Rent a complete hobby kit from a verified local owner. Everything a beginner needs, plus a short starter guide — so you can find out whether you enjoy it before spending hundreds of pounds.
We handle verification, payments and damage protection. Your local owner handles the handover and the advice.
Answer three questions about your time, location and interests, and we'll shortlist the kits that suit you.
Most kits run Friday to Sunday. Choose collection or, in central postcodes, doorstep drop-off for £6.
The owner walks you through the kit in about ten minutes. Every kit includes a printed starter guide.
Return the kit and your deposit is released within 48 hours. Enjoyed it? Get 15% off a second rental.
Tell us roughly what you're looking for and we'll narrow 34 hobbies down to the ones worth your weekend.
Based on your answers: Analog photography and Stargazing are the best matches.
Every kit is inspected and photographed on return. Condition grade and distance are shown before you book.
Priya N., Montpelier · 47 rentals · Verified
Pentax K1000 with a 50mm lens, two rolls of film, and a developing voucher for a local lab.
Tom & Ros, Bedminster · 88 rentals · Verified
Tent, two sleeping bags and mats, stove with fuel, head torches, and a map of nearby legal camping spots.
Marek D., St Werburghs · 23 rentals · Verified
Compact electric wheel, 10 kg of stoneware clay, full tool roll, splash pan and apron.
Ceri L., Horfield · 34 rentals · Verified
6-inch Dobsonian telescope, two eyepieces, red torch, planisphere and a monthly viewing guide.
Jonah A., Ashton · 51 rentals · Verified
10'6" inflatable board, pump, leash, buoyancy aids in three sizes, dry bag and route suggestions.
Hannah K., Cotham · 76 rentals · Verified
Cast-iron combo cooker, two bannetons, lame, scraper, digital scale, and a jar of mature starter to keep.
Condition, service history, collection details and the full price — all before you commit.
★ 4.9 from 31 rentals · Montpelier, Bristol
October 2026 · struck-through dates are already booked
Priya usually replies within 3 hours. Nothing is charged until she confirms.
Renting someone else's equipment only works when both sides know what happens if something goes wrong.
Every owner passes photo ID and address checks before listing. We meet owners of high-value kits in person and photograph the kit ourselves.
Kits are graded A to C and re-photographed on every return. Both sides confirm a photo checklist at handover, which is what any dispute is judged against.
Optional cover from £4 per rental. Covers accidental damage and theft up to £750 with a £25 excess. Normal wear is never charged to the renter.
Owners set collection windows and addresses are shared only once a booking is confirmed. Doorstep drop-off is available in eight central postcodes.
Free until 48 hours before collection, then half the rental fee. Outdoor kits cancelled because of weather are refunded in full.
Message us through the booking rather than attempting a repair. We assess against the handover photos and quote for a repair wherever possible.
You keep 88% of the rental fee. We take 12% and handle payments, verification and damage protection.
"The camera sat in a cupboard 50 weeks a year. Now it doesn't."
"We bought a second tent with what the first one earned."
"Half my renters message me photos of Saturn afterwards."
"£19 to find out whether you like getting up at six."
It is authorised on your card rather than taken. If the kit is returned as it went out — checked against the photo list you both confirmed at handover — the hold is released within 48 hours. If something is missing or damaged, we tell you exactly what and why before anything is charged, and you can dispute it.
For low-value kits it usually isn't. For anything involving optics, engines or water, £4–£9 caps your exposure at a £25 excess rather than your full deposit. It's optional on every kit and can be added up until collection.
About half of our owners offer midweek collection. Use the "flexible dates" filter on the kits page. Weekend windows are the default simply because that's when most kits are free.
Outdoor kits can be cancelled for weather up to two hours before collection for a full refund. We don't ask for proof.
Most owners will tell you what to buy and, more usefully, what to skip. Renters get 15% off a second rental of the same kit, and we send a short buyer's guide written by the owner.
A 12% service fee on each rental plus the margin on optional damage protection. There is no membership, no listing fee and no charge for browsing.
41 kits are available this weekend across Bristol and Bath. No subscription, no commitment.
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