The Reed Backpack Coop is located in the basement of ODB, across the quad from the steps of Commons. It shares this area with the Reed Bike Coop. Reed Students, Faculty and Staff can all rent gear from the Coop. The Coop is also an area for people interested in the outdoors to hang out and be social. The coop has a large room that is good for pre-trip meetings, watching films, and clinics. The Coop has a TV and a few videos about outdoor activities such as telemark skiing, boating and climbing.

There are three coop managers: Patrick Fink, Laily Bryant and Tim Gowen-MacDonald. They can be reached at backpack@reed.edu. If you have an urgent need of a snowshoe and you cannot make the regular hours for some reason, email the managers, and they might be able to help you out.
The backpack coop hours for Spring 2009 are:
Monday 5 pm-7 pm
Tuesday 5 pm-7 pm
Wednesday 5 pm-7 pm
Thursday 5 pm-7 pm
Friday 1 pm-3 pm

The Bike coop meets six times a week at the Backpack coop, to help the Reed College community repair their bikes and get them in tune. Xeno Acharya, Alex Ragus, and Evin Luehrs are responsible for the Bike Coop happening weekly. Stop by and get your bike in tune or drop them a line at mechanics@lists.reed.edu.
The Bike coop is open for fall 2008:
Monday 11am-9pm
Tuesday 11am-1pm, 5pm-7pm
Wednesday 11am-3pm, 5pm-9pm
Thursday 11am-1pm, 5pm-7pm
Friday 1pm-3pm
Saturday 1pm-5pm
Sunday 12am-2pm, 7pm-9pm

The Backpack Coop has a lot of gear, some of it is listed below. Gear is rented for free for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks the managers will charge late fees to offenders. The managers will also charge repair fees to users who subject gear to undue stress. You will have to sign a waiver before checking out gear.

Some of the Coop's Gear:

And More. The backpack coop now also offers free ski and snowboard tune-ups.