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Mountain Hardwear Mineral King 3 Tent, $240 (was $400)
Why do we like this deal?
REI’s 4th of July Deals Sale is officially live, and the retailer has great deals across all categories, including shoes, apparel, cycling, and more. Camping gear is a range that you need to take advantage of during the event, starting with a shelter men’s journal Named the No. 1 overall best camping tent for 2026 by gear experts.
REI has the Mountain Hardwear Mineral King 3 tent on sale for $240, which is a whopping 40% off its usual $400 price. This tent isn’t the lowest-priced option at REI’s 4th of July Deal Sale (for example, the Campwell 4 beat it out), but its rating is much higher than most others, and it’s earning lots of positive reviews. In terms of its price-to-quality ratio, it’s a winner, and REI’s prices are better than those offered by Mountain Hardwear, Shiels, and other retailers.
Mountain Hardwear Mineral King 3 Tent, $240 (was $400) at REI.
What shoppers need to know
- Capacity: 3-Person (1-2 comfortably)
- season’s: 3 season
- Pack Weight: 7 pounds, 13.7 ounces
- Dimensions(LWH): 90 x 68 x 48 inches
- Doors: 2
- Inclusive: footprints, poles, rain fly
The Mineral King 3 includes everything you need in a camp shelter – complete with tent, footprint, poles and rain fly.
The tent has a rectangular layout with nearly vertical walls to maximize interior volume, and both doors have vestibules to keep wet or dirty shoes and other gear out of your sleeping space. Hanging loops and pockets inside the tent provide useful storage (and space to hang a light), and the bathtub-style floor and fully seam-sealed construction (with rain fly) ensures no moisture gets inside.
If the weather is clear, you can leave off the rainfly and gaze at the stars through the tent’s mesh roof. Overall, this is a great option to sleep two people comfortably with room for your luggage or dog. Weight-wise, this car is perfect for camping, but it’s also light enough for short hikes.
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Why do campers love it?
Shoppers really appreciated the Mineral King’s “super strong” build quality, and several reviewers said it kept them “100% dry” even during heavy rain. Overall, it earned high marks because it is “well-designed, well-built, and easy to install.”
MJ Gear experts have also used an all-season version of this tent. According to Burn Brody, who tested it, “It feels less like a nylon coffin and more like an airy shelter.” Broudy concludes his analysis by saying that it is “a reliable, all-purpose fort that’s built to hold up to miles and years of use.”
We’re deep into summer camping season, and that means tents like this Mineral King 3 are going to sell out fast, especially with this rare 40% markdown applied. Head over to REI and get yours asap before it sells out completely.
buy more deals
- REI Co-op Campwell 4 Tent, $114 at REI (was $229).
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- Coleman Silver Springs Self-Inflating Camping Pad, $49 at Coleman (was $70)
