Students, faculty, staff, and community members can rent anything from backpacks to snowshoes to sleeping bags. The OERC is located on the ground floor of Base Camp.
Spring Semester Hours
Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 4:30-7PM
Good gear, good rates, good folks are all found here, at the equipment rental section of
Base Camp. Check out the
virtual tour of the rental center.
Sleeping Gear | Daily Rate | Additional Days |
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| Sleeping bag (with stuff sack or compression sack) | $4 | $2 |
| Sleeping pad | $2 | $1 |
| Tents: 2 or 3 person | $6 | $3 |
| Tents: 4 person | $8 | $4 |
| Tarp | $4 | $2 |
Camping Gear | Daily Rate | Additional Days |
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| Backpack | $4 | $2 |
| Daypack (small green) | $2 | $1 |
| Trekking poles | $2 | $1 |
| Headlamp (including batteries) | $3 | $2 |
| Water bottle (flat rate) | $1 | N/A |
| Compass (flat rate) | $1 | N/A
|
| Trowel (flat rate) | $1 | N/A
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| Bear bag/canister (flat rate) | $3 | N/A
|
Cooking Gear | Daily Rate | Additional Days |
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| 1-burner stove (white gas) | $4 | $2 |
| 2-burner stove (propane) | $4 | $2 |
| 32 oz fuel bottle (flat rate) | $3 | N/A |
| Propane canister | For sale at OERC
| Market price |
| Baking skillet | $3 | $2 |
| Stocked utensil bag (flat rate) | $1 | N/A |
Miscellaneous Gear | Daily Rate | Additional Days |
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| First aid kit | $2 | $1 |
| Iodine | For sale at OERC
| Market price |
| Compass/whistle (flat rate) | $2 | N/A |
| Fishing waders | $4 | $2 |
| Fly fish rod | $4 | $2 |
| Dromedary | $2 | $1 |
| 5 gallon water jug | $2 | $1 |
Outdoor Climbing Gear | Daily Rate | Additional Days |
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| Rock shoes | $4 | $2 |
| Helmet | $2 | $1 |
| Ice climbing crampons | $4 | $2 |
Winter Gear | 3-Hour
Rental | Daily Rate | Additional Days |
|
| Snowshoes | $3 | $4 | $2 |
| X-C skis, boots and poles | $4 | $6 | $3 |
| Skis only: 1/2 rate | | | |
| Boots only: 1/2 rate | | | |
| Telemark skis, boots and poles | N/A | $8 | $8 |
| Plastic boots | $1 | $4 | $2 |
| Mountaineering crampons | N/A | $2 | $1 |
| Mountaineering axe | N/A | $4 | $2 |
| Synthetic booties | N/A | $3 | $1.50 |
| Mittens/gloves | N/A | $2 | $1 |
| Shovel | N/A | $2 | $1 |
Late Returns
A late fee will be charged at the additional day rate for the number of days overdue.
Damaged Gear
A repair/replacement fee may be charged.
3-Hour Rentals
Items must be picked up and dropped off on the same day (i.e. during OERC open hours).
We do not rent the following gear to the public: climbing harnesses, ropes, webbing, climbing hardware, ice climbing tools, boats, PFDs, avalanche gear.