Here's a tip from one last-minute shopper to another: whether you're buying gifts for others or gearing up to take advantage of a few days off, you'll want your order to arrive on time. To that end, here's a rundown of pre-Christmas order deadlines from Trailspace's merchant partners:

12/14 (Thursday)

• Last day for ground shipments from Moosejaw, Oregon Mountain Community.

• Last day for ground shipments to the Northeast or Midwest from RockCreek.

12/15 (Friday)

• Last day for ground shipments from Backcountry.com (order by 5 p.m. EST), Altrec Outdoors (order by 9 a.m. PST), Gear for Adventure, and CampSaver.com (order by noon MST).

12/16 (Saturday)

• Last day for Priority Mail shipments to Alaska and Hawaii from RockCreek.

12/17 (Sunday)

• Last day for 3-day shipments (and for Express Mail to Alaska and Hawaii) from RockCreek.

12/18 (Monday)

• Last day for 3-day shipments from Gear for Adventure.

• Last day for ground shipments to the Southeast and 2-day shipments elsewhere from RockCreek.

12/19 (Tuesday)

• Last day for 2-day shipments from Gear for Adventure.

• Last day for 3-day shipments from Altrec Outdoors (order by 9 a.m. PST), Moosejaw, Oregon Mountain Community, CampSaver.com (order by noon MST), and Massey's (order by 2 p.m. CST).

• Last day for standard shipping from EMS (order by noon EST) and REI.

• Last day for Next Day shipping to the continental U.S. from Rock/Creek.

12/20 (Wednesday)

• Last day for express ground shipments from Sierra Trading Post.

• Last day for 2-day shipments from Backcountry.com (order by 5 p.m. EST), Altrec Outdoors (order by 9 a.m. PST), Moosejaw, EMS (order by noon EST), CampSaver.com (order by noon MST), and Massey's (order by 2 p.m. CST).

• Last day for Next Day / Overnight shipments from REI and Gear for Adventure.

12/21 (Thursday)

• Last day for overnight shipments from Backcountry.com (order by 3 p.m. EST), Altrec Outdoors (order by 9 a.m. PST), Moosejaw, Oregon Mountain Community, EMS (order by noon EST), CampSaver.com (order by noon MST), and Massey's (order by 2 p.m. CST).

12/22 (Friday)

• Order by noon EST for Saturday Shipping from EMS.