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Outwear repair

Weknowhowit is —youbuya newjacket

andputa holeinthesleevefirsttimeout.

Oryoudon’treadtheinstructionsproperly

andwashit at 60 degrees,delaminatingall

thetapeontheseams.Stuffhappensbutit’s

nota completedisaster;youcanfixit and

here’show.

Youhavetwooptionsforclothingandgear

repairs—youcandoit yourselforyoucanusea

clothingrepairservice.Thetwobigplayersare

ScottishMountainGear(scottishmountaingear.

com)andLancashireSportsRepairs

(lancashiresportsrepairs.co.uk)andboth

specialiseinoutdoorclothing,buttheyalsodo

bikegearandhavea slidingscaleofpricesfor

thingslikere-proofing,seamre-sealing,hole

repairsandevenfullzipreplacements.Theyare

alsoaccreditedbyW.L.Gore& Associatesto

workwithGore-Texfabrics.

Bookingyourrepairthrougha thirdpartyis

a goodideabuta cheaperalternativemaybeto

contactthemanufacturerdirect.Forexample

Enduraoffersa GarmentRepairServicefor

all of its clothing, regardless of age. When we

contactedthecompanyabouta pair

ofwaterprooftrousersweinadvertently

boil-washed,it quoteda priceof£15-18to

re-tapetheseams.Enduradoesdomore

complexrepairsbutwillquoteyoubefore

commencinganywork.Thereis anonline

bookingformatendurasport.com/support/

repair/.Thebigdifferencewithgoingdirect

is thatthecompanycanreplacelike-with-like

andhasallthereplacementtape/matching

materialsinstock.

Therearecertainjobsthatwe’dleavetothe

professionalsbutyoucandothingsyourself

suchasrenewingtheDWR(durablewater

repellent)coating.Grangersmakesre-proofer

andyoucanrenewtheDWRinabout 10

minutesbysprayingthisonthehigh-wear

areasandthenactivatingit witha hairdryer.

If youwanttopatcha tearina jacket

sleevetherearea coupleofoptions—you

canbuya genericstick-onpatchforabout

£2.50fromPennineOutdoor,butfora more

permanentrepairyoumaywanttoconsider

McNett Tenacious tape, which becomes

permanentafter 24 hours.Thecompanyalso

offersanofficialiron-onGore-TexRepairKit

forabout£7.99,whichlikethetapecomesin

a handycanister,soyou’llnevergetcaught

short.Iron-onseamtapeis readilyavailable

andweboughtsixmetresfor£6,againfrom

pennineoutdoor.co.uk.If youvisitthecompany

website,you’llalsoseea rangeofproofers,

patchesandevensparebuckles and straps for

mending trail packs.

A rip or tear needn’t see your favourite jacket confined to the back of the wardrobe...

fill yOur bOOts

Oneofthehardest-workingbits

ofkitareyourshoesandthereis

a waytorepairthosetoo.Youcan

preservetheboxfreshlookwith

GrangersFootwearRepel(£8,

grangers.co.uk) but if you need

torepairtears,holesorjustbuild

upa reallywornsoletryShoeGoo

£9.99(repairproducts.co.uk).It’s

prettycrudestuffbutyoumay

geta couplemoremonthsoutof

those ageing Five Ten Freeriders.

Failingthatyoucouldjustgetthe

solereplaced.LancashireSports

Repairsoffersa FiveTensole

replacementservice.It’s£45for

a re-soleandis definitelyworth

doing if there’s life left in the upper.

Re-seamingisa regularjob

for repair companies