Wondering about additional costs for Camp, Hante Adventures, or The Outdoor Academy? Check out our Gear Lending Library!
ENF’s Gear Lending Library was created to provide Eagle’s Nest campers, Hante Adventures participants, and OA students with quality outdoor gear and clothing. We aim for this gear to enhance everyone’s experience in our programs and reduce additional program expenses that might create a financial hardship.
Watch Camp’s Video Installment on the Gear Lending Library
What types of gear can I find in the GLL?
- Sleeping Bags & Sleeping Pads
- Rain Jackets & Pants
- Water Bottles
- Hiking Boots & Water Shoes (not all sizes)
- Backpacks & Hiking Packs
- Warm Jackets & Fleece Layers
- Flashlights
How can I borrow GLL gear?
For The Outdoor Academy, the Admissions Office will assist you in reserving your gear during enrollment.
For Hante Adventures, email our Hante and Outdoor Program Manager Ed Haubenreiser at ed@enf.org.
For Camp, your counselors will ask you what you need on the first day of camp, and the Outdoor Program Manager, Hannah Herman, will help them connect you with the gear you need.
tHREE ways to support enf’s gear lending library
Make a Financial Donation
Financial contributions to ENF’s Gear Lending Library will be used to purchase new items as part of gear lending and are fully deductible for tax purposes as provided by law.
To donate specifically to ENF’s Gear Lending Library, select “Other” as the fund option on our online donation form, and then make a note in the comment box that your donation is intended for the “Gear Lending Library.” For questions about donation please contact Cara Varney in our Development Office at cara@enf.org.
Donate Your Gently Used Gear
We are grateful for donations of gently used and/or new items for the Gear Lending Library. See our wishlist below, and email Hannah Herman (hannah@enf.org) with any questions about what we are looking for.
For questions about donation receipts for donated gear contact Cara Varney in our Development Office at cara@enf.org.
Or, Purchase Your Camp Supplies from Everything Summer Camp!
Everything Summer Camp provides many of the items you need including trunks, water bottles, headlamps, and more. You will receive a discount using code trail527EN. A portion of your purchase amount will come back to Eagle’s Nest Foundation to help with future orders for the Gear Lending Library.
For Donated Items
High Need:
- 100% Waterproof Rain Jackets & Pants – Adult & Youth Sizes
- Warm Baselayers (Synthetic or Wool Long Underwear)- Adult Sizes
- Closed-Toe Shoes- all sizes
Always Welcome:
- Trekking Poles
- Synthetic-fill Sleeping Bags – no flannel-lined please!
- Synthetic or athletic shorts – Adult & Youth Sizes
- Headlamps
- Volunteered time and skills to repair gear (tents, backpacks, canoes, stoves, etc.)- email hannah@enf.org
Group Gear:
- Canoes & Paddles
- Tents
- Whisperlites, Pocket Rockets, and 2-burner camping stoves
