Gear rentals on vacation

#パラグライディング

As someone who travels frequently, it's a bit cumbersome for me to carry equipment with me.
What do you think about renting paragliding equipment?
Would you rent your equipment?
What things should be considered?
Do you know anyone who rents out gear at all?

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Like many things in life, this would require "critical mass" for it to work at all. That is, you would need a huge amount of pilots always renting gear instead of taking their own, for it to be worth it for anyone to hold stock of harnesses/wings/reserves ready to rent out.

There's so few people looking to rent equipment, that it would not be worth it for someone to have a full set of equipment(s) ready to rent...

As for pilots renting their own equipment out, it's too fraught with liability for most people to want to lend their stuff to a random stranger... What if they have an accident and get injured? What if they equipment gets damaged? etc etc...

The only chance you have is to rent something from a school, but probably it will be an A glider or low B, with an Open harness etc..

I prefer to have my own equipment.
I feel more comfortable and confident. I rent a car on my vacation now and then but that’s different in my opinion. As a dealer i often rent out equipment but almost always to give pilots a week time to decide if the wing fits their wishes.