From December 10th through December 21st, our VPO shops will be sharing all their favourite gifts and stocking stuffers. Be sure to check in with us every day as we deck the halls with tons of gear and apparel, and be sure to enter for your chance to win!
When it comes to hiking on Vancouver Island in the winter, you'd be hard pressed to find a more essential piece of gear than the Seattle Sombrero! We love our SeaSom's in Victoria. Sure a good rain jacket will have a well protected hood, but this hat's wide brim and gore-tex membrane will keep your head dry, allowing you to vent with your collar down, while maintaining peripheral sightlines and preventing the annoying drippy hood we all know too well. As an added bonus, the Seattle Sombrero comes in a wide array of colour, to make you the most stylish trekker in the trees!
The Super/DS Stretchdown Hooded Jacket from Mountain Hardwear is a staff favourite. The durable stretch fabric allows this piece to move with you making it oh-so comfortable. Mountain Hardwear has combined the best of two worlds: the durability and protection of a shell, with the comfort and warmth of a down jacket.
Shop the Mountain Hardwear Super/DS Stretchdown Hooded Jacket Now
Make your holidays a little bit brighter with the Luci Color inflatable solar light! Need eight bright colors? It’s got 'em, plus a color cycle mode! Need long battery life? No problem, with six hours on any color. Need solar charging? Done and done. This light charges within seven hours of direct sunlight. Need sparkles? Of course you do—what a ridiculous question—and the Luci has got them in spades. The Luci Color is the perfect way to turn any occasion into a party and any location into a dance floor. Happy 12 Days of Christmas folks, and Happy Holidays from VPO Nelson!
Trekking poles are the ticket to make your adventure a little better! they reduce impact on your body during a long trek, they can be used to make a shelter, and are generally great for poking your adventure buddies! Just kidding, not that poking part!
And the Leave a Leaf baskets are the icing on the cake, leaving a leaf in the snow or mud as you go. A little gift tfor the next adventurer!
Shop the Black Diamond Carbon Cork Trekking Poles Now
Shop the Leave a Leaf Trekking Baskets Now
The Leatherman Wingman is a great, lightweight, pocket-sized, stainless steel multi-tool. It features an outside-accessible, one-hand opening blade and 13 other tools at a very reasonable price. It is something to have in your pack or pocket for those unexpected mishaps that can happen when out in the backcountry.
From Kari Traa, our women's only brand from Norway, we've got the Solveig Jacket—a synthetic-fill hoody with stretch fleece panels under the arms and along the lower back. We chose it for our stores as it represents amazing value at only $179.95, and is so warm that our staffers got over-warm just posing for these photos! Come and check it out!
We love Hydro Flasks! They come in all sorts of sizes and fun vibrant colours, two walls of stainless steel, with a vacuum between, preventing condensation and heat transfer to the outside of the bottle and keeping drinks hot or cold for hours on end!
The BeaverWax Tune Kit is an excellent little bundle that has everything you need to tune and wax your skis. Do minor maintenance to your ski set up all in a convenient expandable storage case! All BeaverWax is hand poured by our friends right here in Squamish and would be a great stocking stuffer addition too!
500 lumens at 79g is just the start! The IKO Core hugs your head and distributes the weight evenly between front and back, making it the most comfortable headband-style we've ever tried. Whether running, climbing (helmet compatible), skiing, biking, or reading in your tent (place your IKO inside the storage pouch for a lantern!), the IKO is a great performer.
The Daytrip'er is great for keeping your lunch fresh at work and your beers cold on an impromptu beach hang. Water resistance and its rock solid form means your lunch will be dry and not squished.
When crampons are too much and the little carbide spikes aren't enough, the Micro Spikes shine! These are amazing for hiking on packed snow trails in the winter. If you're heading up Benson for a day hike or cruising hard packed trails in Strathcona, these are a must have. They fit multiple different kinds of footwear from trail runners to full-on snow boots. The Kahtoola Micro Spikes are a Nanaimo staff favourite, and always in our packs once the snow flies.
With over 20 years of backcountry experience, the MSR Miniworks does all the water filtering you will need on your next adventure! With this filter you can turn any water source into clean, great tasting water. Fast, efficient, and long lasting!
We will announce our winner daily on our Facebook page. We will also send the winner an email to claim their prize.
Whether you're shopping across Canada, or visiting us in-store, we've got your back. Valhalla Pure Outfitters has been proudly Canadian owned and operated since 1990, and our stores are owned and staffed by local gearheads who are as passionate about the outdoors as you are.