Lending Library / Stuff To Borrow

The Lending Library / Stuff to Borrow forum is a place where you can take advantage of the "second N" in NSPN - the Network of paddlers in your area that might have gear you'd like to test drive, tools you might need to make a repair, or skills or local knowledge you could benefit from. Unlike the Classifieds forums, this is a place borrowing, swapping, sharing, and mentoring, rather than buying or selling. Some Guidelines on Offering Things: You can use the headings at the bottom of this post or copy an existing Stuff to Borrow post as a framework to structure your offerings. Give people a general idea of where your stuff is located, where and how they m…

Hi all, I'm a new NSPN member, heading out for a short trip to Boston Harbor with a couple other long-time NSPN boaters and trip leaders. I am bringing a friend who needs to borrow a traditional 17 foot sea kayak, like a Tempest 17 or my Implex Force. My friend I'm guessing is a level 2+ paddler, has paddled my boat with no problems, but has mostly done fresh-water paddling (handled Eagle Lake in Acadia in fog and fierce wind like a champ). The trip is Saturday morning Aug 24. Can anyone help us out? Perhaps join us, too? Thanks!!

Free / Pass it Forward: Books: The Complete Book of Sea Kayaking by Derek Hutchinson. A Women's Guide to Sea Kayaking. DVDs: This is the Sea #5, Kayaking the Aleutians Magazines: 20 issues of Ocean Paddler Stuff To Borrow (30 days): Books on navigation: Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, Simple Kayak Navigation, NOAA Chart #1 (chart symbols), Emergency Navigation by Burch, The Lost Art of Finding our Way by John Huth Guidebooks: [lots of books on flatwater kayaking and canoeing in New England, bike paths, day hikes in MA...], Connecticut River boating guide, Acadia National Park. Trip Leadership: AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership, AM…

We have a couple of forms that are useful for doing gasket repairs. Gaskets and glue not included. More details to be posted soon.

Skills and Services (send me a PM): 1. Willing to offer private zoom sessions related to water/land navigation. Can also offer step-by-step tutorial for making custom charts, if you are having trouble: 2. Advice for kayaking in Maine, including camping and launch sites. BTW, with the fleet of boats that many NSPNers have, this is a great forum to list some of your kayaks to loan out, among other gear. gary

I have quite a few OS maps of British coastal regions, happy to lend if anyone is going there to paddle

Please post here if you wish to borrow a Wilderness System Zephyr 160 (no other equipment included). Must make arrangements for pickup near Exeter NH or I can bring it with me if I am going on the trip as well.

Please post here if you would like to borrow a Wilderness System Zephyr 155 (no other equipment included). Must make arrangements for pickup near Exeter NH or I can bring it with me if I am going on the trip as well.

I have a collection of Personal Flotation Devices in various sizes that members can borrow. Please indicate size and arrange to pickup near Exeter NH or I can bring if I am going on the same trip.

I have a collection of helmets in various sizes that members can borrow. Please indicate size and arrange to pickup near Exeter NH or I can bring if I am going on the same trip.