ONLINE BOOKING
Take bookings online — on your terms.
A client requests a date, you accept, they pay a deposit straight to your account, and they get a branded confirmation with everything they need. Built around how a guided trip actually works — deposit then balance, intake, weather.
Generic booking widgets treat a guided trip like a concert ticket — instant, impersonal, and out of your control. A guided hunt or charter isn't that. You want to know who's coming, confirm the date works, and take a deposit — not hand out your calendar to anyone who clicks.
Timber & Tackle's booking is built for the way you run: a client requests a date, you accept, and only then do they pay a deposit to your own account. They get a branded confirmation with the meeting spot, what to bring, and what to expect. The balance comes on your terms.
Approve every booking
You accept before anyone pays — so a date that doesn't work, or a party you'd rather not take, never becomes a booking you have to unwind.
Deposit up front, to your account
The deposit lands in your own Stripe when you accept, so you're holding the date with real money, not a maybe.
A confirmation that does the work
Clients get a branded confirmation with the meeting spot, what to bring, and what to expect — fewer no-shows, fewer texts the night before.
Built for the trip's rhythm
Deposit then balance, intake questions, a weather reschedule — the actual shape of a guided trip, not a generic activity slot.
How it works
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A client requests a date
From your own site, a client picks a trip and a date and sends a request — no instant hold on your calendar.
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You accept
You get the request, confirm the date works, and accept. Only then does the client pay.
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They pay a deposit
The deposit goes to your own account, and the date is held with real money.
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They get everything they need
A branded confirmation goes out with the meeting spot, what to bring, and what to expect. The balance follows on your terms.
Why it matters
An accept-then-pay flow keeps you in control of your own book. You're not a listing anyone can grab a slot on — you're a guide who confirms the trip is right before it's on the calendar.
And because the deposit goes straight to your account with no commission, taking the booking costs you nothing but the standard card fee. You keep the price and the client.
Straight answers.
Does a client book my calendar instantly?
No. They request a date, you accept, and only then do they pay a deposit. You approve every booking before it's real.
Where does the deposit go?
Straight to your own connected Stripe account when you accept — no platform wallet, no commission taken out.
Can I take the balance later?
Yes. Deposit up front, balance on your terms — the way a guided trip actually gets paid.
What if the weather turns?
The booking is built for reschedules, so a blown-out day is a moved date, not a refund fight.
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