DO IT YOURSELF: 4 EASY FIXES
The cheapest and quickest way to mend your gear is to do it at home. You don’t even need a sewing machine to…
PATCH UP A JACKET
Snagged your raincoat on some barbed wire? Caught your beloved down jacket on a thorn? It happens. Thankfully, rips and holes are easily mended. Here’s how. We’re repairing a waterproof shell, but the process is similar if you’re mending an insulated jacket. Your needle and thread can (and should) stay in the box – pierced and torn shell fabrics call for the use of adhesive tape and patches.
TIME: 10 mins
YOU WILL NEED:
• Scissors and cleaning cloth.
• Repair tape or patches. We’ve used the black Gore-Tex Fabric Patches made by Gear Aid (£9 from Cotswold Outdoor). For insulated jacket fabrics, we recommend stretchy Tenacious Tape (£9). Gear Aid also make seam grip (ideal for gluing down loose taped seams). We also rate the seethrough Repair Aid tape and patch packs from Storm (from £6, stormcare.co.uk).