Depending on how eager you are........you could possibly wait until REI does their October 20% off one item sale. Spend the $20 on their lifetime membership, get the 20% off. Then come next spring you have a 5% dividend on that purchase towards anything in the store. Get the REI credit card before the tent purchase also, make one purchase anywhere and get a $100 gift card. Plus you get 5% dividended for anything purchased at REI the next spring when using the credit card.
I haven't done it yet, but was thinking about it a month ago when they did another 20% (glad I waited....spend too much already). I was able to put the tent in my cart and apply the 20% coupon.........just never pulled the trigger. Heard of a few other people that did it in the past.