Would you use a gear sharing site?
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Nope. |
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"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" |
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No. |
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Seems too sketchy with real gear. |
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no |
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Climbing friend, |
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I've recently begun writing up a little gear rental program myself actually, this is a very interesting thread to come across. I've talked with a few Lawyers, Home Depot and a University about rental liability waivers. In essence, personal climbing gear is no different than Home Depot renting a chainsaw to any swinging D. It all come down to a clean liability waiver that covers the renter, whom would not have any fault if something happened with his or her gear. Obviously, the gear needs to be regularly maintained and replaced if damaged or broken. The problem of gear getting damaged while being rented can be solved by a simple security deposit for each piece of gear being used. If it returns damages or broken, it comes out of the security deposit. |
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Somebody above mentioned gearcommons. |
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Most people are still under the misconception that dropping a carabiner somehow breaks it (the metal they use today is perfectly fine even after dozens of 10ft+ drops onto concrete). It really is only a myth but until it is understood that you can't damage the gear that easy I don't think people would want to do it. (also how many of you out there have booty that you found on a route that you still used?) |
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Kinda like gearlope.com/ ? |