Organizer Kim Sundberg said she’d like Saturday’s Gear Swap to become a bigger, annual event.
Youths outgrow gear and people change activities, leaving closets full of surplus gear that could be put to use. The event, a fundraiser for the Haines Venturer Scouts, is an opportunity to get new gear or suit up for new sports, Sundberg said.
It’s patterned after an annual, popular “ski swap” in Juneau, but includes all gear, including fishing poles.…
