. "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "After a little bit of searching I landed on this place to rent some snowshoes. Rapid Rent carries all sorts of summer and winter gear for rent and purchase, though for winter gear their website only lists skis. You can buy the basics like gloves and helmets, but they also carry some other accessories like GPS units and helmet cams.\n\nThe rental process was very straight forward. I filled out and signed a standard rental agreement and they took an imprint of my credit card. For $15, the price was right for the convenience of their location being close to my house and not having to go to MEC or U of C to rent, though those places only charge $12. There was no sales pressure to purchase anything or rent additional equipment. When you pick up the equipment after 3pm you don't have to pay for that day and you can return it the next day before closing to be charged for only a single day. With a 9pm closing time, this makes it pretty easy to get a full day's use of the equipment and get it back in time.\n\nThe return was also seamless. The employee asked for my last name to pull my form, had a quick look at the snowshoes, then tore up my card imprint.\n\nMy only complaint about the whole process was that one of the clasps on one of the shoes was slightly broken. This made for a clicking sound during the whole hike which was kind of annoying. \n\nI would rent here again, just maybe be sure to check the equipment over carefully before taking it out of the store."^^ . . "3"^^ . "3"^^ . "2013-01-07T00:00:00"^^ . .