Traditional custom shirt providers require minimums -- typically 12-24 pieces per order per style. For climbing gyms, this creates three problems:
No-minimum on-demand ordering eliminates all three. The shop stays open year-round. Members order any time. New members order the same way as founding members. Every item that ships was paid for by the person who wanted it.
Base prices by plan:
| Style | Free Plan Base | VIP Base | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airlume Cotton Tee | $23.93 | $19.88 | $4.05 |
| Bella+Canvas Performance Tank | $23.94 | $19.88 | $4.06 |
| Sport-Tek Moisture-Wicking Tee | $28.88 | $23.86 | $5.02 |
| High-Waist Pocket Leggings | $65.95 | $54.88 | $11.07 |
| Comfort Soft Hoodie | $44.94 | $36.88 | $8.06 |
VIP plan is $59/month. For climbing gyms, it typically pays for itself in the first week of membership-period sales. A gym selling 12 shirts per month at $5 savings per shirt recovers the subscription cost through base price savings alone, before accounting for the margin earned on retail.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.The no-minimum model is most valuable at small scale. A 15-person outdoor climbing club, a 10-member youth team, or a small bouldering crew of regulars all benefit from a shop where each person orders their own shirt.
These groups cannot hit screen printer minimums without over-ordering. They get stuck wearing generic athletic wear or paying premium prices for small custom runs.
A Bear Grips Pro Shop at the free tier works for exactly this: 3 live products, no minimum, free shipping. The shop is live in under an hour. Share the link with the 15 members. Anyone who wants a shirt orders it. No one is left out and no one is forced to over-buy.
See full setup details at how to sell apparel at your rock climbing gym.
When bulk makes sense: you need 100+ identical shirts for a single event by a specific date. A local screen printer with fast turnaround may be cost-competitive for that use case.
When on-demand wins: every other scenario. Year-round gym apparel, multiple style options, individual member sizing, youth programs where parents want to choose their child's size, and any case where you cannot accurately predict demand.
On-demand also earns the gym ongoing income. Bulk orders are a one-time cost. A shop with no minimum creates passive revenue that accumulates every month as long as the gym promotes it.
Revenue math at rock climbing gym merch breaks down the annual earnings in detail.
Free to start. Every member orders their own size. Gear ships to them.
Start FreeNo minimum. Each member orders their own shirt individually through the gym's branded shop. Orders print and ship one at a time, with free shipping to any US address.
The Bear Grips Airlume Cotton Tee starts at $19.88 on the VIP plan with no minimum order and free USA shipping. The free plan starts at $23.93 for the same style.
Yes. No minimum means any size group is served equally. A 10-member club, a 3-person bouldering crew, and a 500-member gym all use the same shop process -- each person orders their size individually.
Every order through a Bear Grips Pro Shop ships free to any US address, regardless of order size. The price shown at checkout is the final price -- no freight added.
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