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Gear Locker Hello! As an outing club member, you gain the ability to check out gear from the outing club's gear locker. For some time the location and contents of said locker have been poorly represented on this site. That's all going to change! With the hope that the outing club can aid people's outdoor ambitions, you are welcome to anything on this list. (If you are not yet a member, check out the join page so that you too can benefit from our gear. You can actually join as you pick up your gear, just bring the money and form to the quartermaster and exchange them for gear.) Now that we are all members, there are three questions that need to be answered: What, Where, and How. I will address them in reverse order. How Once you have decided what you want to take and when, the you must email the Quartermaster. For now that is MacRae Linton (wml6). In your email be sure to include the following: Your name and phone number a complete list of the gear you want the dates for when you want to get it a good time to meet to pick it up That is pretty much all there is to it. The quartermaster will get back to you in a timely fashion and inform you of how much of what you requested is available, and you can negotiate the perfect time to do a pick up. Note! An official outing club trip obviously has preference for gear over your personal trips, so if there is a big trip going out the same time you are you might be out of luck. (It doesn't hurt to check though) and beyond that, it is first come, first serve. The further in advance you contact the Quartermaster, the better chance you will get your gear. When you pick up your gear, you will discuss with the Quartermaster the best method for returning the gear. Usually this will merely entail emailing the QM on your return and setting up a time for returning the gear. We have the ability to hang tents and such in the locker, so while it is always nice to get clean and dry gear back to the locker, if you have wet stuff, we can take care of it when you return it. Try and take care of the gear. Right now we don't have any sort of deposit system in place. Not because we can't, but just because it is easier for everyone not to. That being said, if people start to take advantage of this relatively free system, we are going to have to make changes. So be nice. Minor breaks and bruises are to be expected and we can defiantly handle them. So don't sweat it if you accidently break something, just try and take care of the gear. If you are leading an Outing Club trip! It works a little differently. Rather than having each person on the trip email the Quartermaster, it is your responsibility to figure out what everyone needs and then email the QM with a master list. The entire group can then meet at Wilson to get gear at the same time. Also! It is your responsibility to make sure that they all return their gear afterwards. If you could organize a mass return get together, that would be best. Where The outing club gear locker is located in Wilson Gym Unfortunately that has not been clear, but it is indeed in Wilson. To get there, swipe in as you normally would, but then walk around behind the person who swipes your card, through the door on the right. You will see a staircase, take the stairs as high up as you can go (it is several stories) and the door facing you at the top is the one to the locker. What This is the saddest part. I have preserved (for now) the old listing of gear that was on the site. Pretty magnificent no? our current holding are much more meager. Hopefully we can one day reclaim our moment of glory, but for now, here is what we have: Bags: 8 - Red Alps 20° Synthetic Sleeping Bags 2 - Green 0° Sleeping Bags 12- Sleeping Pads Packs: 7 - Alps Internal Frame Backpacks Tents: 3 - Alps 2 person three season backpacking tents 2 - MSR 2 person four season backpacking tents 1 - Big (5?) person tent Cooking Items: 3 - MSR Whisperlite Stoves 3 - Personal Cooksets (pot, pans, cup) 3 - Non-stick pot/pan combo 1 - Sauce Pan Etc: Water Purifier Tarp 2 - First Aid Kits Maps: we have a variety of maps with little to no organizational system. You are welcome to look through the stack for what you want. That is it. For now, that is what we have to outfit you with. There is some stuff that we already have that is not on the list because it is in need of repair. If you have suggestions for what would make good group gear in the future, it is quite possible that soon we will have the money to help re-stock, so if there is something that you think is missing, email the Quartermaster let him/her know. Also, in the event that we run out of gear, we have a gear sharing program with Project WILD and are able to get gear from them if we need to.