Average campervan rentals in Las Vegas are expensive. Instead, rent a standard economy car and pair it with a premium camping setup from Basecamp Outdoor Gear.

Vegas locals: Should you invest thousands in your own outdoor setup, or does renting camping gear in Las Vegas make more sense? While owning a garage full of shiny gear sounds great, the unique Las Vegas lifestyle and environment often make renting the smarter, cheaper, and more convenient choice. Here are situations when renting camping gear beats buying for Vegas locals.

Let's explore why renting camping gear in Las Vegas beats buying or flying with it. Renting outdoor equipment in Las Vegas is the easiest way to explore the US Southwest. It is the smartest, cheapest, and most sustainable move, and it's far more convenient than buying.

If you’ve been wondering whether it’s time to try overnight backpacking, here are five signs you’re more ready than you think — and some tips to make your first trip smooth, lightweight, and actually enjoyable.

Helpful videos about how to use our rental gear. Tips, tricks, setup instructions, best practices for using our rental camping gear.

Rental tent setup instructions, including helpful videos and explanations for using ground tarps and guy lines.

Tips to inflate sleeping pads with inflation sack - breathless process. All of our rental air mattresses inflate without using your breath.

If this is your first time to the American Southwest, check out these tips for first-time campers to achieve a relaxing getaway

Now that REI rentals have discontinued in Las Vegas, here are places to rent outdoor gear in the Southwest for travel to the national parks.

Renting camping gear in Las Vegas is easy and affordable. Save space in your luggage and hire outdoor gear for US Southwest road trips

This is our complete camping packing list for general road trips around the Southwest. Use it as a reference and adapt it to your needs.

Planning a camping trip to Zion? Refer to this list of our favorite places to camp in or near Zion National Park.

Planning a camping trip to Capitol Reef? Refer to this list of our favorite places to camp in or near Capitol Reef National Park.

Planning a camping trip to Canyonlands? Refer to this list of our favorite places to camp in or near Canyonlands National Park.

Here is a list of our favorite things to do and best places to camp near Arches National Park, famous for its countless natural arches

Moab is the gateway to all things outdoors so this is a list of our favorite things to see and do around Moab as well as where to camp.

This is a list of our favorite things to do and best places to camp in the Mojave National Preserve, between Las Vegas and Joshua Tree

Summary of places to camp in Joshua Tree National Park, including things to know about camping in the park

Planning a camping trip to Yosemite? Refer to this list of our favorite places to camp in or near Yosemite National Park.

Planning a trip to Grand Teton? Refer to this list of our favorite things to do and places to camp in or near Grand Teton National Park.