Borrowing Policy

We know that quality camping, cycling, and bikepacking gear is expensive, and we hope to begin to make bike camping more accessible for our community. As members of the RAR community, you may borrow gear for your bikepacking and bike camping adventures without having to purchase anything yourself.  Borrower's must understand and comply with the following policy before picking-up gear:

Borrowing Policy*:

• In order to borrow from the Gear Library, we need to know more about you. All first-time borrowers need to fill out this form and be able to provide valid identification at the time of borrowing (acceptable forms include a current Passport, Driver’s Licence, or State issued I.D.); in addition to current contact information. We will never distribute or share your personal information, and will only contact you with matters related to the gear library and/or RAR ATL events.

• Lending of gear is on a first-booked, first-serve basis. Holds are allowed and we encourage them to be made through the gear library catalog (up to seven days in advance). If you already have a borrower’s account, feel free to place a hold on an item and we will respond to your request within 48-72 hours to set up a time for pick-up.

• The RAR ATL Gear Library serves as a resource to make bike camping accessible to our community that consists of trans men and women, gender expansive individuals, and women. When necessary, we give priority to BIPOC, trans, and/or gender expansive persons for lending requests. 

• If you have not attended at least one of our RAR ATL events, we may require a deposit in exchange for borrowing gear. The deposit will be returned in full upon the gear’s return in clean condition. 

• Borrowing period is 14-days with the possibility of renewal, which is considered on a case-by-case basis.

• The gear library is made possible by generous donations by fellow cyclists, grants, and/or partnerships, which makes much of our inventory financially difficult or impossible to replace. Please take care of and return item(s) in the condition that it was borrowed. In the event of loss or damage, borrowers agree to pay for the loss equal to the value of the item or damage accrued, per the discretion of RAR ATL leadership.

• It may take anywhere from 48-72 hours to respond. We’re a small operation run by few volunteers, so please take this in consideration and provide ample time to arrange for gear pick up before your trip. 

• Fill out this form if you agree to all of the above! Or if you have any questions, concerns, as well as suggestions on how we can improve this resource, please email RARATLgearlibrary [at] gmail [dot] com.

*RAR ATL gear library reserves the right to update and alter policies in order to better serve our community. The gear library is constantly evolving, so policies and processes may need to be adjusted accordingly.