Pintler's Portal Gear Swap

The annual Anaconda Gear Swap and Recreation Expo is coming up!

The Anaconda All-Season Gear Swap is a great place to pass along your outgrown, no-longer used gear, equipment and apparel, and to find gently used items for your whole family at great prices. Bring your gear and make it available to others, buy some great used gear from others in the community, and hang out and enjoy visiting with neighbors and friends. New products – skis and apparel - will also be available from several private vendors.

At the concurrent Recreation Expo, local recreation nonprofits come to share information about local outdoor recreation opportunities. The following organizations have been invited to this year’s event:

Discovery Ski Education Foundation Mile High Nordic Trails Association Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association Ability Montana Recreation Program Continental Divide Trail Coalition Wild Montana

Information - and membership information - about the work of the Anaconda Trail Society will also be available.

Last year, Anaconda’s Open Lands Plan Steering Subcommittee introduced their proposed, sustainable ‘motorized and nonmotorized trail system’ around Anaconda. They’re coming back to share this year’s accomplishments and talk about what will happen in 2027. Come check it out.

Regarding the Gear Swap, here’s how it works:

9 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Register and price products

Bring your clean, gently used gear, equipment and/or apparel for sale to Pintler’s Portal Hostel. Please note–we cannot accept gear that is too worn or dirty.

Register, price and label your items with Anaconda Trail Society members

12 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Gear Swap and Recreation Expo

Come shop, eat, drink, and chat with local recreation organizations and businesses

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.:

Pick up cash for items sold Pick up unsold items

Important considerations:

You will receive 80% of the sale price of your sold items. The rest will be split between the Anaconda Trail Society (15%) and Pintler’s Portal Hostel (5% to help defray facility costs), after event expenses.

You have the option to donate your items (and their subsequent sales) in total to the Anaconda Trail Society. ATS retrains 100% of donated sales.

Unsold items and payment not picked up by 6:00 pm will be considered a donation to the Anaconda Trail Society

This is a CASH ONLY event

One-two commercial vendors will also be making new items, particularly skis and apparel, available for sale as well.

The Gear Swap will be held indoors in the Hostel Lounge. The Recreation Expo will be held outside on the Hostel front patio. Outdoor heaters will be in place but still, dress accordingly.

Food and drink will be available for purchase.

In addition to some selling, buying, eating and connecting with local recreation organizations, hang out with your friends and celebrate the robust recreational opportunities Anaconda has to offer!

Follow Pintler’s Portal Hostel on Facebook and Instagram to keep updated as the date nears.

Questions? Ask Steve or Marsha at [email protected] or call 406-563-4555.