Question 1

How long does setup take?

Accepted Answer

Every shop is live within one week, guaranteed. That includes importing your existing inventory, configuring your rental categories, and training your staff, well ahead of a typical season start.

Question 2

Is there a free trial?

Accepted Answer

Your first week is free: the same week we spend importing your inventory and training your staff. Billing starts once you're actually live, not the day you sign up, so you're never paying for setup time.

Question 3

Does it include financial reporting?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Revenue updates in real time as checkouts and returns happen, broken down by equipment category, with CSV and PDF exports for your accountant. Multi-location shops on the Peak Season plan also get revenue rolled up across sites.

Question 4

Can we import our existing inventory and customer list?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We import your inventory and customer records from spreadsheets or your current system as part of onboarding, so nobody re-enters years of data by hand.

Question 5

Does it work on tablets?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The checkout and returns workflow is designed touch-first for tablets at the fitting bench, in addition to the full desktop dashboard at the front counter.

Question 6

Can seasonal employees learn it quickly?

Accepted Answer

The workflow is designed so a new hire can run a real checkout within a single shift, built to match how a rental counter actually moves, not a generic back-office tool.

Question 7

Is there training included?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every plan includes a guided staff walkthrough before your season starts, and the Peak Season plan includes premium onboarding for multi-location teams.

Question 8

Can multiple staff members use it at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Basecrew supports unlimited staff logins with role-based permissions, so your whole floor can check customers out at once without stepping on each other or double-booking gear.

Question 9

Is customer support included, and how fast is it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on every plan. We aim to respond within one hour during business hours, and Pro and Peak Season plans get priority queue placement, because a support ticket on a Saturday morning can't wait until Monday.

Question 10

Can I manage bikes or other summer gear too?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The same inventory and checkout system handles bikes, e-bikes, snowshoes, and other seasonal gear alongside your winter fleet: one system, all year.

Question 11

What happens if equipment is damaged?

Accepted Answer

Log the condition and any damage notes right at check-in, attached to that specific piece of gear. It's flagged for repair or replacement automatically and stays out of the rentable pool until it's cleared, so there are no more disputes over who had it last.

Question 12

Can I use barcode scanners?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A barcode or QR scanner speeds up checkout and returns significantly and works with most standard USB and Bluetooth scanners, but it isn't required to get started. Everything also works with search and tap on a touchscreen.

Question 13

Do I need any other special hardware?

Accepted Answer

No. Beyond an optional barcode scanner, Basecrew runs in a browser on the devices you already have: desktop, tablet, or phone.

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