Borrow
Rent what you need From someone down the street
How renting works
Find an item
Hive5 shows you the items near you. Find the one you want, choose the date and rent it.
Meet, inspect and pay
Meet the owner at the agreed time and place, examine the item, pay the rental cost, and take it with you.
Use the item
Enjoy the item for your rental period. Use it, get the job done, and take good care of it.
Return the item
When the rental period is up, return the item to the owner.
Nobody nearby has it? Ask for it.
If the item you need is not listed yet, post a request in the app. Members near you are notified, and anyone who owns one can offer it, so the thing you need only has to exist in someone's garage, not in a listing.
Post the request
Say what you are looking for and when you need it. It takes about as long as writing a text message.
Neighbors are notified
Members near you see that someone is asking, including people who never thought to list the thing sitting in their shed.
Someone offers it
Whoever has one can offer it, and the rental proceeds like any other, same verification, same deposit, same inspection at pickup.
You are protected before you hand over a cent
Hive5 only deducts the payment after you examine the item in person. If it is not as described, you leave it. Every owner has completed an ID verification check, and you rate each other after the rental.