E16: Outdoor gear on a budget

Outdoor adventure gear can be prohibitively expensive if you don’t have access to a resource like a gear lending library. 

But with some luck, patience and advice from other outdoor enthusiasts, it’s possible to find the gear you need affordably, and make it last a long time. 

Dionne, Lauren and Caroline from our last episode about the BIPOC Outdoor Gear Library put their combined experience together for this episode on buying and borrowing outdoor gear on a budget.

They’re three outdoor enthusiasts who probably have experience in about a dozen outdoor adventure sports between them, including hiking, camping, paddling, skiing and cycling. Together, they run the BIPOC Outdoor Gear Library in *Guelph, Ontario.

In this episode, they offer advice on how to affordably and sustainably stock your gear closet, how to get the most out of your gear and extend its longevity, and tips and tricks for maintaining and repairing gear on the go. 

Note: This is the second half of the interview our last episode was based on. If you want to learn more about Dionne, Lauren, Caroline and the BIPOC Outdoor Gear Library, listen to E15: Anatomy of an Outdoor Gear Library.

If you want to help support the BIPOC Outdoor Gear Library, check out their website bipocoutdoorgearlibrary.com to make a donation or learn about volunteer opportunities.

*So-called Guelph, which was given its current name by white colonizers, is situated on the occupied territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation of the Anishinaabek Peoples.

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