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Open equipment case containing Sony cameras, lenses, and a GearDock.io QR code property label.

The Hidden Complexity of Insuring Your Equipment

Insuring production equipment involves more than knowing what you own. Here's how our experience documenting gear for an inland marine insurance policy helped shape GearDock.io.

Woman examining a Sony camera lens in a professional equipment storage room.

You Know Your Gear. But Would Someone Else?

You know your equipment, but could someone else identify it and understand its value? Here's how one personal concern helped shape GearDock.io and its approach to equipment inventory management.

A Better Way to Track Borrowed Equipment

Keeping track of shared equipment shouldn't depend on memory. Here's how we went from spreadsheets and guesswork to managing checkouts, reservations, and returns with GearDock.io.

Sony camera lens with a professionally printed GearDock.io QR code label applied for equipment tracking.

Equipment Labels You Can Print at Home

When building GearDock.io, we explored RFID, NFC, and QR codes for equipment tracking. Here's why we chose a solution anyone can print at home and scan with a smartphone.

Why We Built GearDock.io After Kit.co Shut Down

When Kit.co shut down, we saw an opportunity to rethink how we manage our gear. Here's how that led us to build GearDock.io, a new approach to equipment inventory and tracking.