Gear Shed: how it works...


The gear shed is simple to use and an awesome resource for the everyday adventurer. We promise it’s easier than reading even those free maps the National Parks hand out. Just follow these steps!

  1.  Visit our Calendar tab to find a gear hour that fits your schedule. Click on a specific hour in our calendar to view the location, gear officer, info, etc.
    If you are having trouble with Calendar page, open the Calendar in a new tab

  2. Bring a valid form of ID such as you Cal ID or your Driver’s License.

  3. The Gear Officer will work with you to get your gear checked out.

  4. Bring back your gear the following Monday after you check out your gear no matter what day of the week you got it

  5.  For every week that gear is returned late, is a week that you will be banned from gear shed use (Example: Returning gear 2 weeks late results in 2 week ban from gear shed)

     

Please Note: Gear is on a first-come-first-serve basis. During school breaks more people tend to go on trips, so we cannot guarantee that there will be gear available in the shed.

To find the gear shed:
Read directions based on what direction you’re entering from:

  1. Directions from Bancroft Way

  2. Directions from Social Sciences Building 

  1. Directions from Bancroft Way

Use the staircase on Bancroft Way in between Bowditch St and Barrow Ln

  1. Go up these stairs so you have Hearst Field Annex on your left and Hearst Gym on your right. 

  1. Locate the door (propped open and/or with sign) on your right directly across from the bright yellow doors of Hearst Field Annex Building A.

    1. This entrance should be the first entrance on your right upon going up the stairs.

  1. Enter through the door under the “Anthropology Undergraduate Laboratories” plaque.

  1. Continue straight ahead into the room with the ASUC sheds (big storage lockers) to Cage #85 (where a Gear Shed Officer will be)!

2. Directions from Social Sciences Building

  1. Exit the building so you are facing away from campus/towards Bancroft Way. Once you are outside, Social Sciences Building should be behind you and you should see Hearst Field Annex Building C near your right (see image).

  1. Continue straight (with Hearst Field Annex on your right and Hearst Gym on your left) until you see Hearst Field Annex Building A.

    1. (As you walk from Social Sciences Building, you should pass Hearst Field Annex Building C then B then arrive at A.)

  1. Locate the doors of Hearst Gym to the left that are directly across from the yellow doors on Hearst Field Annex Building A. (This is the last entrance on your left for Hearst Gym before reaching the stairs that go down to the sidewalk of Bancroft Way). 

  1. Enter through the door under the “Anthropology Undergraduate Laboratories” plaque.

  1. Continue straight ahead into the room with the ASUC sheds (big storage lockers) to Cage #85 (where a Gear Shed Officer will be)!

*Updated directions provided by Skye Pickett (Fall 2022 Gear Team)!*
 

Policies


Gear Hours & Checking Out Gear

You have until the FOLLOWING MONDAY to return your gear no matter the day of the week it was checked out. If your trip extends past the weekend, talk with the officer at the gear hour about an alternative return hour. You may return at any earlier gear hour if you are done using it. In general, please return gear as soon as possible – we have a lot of members who want to go on trips as well.

For each week that gear is returned late, is a week that you will be banned from the gear shed (Example: Returning gear 2 weeks late results in 2 week ban from gear shed)

The best practice is to communicate with a gear officer with any questions.

If a Gear Officer flakes on their hour, we extend your check by a week for free. Though again, please return as soon as possible.

Condition of Gear & Damages

TLDR: Treat the gear as if it were YOUR OWN. CARE FOR IT, LOVE IT, BE IT.

You are responsible for notifying us if you have broken, lost, or damaged any of our gear. If you do, you will only be charged the price of having the particular item(s) fixed or replace. Normal wear and tear is not charged for, but still let us know. If you don’t indicate such issues and we find out some other way, we will find you because we keep track of all our rentals! You will be charged a $40 fine + the price of fixing the gear.

Other people use the gear too and it could be dangerous for someone to accidentally use damaged gear. Just be a nice person and let us know. Please!!!

You are responsible for inspecting the gear before your trip for any damage or missing pieces. If you find any such flaw please notify us within two days of renting the gear. The previous renter will be held responsible. If you don’t let us know, you will be held responsible.

Please be a good person and strive to return gear in the condition that you rented it out in. Wash your sleeping bag liner, dry out your tent, clean your crampons. If gear is returned late due to extra time needed to clean or repair it, that is okay and we will love you for taking care of our gear.

Please see our equipment page for specifics on how to properly take care of gear.