Gear is available on a first-come first-served basis. Only pre-organised club trips may pre-book gear.
Club trips have priority over private trips as follows:
club members on club trips,
then club members on private trips, and
then non-club members.
A member may hire gear for only one other person. The private hire rate will apply for that gear.
A member hiring gear on behalf of a non-member takes responsibility for that gear.
If a club trip is canceled, hire fees will be refunded.
The hire period is one week but may be extended at the discretion of the gear store officer.
Gear is normally hired out on Thursday and returned the following Tuesday.
Gear may be hired for an extended period during semester/year breaks, and periods of low demand.
If gear is hired over an extended period, the hire rate may be reduced by at the discretion of the gear store officer. The deposit will not be reduced.
Gear returned late will be charged at double the hire fee for each additional week.
Hirers will forfeit their deposit or may have borrowing privileges suspended if gear is returned late.
Gear more than one month overdue will be considered stolen. Hirers who steal gear will have their membership suspended and may be subject to police action.
Gear hire period will not be extended during high demand periods.
The hirer is responsible for the care and return of gear. Gear must be used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions of guidance provided by a gear store officer or trip leader.
Gear must be returned complete, clean, dry, and ready for use. Hirers will forfeit their deposit or may have borrowing privileges suspended if gear is returned incomplete, wet or damaged.
Gear must be inspected for damage before hiring, otherwise the damage will be attributed to the hirer.
Damaged gear must be reported to a gear store officer.
Plastic ground sheets for the tents must always be used.
Boots are to be returned clean, dry and snowsealed. There is a tin of Snowseal wax in the gear store and people will be required to snowseal the boots before they receive their deposit.
