Some great sources in this thread- I've always liked BQ a lot, it's often the only source for some items of gear in "subdued" colors, which I think is important in a few ways- but they don't generally discount.

I pointed out Sierra Trading post, which does discout everything, and sometimes even has what you want, if you're a little flexible.

However, recently I've been building some PC systems, and I've become very familiar with slickdeals.net for computer gear, and especially the "hot deals" forum behind it ("forums" link on right edge of main page, part way down). It's a forum where folks share "deals" that they've found.. mostly on electronics and computer stuff, though everything ends up there sooner or later. I saved a LOT of money by following it for a few months and picking off the best deals on computer parts and systems.

The reason it works so well is that it takes advantage of what folks are doing anyway- shopping- and their natural desire to share good deals that they've found, plus which everyone weighs in on the product (and often the vendor), so you get a source, a discount price, and reviews all in a screen or two.

There's some of that going on here, of course (and it's much appreciated) but I've been wondering if there might not be a lot more if there were a forum devoted to "deals" on survival/outdoor gear. Sort of a smaller, simpler version of what slickdeals is doing, but in our focused area of interest. Having a forum devoted to good deals is bound to encourage folks to seek them out and share them, to think of this site when they find one... and, of course, to check this site/forum whenever considering a purchase, or just wondering if a better price is available on an item.

There might not be much traffic, but what there is would be valuable, and having a separate forum would make it easy to find the information. I can't think of a downside.

Just a thought.