Cat Sherbourne cherished tenting along with her household when she was younger, however as she received older, she realized the logistics of creating such a visit occur weren’t all that straightforward.
All through her 20 years of tenting expertise, Sherbourne has met many busy mother and father who’ve regretted missed adventures with their children, whether or not they lacked the gear or had been turned off by time-consuming preparation. She was decided to make the pursuit as handy as doable.
Sherbourne’s answer is Lazy Camper, a web based service that she launched along with her husband Chong Solar, a knowledge scientist at Amazon who has a background in machine studying and AI.
Lazy Camper supplies the required gear and directions for, because the identify entails, a lazy camper’s outside journey. Customers can select from assorted packages, from single camper to household of three. The packages vary in value from $119 to $32 and embody such necessities as a tent, sleeping luggage, camp chairs, head lamps, cooking gadgets, bug spray and extra.
The corporate affords same-day supply for spontaneous adventures and picks up the used gear out of your doorstep.
“It seems like not simply delivering gear however delivering an expertise for folks,” Sherbourne mentioned.
The couple has discovered that working collectively has made the job simpler, with Solar usually serving to to ship gear to clients in the course of the commute to his day job.
“We’re constructing one another up and constructing a greater product on a regular basis,” Sherbourne mentioned.
The most important problem has been the time concerned in sanitizing used gear, particularly in the course of the pandemic.
Lazy Camper differentiates from different tenting gear rental providers due to its affordability and comfort, in keeping with Solar. He mentioned many rivals lease high-end gear specialised for longer tenting or backpacking journeys, whereas Lazy Camper supplies gear for household oriented adventures, which helps them hold prices down.
The startup has large plans to develop its staff, construct out the client base, and increase to different states.