I love REI and have been a member since way back in High School during my backpacking craze days. This store has the typical great selection of outdoors gear and wear and you can basically outfit yourself for most anything from a camp out in the backyard to your bucket list, hike the Appalachian Trail end to end, goal and beyond.
They do have many sales during the year but you need to catch the right ones to really save a bundle. Went last week and was underwhelmed by the discounts but still walked out with a bit of outerwear for this winter (if it ever gets to the Carolina's that is).