Lowergear Outdoors is full-service kayaking, backpacking, camping, outdoor gear rental and wilderness supply retailer serving the Tempe area from our store and distribution center located in Tempe Arizona, at 2155 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ 85288, which is on the SW corner of University and the 101, just east of the Arizona State University campus.



We rent and sell the Sierra Designs Brand and other wilderness gear, as well as Hobie kayaks from our retail store, or can ship any gear or supplies you need nationwide. We have been a Sierra Designs dealer for over 10 years, and feature Sierra Designs sleeping bags such as the Nitro and Wild Bill series, as well as tents such as the Light Year and Vapor light one and two man tents. We also carry several of the Sierra Designs backpacks.

Some of the gear brands we carry in our Tempe camping center include Riot Kayaks, Sunday Afternoons, Fits Socks, Sierra Designs, Granite Gear, Kelty, ThermaRest, MSR, Big Sky, Gregory, Deuter, Oboz, Darn Tough 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 backpacking 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 anything from Sierra Designs for any backpacking 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 outdoors 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 the Sierra Designs Brand 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 backpacking-related educational sessions include:

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

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 backpacking adventure is more fun. We rent and sell lightweight versions of tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, mattress pads 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:

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

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

For additional information, give us a call at 480-348-8917, stop by our store at 2155 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ 85288, which is on the SW corner of University and the 101 or check out our Facebook page for the latest news and sales deals!

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