The LowerGear Outdoors Center is full-service outdoor gear rental, camping, backpacking, kayaking and wilderness supply retailer serving the Tempe area from our store and distribution center located in Tempe Arizona, at 2155 East University Drive, near the intersection of 101 and 202, just east of the Arizona State University campus.

We rent and sell First Aid Kits and other wilderness gear, as well as Hobie kayaks from our retail store, or can ship any gear or supplies you need nationwide. First aid kits are important to have in your pack on any day or overnight backpacking trip. You never know when you'll get injured - and even a minor cut can cause major complications if it gets infected from lack of proper treatment. You can make you own first aid kits from items at home of course, but sometimes it's easier and more reliable to buy one ready made. We have some from Adventure Medical, a company that specializes in first aid kits designed for the solo hiker as well as for large outfitter groups.

Some of the gear brands we carry in our Tempe camping center include Big Sky, Gregory, Sunday Afternoons, Fits Socks, Darn Tough, ULA, Sierra Designs, Deuter, Oboz, Granite Gear, Kelty, ThermaRest, MSR and Hobie Kayaks. If there's anything these manufacturers offer that we don't happen to have on our retail shelf, we'll be glad to order it for you. If you'd like to research online before making your outdoors gear and supplies decision, check out our backpacking and camping user gear review page.

You can find a wide selection of used and consigned camping gear at our store, and we can rent or sell anything you need - including any type of First Aid Kits for any outdoors trip - we can even ship rental camping gear right to your destination so you don't have to carry it in your car or on a plane! Our retail store hours are 9am - 6pm Monday thru Friday, 10am - 4pm on Saturdays and 12 - 4 on Sunday. Our retail location is easy for anyone looking for First Aid Kits to find and to get to from anywhere in Tempe. We are in zip code 85288 but serve local zip codes 85001 through 85399.

We teach Merit Badge classes in Backpacking and Geocaching for local Grand Canyon Council Boy Scouts in our retail store's class room. The room is also available for any Tempe-area outdoors club or wilderness organization that wants to use it for their monthly meeting. Our experienced outdoors employees offer classes to the public as well from our local store - some of the more popular outdoors-related educational sessions include:

Lightening up your Backpack load
Using a GPS
Backpacking 101
Leave No Trace Principles
Gourmet Camp cooking
Wilderness First Aid
Map Reading and Navigation Skills

Our focus is on ultralight backpacking gear and we are glad to share our expertise to help you lighten up your backpacking load so your next outdoors adventure is more fun. We rent and sell lightweight versions of tents, backpacks, mattress pads, sleeping bags and pretty much any other type of outdoor gear you can imagine.

At Lowergear Outdoors, many people come into our store and ask about good places to go hiking. The Tempe and surrounding area is blessed with many opportunities to get outdoors for some exercise, but our favorites include these spots:

McDowell Mountains, in Northeast Scottsdale
Piestawa Peak, in north-central Phoenix
Camelback Mountain, in Paradise Valley
Usery Mountain Park in east Mesa
Superstitions Mountains near Apache Junction
Dreamy Draw, in north-central Phoenix
South Mountain, near Ahwatukee and South Phoenix

Be sure to visit our store for last minute supplies before heading out on your next hike!

For information, give us a call at 480-348-8917, stop by our store at 2155 East University Drive in Tempe, AZ 85288 or check out our Facebook page for the latest news and sales deals!