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Winter Clothing Rental

Ensure your visit to the north is comfortable.

Safe & fun winter experiences requires the right gear for our northern climate.  Whether you’re travelling to Yellowknife for business or leisure ensure your visit to the north is comfortable by renting warm clothing from My Backyard Tours. Enjoy your time outdoors viewing the northern lights, dog sledding, ice fishing, snowshoeing, going on a city tour and/or checking out the ice road. Our winter clothing rentals provide you the best defence against the cold. Save on planning what to pack, incurring additional extra baggage costs and hassle – leave this aspect of your trip North to the pros. We offer a variety of clothing and boot sizes for youth, men and women ranging in sizes from XS – 4 XL.

Rates

1 DAY 2 DAYS 3 DAYS 4 DAYS 5 DAYS
Non – Tour Rental $80 $120 $160 $195 $230
My Backyard Tour Guest* $80 $108 $144 $175.50 $207

*If you book a tour with My Backyard Tours, you receive a 10% discount on rental clothing.

Rental Includes:

  • Parka
  • Insulated Snow Pants
  • Winter Boots
  • Balaclava/Neck warmer/Buff
  • Insulated Mitts
  • Warm Hat

Rental Period: Starts 1:00 -1:30 PM to the next day at 11:00 AM.

Additional Days: $35.00/day

Delivery & Pick-up Price: $15.00 per reservation.

(Please note: one reservation can include multiple clothing packages and the rate is inclusive of both directions)

Delivery Time: 1:00 – 1:30 PM
Pick-up / Return Time: 11:00 AM

Early delivery or late returns will incur additional day charges.

Cancellations: A 25% non-refundable deposit is required. Final payment is due at the time of the delivery. Payment can either be made in person or via an emailed invoice, this email will contain a link that will take you to a secure platform and you can pay with major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover). Cancellations received less than 48 hours of tour will incur full charges. Thank you for your understanding.

For more information, or to book, please visit our website or give us a call.

Winter Clothing Rental

Winter Clothing Rental

Stay nice & warm while saving on luggage space!

We are in Canada’s north and in the winter temperatures can become dangerously cold! No worries, we offer winter clothing rentals to keep you nice and warm! Includes the world famous Canada Goose down parka, insulated ski-pants and Sorel Glacier boots (DOES NOT include mitts, neck warmer and hat, however available upon request if available). For maximum warmth, we recommend to order jacket parka 1 or 2 sizes larger than your regular coat size. The Canada Goose parkas will go over your own winter jacket.

Call or email ahead to reserve your winter clothing, please provide parka and boot in USA sizes and we will deliver to your hotel or bnb when you arrive in Yellowknife. We offer 2 drop off times, 11:00am and 3:00pm, then we will pick up before you go to the airport. Day rental is from 11:00am to next day 11:00am.

Winter Clothing pricing for North Star Adventures guests and non-guests.

Rent from August 15 – April 15

OPTIONS 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY
North Star Guests $59.00 $89.00 $119.00  $149.00 $179.00
Non-Tour Rental $75.00 $125.00 $175.00 $225.00 $275.00

Aurora & Tour Rental: We rent the famous Canada Goose parka for our Aurora Hunting tours and our Snowmobile Wilderness and Indigenous Snowshoe Tours for $25.00+GST/tour. Please let us know your B&B or hotel, room number and size when booking. Bookings for this must be made by 3:00pm. Clothing must be returned at the end of the tour.

B&B owners can also rent our Winter Clothing for their guests, however there will be a B&B surcharge of $25.00+GST/day per set of Winter Clothing. Please contact us for booking and payment arrangements.

Please note: Our first priority is to our guests, however if our inventory allows we can also rent to non-tour clients for $75.00+GST for the 1st day and $50.00+GST for each additional day. Previous clients have include TV/film crews, cold weather testing clients such as Toyota and Porsche as well a number of mining companies.

Visit our website to book your warm Canada Goose Winter Clothing!