How to safely do a factory reset, lend my iPad, then restore it? Someone wants to borrow my iPad2 and I'd like to


make a complete backup of it
do a factory reset
let my acquaintance generate their own AppleID and use the device for a day
after the device is returned restore my backed up snapshot and continue from where I was at the time of the backup.


Is this feasible at all? Would I need anything else for this beside iTunes plugged into a Mac?
that should work fine.


Do your full backup
Go into General -> reset ->reset all content and settings


This COMPLETELY wipes the IOS device so your friend will set it up as if it were new.

When you get it back ask him to do the same thing first, in case they set a password. Sometimes if you have a PIN set you have to enter that to wipe it.

But your scenario should work fine