Rental Information

College Outdoors strives to help the Lewis & Clark community get out as much as possible. We offer rentals on a few types of essential equipment.

Rentals are only available during the academic year to current students, faculty, and staff of Lewis and Clark.  Please be sure to make your rentals reservation by no later than 4 PM on the Wednesday before your trip! If you’re renting for Spring or Fall Break, your reservation should be in no later than 7 calendar days prior to the last day of class before the break.

If you are looking to rent gear in the summer months, we suggest checking out any of the other local gear rental programs (listed below). 

For the equipment we do rent, we ask for a reasonable rental fee and a refundable deposit, in case the gear is damaged and needs to be repaired or replaced. As long as the gear you rent comes back in the same condition in which it left, your deposit will be returned to you. We are trying to make as much gear available for rental possible, and currently our rental closet includes:

 

Item	Special Spring/Fall Break Prices	Standard Weekend Prices	Refundable Damage Deposit
Snowshoes	$20	$15	$200
Tent (4 person, 4 season free-standing model)	$35	$25	$400
Down Sleeping Bag (0 degrees) NOTE: Will not work if wet!	$25	$20	$300
Synthetic Sleeping Bag (best for warmer weather)	$20	$15	$200
Foam Sleeping Pad	$4	$3	$10
Backpack (5000-6000 cu in size)	$20	$15	$200
Hiking Boots	$10	$7	$150
Ski Poles	$6	$5	$100
Cooler	$6	$5	$20
Stove (Propane canister type)	$12	$10	$30
Water Jugs (5 gal)	$5	$5	$20

To rent gear we request that you call 503-768-6287, email us or come to Sequoia (call before coming up) to request your gear. Please be sure to make your rentals reservation by no later than 4 PM on the Wednesday prior to your trip. Sorry, no gear will be rented on Friday.

Gear Rental Policy

Equipment must be returned clean (it does not have to be dry, just clean) to the Sequoia building (call 503-768-6287 to make sure someone is there) by Monday at 5 PM immediately following the weekend the rental takes place unless other arrangements are made. If no one answers at Sequoia, the lessee may drop the equipment off at the College Outdoors office in Room 244, Templeton College Center (office phone in Templeton is 503-768-7116).

If the item(s) are returned after 5:00 PM on the agree upon rental date(s) a $10 late fee applies. After this time, a charge of $10 per day applies for each additional day, or, if the equipment is damaged beyond repair or cleaning, the College Outdoors staff may decide to charge the renter the retail replacement price of the equipment. Cleaning fees may also be applied, at the discretion of College Outdoors, if gear is not returned clean, determined at a prorated price of $17/hour.

The cost of irreparably damaged, lost, or stolen items (while in possession of the renter) will be paid by the renter at a rate equal to the current retail price of replacing the item with a comparable item. All damaged equipment of Lewis & Clark College remains property of Lewis & Clark College.

We recognize that there is a great deal of interest and often add equipment to our rental program, but we cannot (yet!) provide everything needed. Here we list addresses, websites, and phone numbers of local businesses that rent gear and/or sell it cheap.

 

Local Businesses that Rent Gear

 

Portland State University Outdoor Program Rentals (Open to non-PSU students, too!)
SW College St., between 5th and 6th Avenues
(503) 725-2637

Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe
250 NE Tomahawk Island Drive
(503) 285-0464

Next Adventure
426 SE Grand Ave
(503) 223-0706

Bob’s Ski and Snowboard Shop
14625 SE Stark
(503) 255-4671

Oregon Mountain Community (OMC)
2975 NE Sandy Blvd
(503) 227-1038

Otto’s Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe
Hwy 26 (in Sandy on the way to Mt. Hood)
38716 Pioneer Blvd
(503) 668-5947

REI
1405 SW Johnson
(503) 221-1938

The Mountain Shop
628 NE Broadway
(503) 288-6768

Local Businesses with Discounted Gear

Columbia Sportswear Outlet Stores
East Side
1323 SE Tacoma
(503) 238-0118

Lake Oswego
3 Monroe Parkway, Suite H
Oswego Towne Square (down Boones Ferry Rd.)
(503) 636-6593

Next Adventure (New & Used)
426 SE Grand
(503) 233-0706

US Outdoor Store
219 SW Broadway
(503) 223-5937
Toll free (866) 876-3932

Cheap Gear on the Internet

Patagonia’s Common Threads Program

REI Online Outlet

Backcountry.com

Campmor.com

Sierra Trading Post

Northern Mountain Supply

If you still can’t find what you’re looking for in this list, come on in and ask—we’ll try to point you in the right direction. If you know of a local business you think we should add to this list, please let us know!