Sourcing the right kit for an expedition is vital in ensuring the success and safety of its team members. However, researching kit suppliers and negotiating the best prices can be hugely time consuming.
In our experience, high street stores are able to support a select few expeditions each year and the remaining groups may be offered a discount of 10%, or 15% at best.
Several years ago, expedition organisers often had better luck approaching equipment manufacturers direct, but as the volume of requests got too large, many implemented a blanket policy to turn down all appeals for sponsorship rather than sift through them individually.
Mike Dann
RockhopperKit.com
Born and brought up in Huddersfield, Mike is a keen adventurer who spent most of his teenage years in the Yorkshire Dales developing a passion for the mountains and outdoors that has stayed with him. In recent years Mike has led expeditions on five continents, including expeditions to Alaska, Russia, Namibia and the Magnetic North Pole. Mike has also presented at the Royal Geographic Society's Explore seminar helping budding expedition leaders with their planning. |
This is where RockhopperKit.com comes in. We have joined forces with a number of performance kit manufacturers and distributors to offer professional expedition equipment at unbeatable prices. As experienced expedition organisers we only recommend kit from brands we trust, many of whom we have used on our own adventures. You can see us in action and read some of our equipment reviews here.
We believe this is a win-win situation. Manufacturers are able to pass on sponsorship opportunities to us, ensuring that their kit is used on the best expeditions without needing the resources in place to sort through reams of requests. And of course expedition organisers have a one-stop-shop for all their equipment needs at exceptional prices.
In order to offer this service, RockhopperKit.com is only able to deal with genuine expedition groups. We therefore require a copy of the expedition permit or insurance cover document and a minimum order value of £2,000.
Please feel free to contact us with any queries - we'd be happy to discuss how we may be able to help you kit up your expedition.
