Do you lend your gear to friends?

Thanks all, lots of great takes here.  I think I'll keep lending (and borrowing)  but now with a better perspective with your input.

duncan...wrote:

If Ben Franklin said this he was quoting Polonius in Hamlet. 

I learned something today.  I aways thought it was from Gilligan's Island

Well it was a story about castaways... like that cam you loaned to a "friend!"

This is the tale of a camelot

that left for a long long while

It ended up on my friends rack

And I was in denial.

Benjamin Franklin said it best: "Hunger is the best pickle"

Ben Franklin also said, "John Adams is a sandbagger!"

I’ve lent my cams out to friends for trips to Indian creek or routes locally that require multiples of weird sizes, and borrowed gear in the same way. My rule of thumb when borrowing or lending is gear has to be returned in good condition. If a piece gets stuck or damaged in a fall it has to be replaced promptly for the person. So far I’ve had nothing but good experiences with it. 

Tyler Mwrote:

I’ve lent my cams out to friends for trips to Indian creek or routes locally that require multiples of weird sizes, and borrowed gear in the same way. My rule of thumb when borrowing or lending is gear has to be returned in good condition. If a piece gets stuck or damaged in a fall it has to be replaced promptly for the person. So far I’ve had nothing but good experiences with it. 

FWIW one area has been that I’ll decline to lend anything to folks if I feel that they’re going to do something stupid. I’m not going to lend a rack to even a good friend who doesn’t really know how to lead on gear.  

Kai Larsonwrote:

I lend friends gear that I don't care about.

...you don't care about your friends?!   

I lend gear to people who if they mess that gear up, break it or lose it, will replace it in kind or cash.
I borrow gear form people whom expect the same.