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From banjos to kayaks to chickens, here are five things you didn’t know you could rent in Chattanooga

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Owner Darren Patrick straightens a display of flutes at Mountain Music in Hixson. The store allows customers to rent to own instruments from violins to electric guitars.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Owner Darren Patrick straightens a display of flutes at Mountain Music in Hixson. The store allows customers to rent to own instruments from violins to electric guitars. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Owner Darren Patrick straightens a display of flutes at Mountain Music in Hixson. The store allows customers to rent to own instruments from violins to electric guitars.

If you’ve ever planned a wedding, gone to prom or wowed the guests at a children’s birthday party, you’re probably aware of the abundance of items you can rent to make an event a success – everything from tables and chairs to tuxes and limos to bouncy houses and petting zoos.

But that’s not all you can rent in Chattanooga. With the coronavirus still whittling large gatherings off our social calendars, we went in search of some short-term rentals that can entertain us during isolation. These adopt-a-hobbies are ideal for no-guilt trial runs to see if your new pursuits have long-term potential.

Another plus? If you rent instead of buy, there’s no need to make room for new possessions in the garage and closets you so immaculately organized in the first few weeks of the pandemic.

Here are five ideas for rentable activities that can keep you occupied at home during your downtime or that you can enjoy while remaining socially distanced. Suppliers featured here are examples of what you might find. Policies will vary depending on where you shop.

1. Musical instruments