# Managing Equipment (/docs/equipment/managing-equipment) Adding Equipment [#adding-equipment] 1. Navigate to **Dashboard > Equipment** 2. Click **Add Equipment** 3. Fill in the details: * **Name** — display name shown to customers (e.g., "Single Kayak", "Mountain Bike") * **Description** — short summary displayed in equipment lists and cards * **Quantity** — number of identical units you have in stock (determines availability) * **Capacity** — maximum number of guests a single unit can carry * **Default Occupancy** — number of guests each unit inherently carries (defaults to 1). Used for automatic seat calculations when customers add equipment to a booking. * **Activity Assignments** — select which activities this equipment should be available for Equipment Settings Reference [#equipment-settings-reference] Every piece of equipment has the following configurable fields: | Setting | Description | | ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Name** | Display name shown to customers during checkout | | **Description** | Short text description shown on equipment cards | | **Details** | Extended rich-text description for the equipment detail view | | **Quantity** | Total number of identical units in your inventory | | **Capacity** | Maximum guests per unit (e.g., 2 for a tandem kayak) | | **Default Occupancy** | Guests each unit inherently carries (e.g., 1 for a jet ski) | | **Additional Price** | A flat surcharge added to the base rental price for this equipment | | **Enabled** | Toggle to show or hide this equipment from customers without deleting it | | **Is Exclusive Across Activities** | When enabled, booking this equipment for one activity blocks it from all other activities during the same time period | Custom Properties [#custom-properties] Define properties that describe your equipment. Each property has the following fields: | Field | Description | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Name** | The property label (e.g., "Size", "Color", "Weight") | | **Value** | The property value (e.g., "Large", "Red", "25 lbs") | | **Icon Type** | How the icon is displayed: `0` = no icon, `1` = built-in icon, `2` = custom icon | | **Icon** | The icon identifier or URL (required when Icon Type is 1 or 2) | | **Description** | Optional descriptive text for the property | | **Featured** | When enabled, this property is prominently displayed on equipment cards in the checkout | Common Property Examples [#common-property-examples] * **Size** — S, M, L, XL or specific measurements * **Color** — available color options * **Type/Model** — specific make or model * **Weight** — equipment weight for customer reference * **Any custom attribute** — whatever is relevant to your inventory Properties help customers choose the right item and help your team identify equipment. Equipment Media [#equipment-media] Upload and manage photos for each piece of equipment: * **Multiple images** — add as many photos as needed to showcase the equipment * **Ordering** — drag and reorder media to control which image appears first * **Thumbnails** — Resytech automatically generates thumbnail versions of uploaded images * **Description** — add optional alt text or captions to each image The first image in the order is used as the primary display image on equipment cards. Pricing [#pricing] Set rental pricing for your equipment: * **Hourly rate** — for short-term rentals * **Daily rate** — for full-day or multi-day rentals * **Custom duration pricing** — define rates for specific time periods * **Additional price** — a flat surcharge on top of the activity base price when this specific equipment is selected Pricing modifiers (seasonal, day-of-week) work the same as with activities. See [Pricing & Modifiers](/docs/activities/pricing). Activity Assignments [#activity-assignments] Equipment must be assigned to at least one activity to be bookable. Each assignment has its own settings: | Setting | Description | | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Activity** | The activity this equipment is assigned to | | **Quantity** | How many units are allocated to this activity (can be less than total inventory) | | **Enabled** | Whether the equipment is currently available for this activity | Activities can also configure equipment behavior at the activity level: * **Max equipment per booking** — limits the total number of equipment items in a single booking * **Allow equipment mixing** — when enabled, customers can select different types of equipment in one booking. When disabled, they must choose a single equipment type. Enabling and Disabling Equipment [#enabling-and-disabling-equipment] Toggle the **Enabled** setting to control visibility: * **Enabled** — equipment appears in checkout and is available for booking * **Disabled** — equipment is hidden from customers but retains all configuration. Existing bookings are not affected. This is useful for seasonal equipment or items temporarily out of service. Multi-Day Rentals [#multi-day-rentals] For equipment rented over multiple days, Resytech calculates the end date from the duration and handles: * Overnight transitions * Weekend spans * Timezone-aware date boundaries * DST transitions during the rental period Related How-To Guides [#related-how-to-guides] * [Add Equipment](/how-to/equipment/add-equipment) * [Set Equipment Pricing](/how-to/equipment/set-equipment-pricing) * [Configure Equipment Properties](/how-to/equipment/configure-equipment-properties) * [Manage Equipment Media](/how-to/equipment/manage-equipment-media) * [Assign Equipment to Activities](/how-to/equipment/assign-equipment-to-activities) * [Track Equipment Performance](/how-to/equipment/track-equipment-performance)