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  • Beer for Gear Event: Fisher Brewing Company

    Beer for Gear Event: Fisher Brewing Company

    Geartrade is kicking off August with multiple events where you can donate your gear. The second in the series is our Beer For Gear Event at Fisher Brewing Company.

    Shopify API |

  • A Year of UnNew Month 7

    A Year of UnNew Month 7

    The Challenge: go an entire year buying UnNew goods except for food and medical supplies. Could you do it? Month six: consumption.

    Emma Athena |

  • Introducing: GT Consignment Selling

    Introducing: GT Consignment Selling

    It is now easier than ever to sell your gear on Geartrade. With our new Consignment Selling option you can finally reclaim your gear closet. Send it in. We take care of...

    Beth Lopez |

  • GT: How to Clean Tents and Sleeping Bags 

    GT: How to Clean Tents and Sleeping Bags 

    Tents, sleeping bags, and backpacks were born to live the rock’n’roll, rough-and-tumble life of trail adventure. Naturally, they end up covered in dirt, sand, mud, tree sap, spilled sunscreen, sweat,...

    Beth Lopez |

  • Beer for Gear Event: T.F. Brewing

    Beer for Gear Event: T.F. Brewing

    Geartrade is kicking off August with multiple events where you can donate your gear. The first in the series is our Beer For Gear Event at T.F. Brewing.

    Shopify API |

  • Geartrade Gear Roundup: July 

    Geartrade Gear Roundup: July 

    Summer fun is in high gear, and we’re proud to showcase the UnNew, gently-used, surplus, and right-out-of-the-box gear currently hanging out on Geartrade waiting for its new owner—you!

    Beth Lopez |

  • Sustainable Gear: New for Summer 2021

    Sustainable Gear: New for Summer 2021

    While we always want to source gear secondhand (it’s more affordable and the best you can do in terms of minimizing environmental impacts), the reality is we can’t always find...

    Emma Athena |

  • E-Bike Basics

    E-Bike Basics

    E-bikes are definitely here to stay and we’re psyched about it! They allow cyclists more freedom in range, load weight and passengers. There’s no time like now to try out...

    Annie Fast |

  • A Year of UnNew: Month Six

    A Year of UnNew: Month Six

    The Challenge: go an entire year buying UnNew goods except for food and medical supplies. Could you do it? Month six: Confessions of a shopaholic.

    Emma Athena |

  • Bouldering Basics with Lonnie Kauk

    Bouldering Basics with Lonnie Kauk

    The simplicity of bouldering is almost defined by what you don’t need—no ropes, no knot tying skills, no climbing hardware, and no harness. You don’t even really need a partner....

    Annie Fast |