Rental price calculator / backpacking pack
How much does it cost to rent a backpacking pack?
A 50–80 l backpacking pack rents for about $37 for a 3-day trip or $59 for a week from outdoor gear rental companies.
If you'd rather buy one, new ones run about $283 at outdoor stores.
Other kinds and sizes
- Backpack (weekend, 35–45 L): $25/3-day trip. A 35–45 L weekend backpack rents for about $25 for a 3-day trip or $35 for a week from outdoor gear rental companies.
- Backpack (kids / youth): $24/3-day trip. A backpack (kids / youth) rents for about $24 for a 3-day trip or $42 for a week from outdoor gear rental companies.
Got a backpacking pack sitting around?
List it on Got A Thing Need A Thing. Listing is free for anyone 18 or older who verifies their ID once, you set the price, and you only pay GTNT’s fee when something rents.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to rent a backpacking pack?
- A 50–80 l backpacking pack rents for about $37 for a 3-day trip or $59 for a week from outdoor gear rental companies. If you'd rather buy one, new ones run about $283 at outdoor stores.
- Can I make money renting out my backpacking pack?
- Yes. Got A Thing Need A Thing is a marketplace where neighbors rent their gear to each other. Listing your backpacking pack is free, you set the price, every request comes to you first, and you only pay GTNT's fee when it rents. Outdoor gear rental companies charge about $37 for a 3-day trip for one, which gives you a starting point for your price.
- How many rentals would pay for a new backpacking pack?
- A new one costs from about $283. At $37 for a 3-day trip, the going rental price, 8 3-day trips add up to that, before GTNT's fee. What you actually make depends on the price you set and how often it rents.
- Where can I rent a backpacking pack from someone nearby?
- On Got A Thing Need A Thing, people rent gear from owners near them. Search Browse for a backpacking pack near you. If nobody has listed one yet, post what you need on the Wanted board so owners nearby can see someone is asking.
- Where do these prices come from?
- They're averages of what several outdoor gear rental companies charge, checked Sept 2026. Prices change, so treat them as a rough guide. On Got A Thing Need A Thing, every owner sets their own.
This is a rough idea, not a promise. Each price is the average of what several rental stores, outdoor gear rental companies or local rental shops charge, as each line says (checked Sept 2026), and prices change. What you’d actually make depends on the price you set, whether someone nearby wants it, and how often. There’s no guarantee anything rents.