Something borrowed

By Hugo Martin

Nov. 4, 2007 12 AM PT

You love to hike and travel, but like most suburbanites you can get away only once or twice a year. So why buy camping gear or navigational devices when you can rent them? Lowergear.com, a Scottsdale, Ariz., business, takes rental orders online and by phone for items as diverse as GPS devices, bear canisters and tents. (To rent a basic Garmin GPS device costs $25 for three days; REI sells them for about $300.) The products are shipped by UPS and include a self-addressed return label to make shipping easy. Info: (866) 994-4537 www.lowergear.com.

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Hugo Martín

Hugo Martín is an assistant editor on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. He has been a journalist with the Los Angeles Times for more than 30 years, covering politics, transportation, travel, business and the outdoors. A native Californian, Martín was part of the Metro staff that won Pulitzer Prizes in 1993, 1995 and 1998. He is an avid outdoorsman, a proud father and die-hard Lakers fan.

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