Gear Swap on The Bozeman Daily Beehttps://bozemandailybee.com/tags/gear-swap/Recent content in Gear Swap on The Bozeman Daily BeeHugoen-usFri, 07 Aug 2026 19:04:55 +0000Annual gear swap returns to fairgrounds locals preparehttps://bozemandailybee.com/outdoors/2026-08-07-annual-gear-swap-returns-to-fairgrounds-locals-prepare-to-bu/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:04:55 +0000https://bozemandailybee.com/outdoors/2026-08-07-annual-gear-swap-returns-to-fairgrounds-locals-prepare-to-bu/<p>The Gallatin Valley Gear Swap opens Saturday at the fairgrounds. Early birds line up at 6 a.m. with headlamps and reusable mugs. The parking lot fills by 6:15.</p> <p>Tables stretch across the exhibition hall. Skis, packs, tents, and layers sorted by brand and aspiration. A Patagonia puffy changes hands three times before noon. The original owner buys it back at 2 p.m. for twenty dollars more than he sold it for.</p>