stoves. We’ve used the Windmaster on trails as different from each other as the John Muir Trail to the Oregon Desert Trail. It’s never let us down—not the Piezo lighter, not the windproofness, not the durability.
Kula Pee Cloth
Small business week sale: 10-20% off
Weight: 0.5 oz
Replace TP with this quick-drying, pack-friendly, antimicrobial cloth.
If you use toilet paper at home after peeing, staying hygienic, dry, and comfortable can be difficult when outdoors, far from established facilities. The Kula Cloth is essentially the best version of reusable toilet paper possible.
That’s why you’ll find it in our Eco-Friendly Gear Swaps guide. We even know folks who use their Kula Cloth at home.
We love supporting Kula because they’re a women-owned outdoor brand.
CULOCLEAN ULTRALIGHT COLLAPSIBLE BIDET
Small business week sale: 20% off
Weight: 0.42 oz
A backcountry bidet is one of senior editor Amanda Jameson's favorite gear items from the PCT. She writes about it in our guide to our Favorite PCT Gear. The Cucoclean is a new ultralight gear item that was a Kickstarter success. At 0.42 oz, it fits onto most water bottles with a universal bottle insert. It sends out an impressive stream of water. And it even comes in lots of fun color options.
Hikers are obsessed. If you aren't sure about bidets, this sale is a good time to find out for yourself.
FLEXTAIL ZERO PUMP
Small business week sale: 15% off
Weight: 2.2 oz
If you've ever been in camp, blowing up an inflatable sleeping pad, and thought, "I wish electronic pumps were lighter," your wish has been granted. The FlexTail Zero is an air pump, vacuum pump, and camping lantern ideal for inflatable sleeping pads and backpacking pillows.
The new 2.2 oz Zero is even lighter than the Flextail Tiny Pump, which was our previous recommendation.
NITECORE 10000 GEN 2 POWERBANK
Small business week sale: 10% off
Weight: 5.29 oz
These days, almost every backpacker carries a phone to take photos, look at maps, and use navigation apps.
A Nitecore 10000 is 40% lighter than other power banks so they can keep their phone charged on multi-day trips. It has a Dual USB/USB-C dual QC output port that allows you to fast charge two devices as well as a slow-charging mode for more delicate electronics like a Smartwatch or wireless earbuds. It has a battery indicator and is IPX5 rated water resistant.
It's also useful for everyday life. I use mine when traveling for business (not every airport has outlets).
Nitecore NU25 400 Lumen
Small business week sale: 10% off
Weight: 1.59 oz
The ultralight winner in our Best Headlamps guide, the Nitecore NU25 weighs less than 1 oz, yet has some of the best battery life, distance, brightness, and waterproofness of any headlamp. And at $40 new, it's a bargain, even when not on sale.
The Gossamer Gear One
Small business week sale: 8% off
Weight: 17.7 oz
The Gossamer Gear One is a lightweight and intuitive solo shelter that is easy to set up.
It excels at head room and fitting tall people, which is rare in ultralight tents. It has bug nets, comes with all the guy lines and reflective pull outs you need, and weighs just about a pound.
Discounts are usually not available on Gossamer Gear products so this is a great chance to get one on sale and take advantage of free shipping over $50.
UNPASTE TOOTH PASTE TABS
Small business week sale: 15% off
Weight: 1.5 oz (packet of 125)
I recently switched to Tooth Paste Tabs and they have changed my backpacking dental hygiene for the better! Before tabs, I tried backpacking with toothpaste, tooth powder, and drops of Dr. Bronners. I like that with toothpaste tabs, I know exactly how much toothpaste I have left. It takes up less space, and it's easier to resupply myself with toothpaste on thru-hikes. I'm guessing since there's no moisture in there that they weigh less per use, too. They don't have that big plastic single-use tube, either.
Garage Grown Gear-Brand Sit Pads
Small business sale week: 20% off
Weight: 1 oz
Backpackers often sit in the dirt and it sucks. Whether for breaks, or to cook and eat dinner, sitting on the bug and thorn-covered ground is part of backpacking. Enter the sit pad: a lightweight and small thing you can carry that insulates you from the cold, wet ground.
At 1 oz, this is well worth its weight!
Toaks Titanium 750 Ml Pot
Small business week sale: 15% off
Weight: 3.0 oz, 3.5 oz (with lid)
The Toaks 750 mL is the overall winner in our Best Backpacking Cookware Pots guide. It’s lightweight and has the features we require of cook pots: handles, a lid handle, and liquid measurement lines. You’d think every pot ticks those boxes, but it’s actually rare.
Jolly Gear Triple Crown Button Down Sun Shirt
Small business week sale: 12% off
Weight: 8.5 oz (men’s medium)
The Triple Crown Button Down is our winner for Best Sunshirt for Thru-hiking in our Best Sunshirts guide. With an adjustable hood, pockets, and button-up, it’s the most featured sunshirt and comes in fun designs. You’ll also find the Jolly Gear in our gear lists to the Appalachian Trail and Superior Hiking Trail.
Rawlogy Eco Cork Massage Ball
Small business week sale: 8% off
Weight: 1.0 oz (mini), 1.4 oz (classic)
We're big fans of the Rawlogy Eco Cork massage ball, which we write about a trail self-care hack in our How to take care of your feet while hiking article. This lightweight ball has similar density to heavy massage balls recommended by physical therapists, giving backpacker the roll-out benefits without the weight.
CNOC VECTO
Small Business Sale Deal: 10% off
Weight: 2.8 oz (28 mm threading), 3.1 oz (42 mm threading)
CNOC Outdoors Vecto water containers are our favorite collapsible water container in our Arizona Trail Gear List. These durable water containers make filtering water easy because they thread with bothSawyer Squeeze and Katadyn BeFree water filters, two top picks in our Best Water Filters story.
Bogler Potty Trowel
Small Business Sale Deal: 20% off
Weight: 0.48 oz
The Bogler is an ultralight trowel used to dig holes for going #2 in the woods.
At 0.48 oz, the Bogler is longer, lighter, and easier to use than other poop trowels on the market. That’s why you’ll see it on our sub-8 pound Ultralight PCT Gear List.
All outdoors people have to dig catholes to deal with poop—whether you hike, bike, camp, climb, or backpack.
The Bogler is light enough you won't think twice about doing the Leave No Trace thing and properly disposing of human waste. The Bogler potty trowel is also a great present to anyone who spends time outdoors.
Flipfuel Fuel Transfer Device
Cyber Week Deal: 17% off
Weight: 1.5 oz
If you’re like us, you have a lot of halfie fuel canisters—not enough to last a longer backpacking trip but still with a good amount in there.
The FlipFuel is a new device that helps you transfer fuel from one fuel canister to another.
The FlipFuel is a safe and easy way to consolidate fuel canisters to get a full fuel canister again. The FlipFuel means that you can transfer the halfies into one full fuel can. It’s a hiker box miracle!
ENLIGHTENED EQUIPMENT TORRID
Small business sale: 20% off
Weight: 8.4 oz (men’s medium), 7.56 oz (women’s medium)
When Naomi was planning her Iceland traverse, she knew that the weather was going to be the biggest challenge – rain, snow, wind, cold.
She needed an insulation layer that would stay warm when wet, had breathability, and would also pack down small because she had a lot to carry and not much space in her pack. The Enlightened Equipment Torrid was exactly what she needed.
Ridge Merino Solstice Hoody
Small business week sale: 15% off
Weight: 8.7 oz
We're obsessed with the Ridge Merino Solstice Hoodie, winner of our Best Merino Sun Shirt and our unexpected favorite piece of gear on the Arizona Trail. Soft, odor free, with excellent thumb holes and a hood that stays, the Ridge Merino hoodie is so also quite affordable for a sun hoodie–similar in price to synthetic options. If you do not know the joy of the Solstice hoodie, get yourself one right now.
Katabatic Palisade Quilt
Small business week sale: 10% off
Weight: 17.8 oz
The Katabatic Palisade is our upcoming winner for Best Backpacking Quilts. We like it so much we wrote an in-depth review of the Palisade based on 10 years of testing. This 30F quilt is a true 30F and is reliable below freezing. It has an internal phone stash pocket that can also be used to keep your water filter from freezing. The patented pad attachment system prevents you from rolling. Their page literally says 'discounts are not available on this product' for this week only, they are!
Nylofume Packliner
Small business week sale: 12% off
Weight: 0.9 oz
The Nylofume Packliner is the among the lightest packliners available at 0.9 oz. That’s why you’ll see it on our sub-8 pound Ultralight PCT Gear List.
They are durable than trash bags, 100% waterproof and less than half the weight of a trash compactor bag.
You can also buy them as one, two or three packs instead of having to buy a giant box of trash compactor bags.
CNOC Vesica Water Bottle
Small business week sale: 10% off
Weight: 2.1 oz
These reliable soft bottles can fit easily in a water bottle pocket. They're stashable when empty and are lightweight for a 1 L bottle with a tethered cap. It'll fit a Sawyer Squeeze filter on top for easy (and non-breakable) filtering of water. It's FDA approved to be free of BPA, BPS, and BPF.
vargo titanium stakes
Small business week sale: 10% off
Weight: 0.3 oz
These mighty titanium stakes are among the lightest on the market and come with a clever fluorescent orange coating that makes it easy to find (much better than other stakes!).
We’ve used these stakes for the Triple Crown Trails and they never broke and worked in almost any kind of ground.
These are “keep them until you lose them” stakes!
Chicken Tramper Water Bottle Sleeve
Small business week sale: 20% off stock gear
Weight: 1.4 oz
Keep your water or electrolyte drink easily accessible with a water bottle sleeve. The Chicken Tramper Water bottle sleeves work with most backpacking backpacks, converting them into vest-style packs (well, at least when it comes to being able to reach your water). Made of rugged mesh and XPac in the US, these are favorites of fastpackers, thru-hikers, and any one who gets thirsty.
Trail Butter
Small business sale: 25% off $100 or 12% off
Weight: 1.15 oz
If you've dreamed of eating nut butter on the go without the mess or hassle of a jar, check out Trail Butter. Their blends are delicious and squeezable in convenient packaging. Available in cashew, almond, and peanut, each packet delivers 200 calories.
Goosefeet Gear Down Socks
Small business week sale: 10% off
Weight: ~2 oz (depending on size)
The Goosefeet Gear Down Socks are the lightest way to keep your feet warm. Whether your feet get cold in their sleeping bag or around camp, the Goosefeet Down Booties are among the lightest out there and are made in the US. They're stuffed with 850 fp down and can help keep you warm without expensive investments in heavier weight sleeping bags.
Trail Toothbrush by Trail Stuff
Small business week sale: 25% off
Weight: 4.4 oz
You've seen the viral ultralight toothbrush that attaches to your camp spoon? It's 25% off for Small business week. So if you're curious (and we certainly are!) this sale is a great time to pick one up…especially since returns are not accepted on this product!
3 g bidet by CommonGear
Small business week sale: 20% off all items
Weight: 0.1 oz
Backcountry bidet fan seeking the lightest option possible? The 3 g bidet by CommonGear is it! If you're curious about ultralight backcountry bidets, this is a good time to test it out for yourself.
Senchi Designs Alpha 60 Hoodie
Small business week sale: 20% off all items
Weight: 3-5 oz
The Alpha 60 Hoodie is the lightest, most breathable, most packable insulation available. Made of recycled polyester in the USA, these ultralight fleece hoodies have become essential midlayers for thru-hikers. We loved using them on the Arizona Trail and found they made some of our other heavier layers unnecessary. If you're Senchi curious, the Small Business Week sale is a good time to pick one up.
Nitecore Carbo 20000 Powerbank
Small business sale: 10% off
Weight: 10.42 oz
If you love the classic Nitecore powerbank but need more juice in a lighter body, the Carbo 20000 is it! It's the lightest 20000mAH external battery available in the US.
The Nitecore powerbank is essential for powering your phone, watches, GPS, headlamps, and other electronics while in the backcountry. The Carbo 20000 can last a week or more of heavy electronics use. It has 2x USB ports. A USB-C in-and-out port for fast USB-C 18W recharging of the power bank and even faster 20W output for quick charge.
Nemo Tensor Extreme Insulated Sleeping Pad
Small business sale: 10% off
Weight: 17 oz (mummy version)
The new winner for Most Comfortable sleeping pad in our Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads story, these newly released sleeping pad has among the best warmth to weight ratios we've seen on a sleeping pad. With an incredible r-value of 8.5, this can be used in all 4-seasons and is protected with a Lifetime Warranty. It's cushy 3.5 inches of height are stable to prevent bottoming out for side sleepers. The Vortex Pump valve is easier to use than other inflatable pad systems. We love this pad and the Small Business Sale is a rare chance to grab this new, highly demanded item at a discount.
Ombraz Armless Sunglasses
Small business sale: 12% off
Weight: 0.8 oz
The Ombraz Armless sunglasses are polarized sunglasses with a built-in cord to prevent breaking or falling off. They're easy to tie around your neck and can secure over sun hoodie hoods, hats, and helmets. They lie flat in your bag with no side arms to break or make your temples hurt. They won't blow off in the wind. Ombraz come with polarized Zeiss scratch-resistant and oleophobic lenses. They're winners in our Best Running Sunglasses guide and we love to backpack and hike in them, too. These are way better than cheap sunglasses most hikers use and won't get lost in a river crossing!
Alpine Fit
Small business sale: 15% off
Weight: differs by size
We're stoked that the Alpine Fit Bushwhacking leggings are available as part of Small Business Week for the first time. These rugged leggings are available in curvy and straight fit to accommodate different shaped bodies of adventurers. Made in Alaska by a Women Owned business, these stylish leggings can handle thorny plants, alder, and whatever your bushwhacky trails throw at you. It's a winner in our Best Hiking leggings guide. Small Business Week is a great time to try them out if you've been curious.
PackIt Gourmet Austintacious Tortilla Soup
Small business sale: 20% off
Weight: 3.8 oz
I did a big side-by-side comparison of nearly 50 freeze dried and dehydrated backpacking meals. The Austintatious Tortilla Soup was one of the best backpacking meals I've had. PackIt Gourmet is a small brand that has a big minimum order for free shipping, so I never seem to get around to ordering more. The Small Business Sale is a good time to grab one of these and find out for yourself.
Katabatic Tarn Jacket
Small business week sale: 20% off
Weight: 9.3 oz (men's), 8.6 oz (women's)
We're big fans of the Katabatic Tarn jacket and even wrote a in-depth review on this ultralight down jacket. Designed specifically for thru-hikers, this ultralight puffy has an excellent warmth to weight ratio. Rare in ultralight jackets, it uses the more expensive internal box wall construction on the top of hood and shoulders to increase water resistance, heat retention, and durability.
gossamer gear lighttrek umbrella
Winter Sale Deal: 8% off
Weight: 0.5 oz
A sun umbrella is a game changer on the PCT, CDT, or any trail with a lot of sun.
Discounts are usually not available on Gossamer Gear products so this is a great chance to get one on sale and take advantage of free shipping over $50.