Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Hire

Pre-book and rent a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for your outdoor adventures across Nelson Tasman.

Whether you are out hiking, hunting, camping, paddling, or climbing, ensure your safety by hiring a small, lightweight Personal Locator Beacon from us for reliable emergency back up.  The ACR ResQLink’s satellite precision and military durability, put rescue in the palm of your hands by sending your GPS location via satellite to notify rescue services of your location.  The PLB is waterproof and buoyant too for water based adventures.

Rental Prices:

Your hire includes a PLB, instructions, pouch and dry bag.

The costs of our PLB hire is $15 per night.

Our gear hire is charged per night, based on the number of nights you have the equipment.

• Pick-up: Collect your gear after 12pm on your selected pick-up date.
• Return: Return your gear before 12pm on your selected return date.
• Hire charges: You pay for each night you have the gear, including the night before your adventure if you collect it early.
• Early pick-up or late return: If you need to collect before 12pm or return after 12pm, an additional day's hire charge may apply.
• Minimum hire: One night.

For example: Collect your gear on Friday afternoon and return it Sunday morning = 2 nights of hire.

Requirements:

• Must be 18 years or older to rent.
• Signed rental agreement required.
  

How It Works:

1. Reserve Online: Select your rental period and complete the booking process below.
2. Receive Your PLB: Pick up in-store from MD Outdoors during our open hours
3. Enjoy Your Adventure: Carry the ResQLink with you on your outdoor adventure.
4. Return: Drop off at MD Outdoors when you are done. Pick up and drop off available from Nelson and Wakefield stores.
   
   We suggest booking online to ensure availability. We may have some available on a walk in basis, but we cannot guarantee availability in both stores.  We recommend ringing ahead to ensure they are available.