Big news, Monctonians! // Grande nouvelle pour les Les Monctoniens et Monctoniennes! 📢. We are set to expand our retail footprint with the opening of a new standalone store in the #Maritimes this August:

JOIN OUR TEAM // Trailblazers, wave-riders and happy campers welcome. If you're passionate about the outdoors - we're hiring. Become an #MECStaffer and see our current opportunities at

Are you planning to take family time outside this upcoming long weekend? ☀️⛺. Get inspired with our Family Camping Activity Booklet, now available as a free download! Scavenger hunts and more, sent to your inbox when you subscribe to our newsletter: 🔗

Favourite place to camp under the stars? ✨ .📸: Laura Szanto

Warm and welcoming. Radically solid. Colours you forgot you loved. Future friendly. Sometimes the best things get even better. Get a sneak peek of the MEC Classics Collection:

Soak up the summer with the Summer Splash Sale happening now at MEC. 🌞🛶 .Everything you need to have more great days at the lake:

Join us tomorrow night July 28 to learn more about how to pack for an overnight hike!.

OOO notification: gone bikepackin’ for the upcoming long weekend. 🚴⛺ ️. Gear up and head out (way out) with our bikepacking checklist: 🎥 @ifhtfilms bikepacking across the BC Gulf Islands. Watch their full video on their YouTube channel.

We’re teaming up with Hipcamp Canada to bring you the camping trip of a lifetime under the stars. Enter to win a stay at one of Hipcamp’s most unique spots outfitted with all of MEC’s best gear for you to keep. All you need to do is show up!. To enter:

We’re stoked to announce community grants and funding as part of #MECOutdoorImpact. 🙌. To start things off, we’re excited to announce a new annual grant called Queer Gear Kits to support LGBTQ2S+ community groups to get more folks outside. Apply here:

Today, we celebrate #WorldOceanDay 🌊. @CPAWS, with MEC’s continued support, is calling on governments to protect at least 30% of Canada’s land and ocean by 2030. Learn more about the #30x30 campaign and take action in the fight against biodiversity loss:

Learn more about Pride activations happening across the country and stay tuned to our social feeds for more ways to get involved throughout the month:

This year, we’re celebrating with activations across the country. We’re activating Pride Climbing Nights, going on Pride Hikes with @parkbus, and most excitingly, introducing our inaugural Queer Gear Kit grant, with applications opening on June 16. 🙌.

Happy #Pride Month! The outdoors is the best place to be yourself, and MEC is committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion outside all year long. 🏳‍🌈.

For #InternationalTrailsDay, we are excited to announce our renewed partnership with @nsmba - North Shore Mountain Bike Association, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization dedicated to caring for a sustainable trail network within the local community:

Get ready to roll. Whether your city calls it Bike Month, Go By Bike Week or Bike to Work Week, it’s the time of year when people discover (or rediscover) the efficiency and fun of life on two wheels. Here are a few helpful tips to boost your pedal power:

When you’ve been hiking all day, plain ramen noodles can taste perfectly fine. However, if you’ve got a little more time and a bit more equipment, you can turn dehydrated food into mouth-watering meals. Learn more about backpacking meal planning:

A HUGE thank you to our community for coming together and logging a MASSIVE 635,665 meters of vertical during the #EarthMonth challenge. Thanks to this incredible community effort, MEC is donating $25,000 to Protect Our Winters Canada ⛰

Climbing legend @tommycaldwell was back at MEC Vancouver last night to a sold-out crowd! 🙌 Together, we raised $4,136 for the Climbers' Access Society of BC, an organization working to protect access and conservation of climbing areas throughout British Columbia 🧗‍♂️🧗‍♀️

Your sleeping bag might not seem like a piece of gear that requires much maintenance, but taking good care of it will help it last longer – and keep you warmer. Use these tips to keep your synthetic or down bag in tip-top shape: