Outdoor Club Equipment

The De Anza college Outdoor Club can no longer rent out equipment, but we do provide equipment for some trips.

Bear spray for trip to places with grizzly bears is always included for those trips.

Life jackets and paddles are included in the trip price for our kayaking trips. Dry bags are included in the trip price for our kayak overnight trips. None of these are ‘rented’ in advance.

miniworks water filter:

We provide first aid kits, water purifying pumps (please do not trust a waterbottle with a cap that has a built-in ultraviolet light supposedly able to kill waterborne microorganisms) as needed during some trips. On some trips we also provide maps, snowshovel .

canister: The club advisor owns enough Bear resistant Garcia food storage containers for people to prepack their food/toiletries in advance to get an idea of whether they need to rent more at the park.

We have never had any good sleeping bags or winter boots to rent, but any local outfitters we know of that do are listed at: Snow or rain camp must-haves .

For pictures of tents to NOT take on our trips scroll down to the bottom of Camping Blunders

The Outdoor Club is a completely volunteer organization, neither the officers nor the advisor are paid. As a result you will not get the same ‘service’ from us as from a professional group. We can’t always find a way to sign up people who can’t make it to our regular meetings, to a class when we are there, or to a table we have on campus. If none of the times we have available for signups are convenient for you, we don’t have enough people to be able to meet personally with you and sign you up.

People who wait until the last minute to sign up are sometimes left out.

For details about club events and how to find us to pay for a membership, sign up for events or volunteer, go to:

Outdoor Club Coming Attractions