Hire Gear
Gear can be borrowed for use on AUTC trips (ie trips advertised via the mailing list/website) at no charge. Non-club trips and non-members may hire gear for a fee which will be worked out on a case by case basis.
Bookings are taken on a first in first served basis, but with club members having first priority - we reserve the right to give gear booked by non-members to members with at least a weeks notice. A return date will be arranged at the time of hire, and failure to meet this may result in further charges and/or removal of hire privileges. A deposit/bond of some valuable item will be taken to encourage prompt return of gear.
Gear we have available for hire:
- Tents – both tramping and car camping types, 2-4 person available.
- Emergency Shelters (fit 8+ people)
- Cookers (gas canister and white fuel types)
- Pots/Billys (up to 6L)
- Various topographical maps of wilderness areas in both the North and South Islands
- Compasses (Silva type)
Contact our Gear Officer Peter (gear [at] autc [dot] org [dot] nz) to arrange gear hire with the following details:
- Start/Finish dates of trip
- What kind of trip is it? (alpine/bush/camping)
- Tents: how many people?
- Cookers: (gas/white fuel)
Basically the more details you provide, the more the club can help.
- Alpine gear (ice axes, crampons, helmets, shovels) - via our Alpine Officer: Craig (alpine [at] autc [dot] org [dot] nz)
We don't hire personal gear items such as sleeping bags, raincoats, boots or packs as we feel that most people should own these sorts of items as they are specific to each person and are required on all overnight trips. If you don’t have these however and can’t find anyone to borrow off, try Living Simply for good quality gear hire.
Where To Buy Gear
Tramping Retailers who offer discounts for AUTC members (you need to ask) include:
* Bivouac (Queen Street, Newmarket and Sylvia Park)
* Living Simply (Newmarket)
* Macpac (Newmarket)
* Mountain Designs (Downtown and Newmarket)
