All rental prices are suggested!

Pay what is fair & will encourage you to rent!

In the Cart, click "Change"; we trust you'll be fair!
Changing the amount does not affect quality of gear rented
At the full suggested price, the average person will still save money renting compared to buying (per our buy vs rent calculator)!

Pay-what-is fair helps get everyone outside
To further that goal, 5% of what you pay goes to SkiDUCK, a non-profit that gets disadvantaged kids out on the mountain!

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Camping, Backpacking, Snowsports, and more!

Quality & Convenience

Looking to buy new equipment, or to rent because it's easier? Either way, we provide quality brands with last minute, 24/7 convenience to get you going! Our brands include...

Buy

or

Rent

Finding gear that will fit/work over time

(average ~4 hours to research, shop, compare)

Getting exactly what you need for now

(average ~10 min, no risk of being stuck with it)

Spending more or settling

(e.g., buy both a 0 and 30 degree sleeping bag, or settle for a 15 degree?)

Spending less on the exact use

(average savings ~$140 per trip from the diversity of gear we offer)

Maintaining your own gear

(~1 closet to store gear properly, and hours to dry it, stitch it, etc.)

Letting someone else deal with it

(while you can take a nap and enjoy the rest of your after-trip glow)

Owning it

(and sharing with trustworthy friends)

Sharing it

(living with less clutter & being green)

Will you use gear often enough to buy? Use our calculator to see for yourself!

Calculate savings from renting camping & backpacking gear!

Run calculator for:

How many trips will you take per year?

2 = average (LMG user study)

Consider:

Is it hard to coordinate friends' schedules?
Is it hard to take time-off?
Will you go on trips in different seasons that need different gear entirely?

How many years will you be able to keep gear?

3 = average (2014 industry report)

Consider:

Do you move often?
Is it easy to lose gear, or have friends borrow it forever, or damage it?
Might your body change in a way that requires different gear?

Calculate!

Savings = cost of buying per trip - cost of renting per trip. Cost of renting per trip = simply our suggested rental prices for one. Cost of buying per trip =

The value of basic gear necessities / total number of trips (trips per year * number of years) + time cost (1 average hours to prep, clean, repair gear per trip * $25/hour SF living wage)
The value of basic gear necessities LMG provides across seasons = $1200 for camping & backpacking (includes $150 for a roomy car-camping tent, $300 for a lightweight backpacking tent, $150 each for warm & cold-weather sleeping bags, $100 for a sleeping pad, $200 for a backpack, etc.), and = $700 for snowsports (includes $250 for a jacket, $150 for pants, $100 each for helmet, gloves, etc.). While you can get a basic gear package cheaply, folks have told us about cheap gear breaking on first use!

Rent gear now!