1) You spend 1/10th of the buying cost by renting

There is a stunning difference in cost when you compare buying vs renting trekking gear. It is usually 1/10th the cost of buying. That’s a huge difference. And it makes more sense too because you don’t use trekking gear regularly

2) Renting significantly reduces the impact on the environment

Renting is because it is sustainable. To put things in perspective, take one pair of trekking shoes. If you buy it only you use it. That means all the resources that went into manufacturing that one pair of shoes in the end made a difference only to one trekker.  Shift this scenario to renting. The same pair of trekking shoes — which would otherwise be lying idle for months at home — are used by a minimum of 10 trekkers. When you scale it up the numbers are dramatic: Every month, around 300 trekkers rent trekking shoes from Indiahikes. They do so using just 30 pairs of shoes, instead of 300. 

3) You don't need to worry about equipment maintenance

When trekking gear is not used for a long time, they crumble and become brittle.  All of these happen within a matter of 5-6 months with average quality gear. Higher quality gear last longer, say 1-2 years, but they too wear off with the passage of time.  The cost of maintaining your trekking gear, tending to their wear and tear on an yearly basis can go up to 20% of the cost of the gear. But if you are renting. This cost is nil. You don’t have to worry at all about maintenance because you are not holding on to the equipment. 

4) The quality of your gear does not get affected by your budget 

Renting allows you to access good quality equipment at a low cost. When you rent you are not renting low quality equipment. Usually these are the same brands that you would have bought if you were buying equipment. For example, shoes from Decathlon, backpacks from Adventure Worx, trek poles from Crosstrek. These are the best that money can buy.