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Outdoor Gear Repair
Repair Kit Recommendations
- Needles - Bring several different-sized needles,
including a thick needle with a big hole (like a carpet
needle) that can punch through pack cloth. We're not talking
delicate needlework: Your heavy-duty needles should be able
to thread a strand of dental floss. Store needles in a film
canister (along with buttons, pins, and other losable
items), or stick them into film containers.
- Thread - Bring several weights of thread:
heavy-duty thread (like carpet thread), dental floss, and
standard thread. Don't use heavy-duty thread for normal
repairs on regular clothing because the tension of
extra-strong thread actually causes the fabric to tear more.
- Wire - couple of yards of thin wire can help
hold things together.
- Thimble - You need it to force a needle through
tough fabric like several layers of Cordura or Polyester
pack cloth, and canvas material.
- Safety Pins - Lots of different sizes are a good
idea, especially big, heavy-duty diaper pins with latches
that lock them shut.
- Tape - Bring two kinds: duct tape and white
medicine tape (to be used interchangeably, or whichever
works best). Wrap several yards of duct tape around a spare
pen. That way, you won't be tempted to use (read: lose) the
spare pen, which can be vital for communicating in an
emergency. You can also wrap duct tape around a fuel bottle;
a few layers of tape adds a little insulation between the
super-cold fuel and your fingers, and could save your
fingers from frostbite.
- Velcro - Tape-on strips can hold together
sleeping bags and rain gear that have suffered a zipper
disaster.
- Small Pliers - Use these for repairing zippers
and air-mattress valves.
- Cord - Regular parachute cord is a good multiuse
tool. In addition to bear bagging and laundry-line duty, you
can use it to lash things onto your pack, tie broken parts
together, guy line a tent, or hold up a tarp.
- Glue - Urethane-based glues like Shoe Goo,
Free-sole, or Selly's Kwik Grip are the hiker's choice for
boot repairs. Remember to prepare surfaces properly (i.e.,
clean the surface to be joined thoroughly), follow the glue
manufacturers instructions, clamp the repair together, and
wait the nominated time before removing the clamp. Usually
these repairs will keep you going until you can get to a
cobbler. There are glues for every purpose, and you may fine
that the glue to repair your boots may not be the glue you
need to repair your air mattress, so research with care the
glues you need for those emergency repairs.
- Spare Stove Parts - Remember to bring along the
instructions that came with your stove. A spare parts kit
generally contains a multipurpose stove tool, a jet cleaning
tool (if necessary), a spare pump cup and O-rings, pump oil,
and extra parts like replacement jets or adapters for
different kinds of fuel.
- Pocket Knife - Your pocket knife is also an
essential item, but you can expand on the plain two-bladed
pocket knife by purchasing a Swiss Army style knife. Most
hikers choose one that has a couple of cutting blades, a
bottle opener, a can opener, scissors, tweezers, a hole
punch, and maybe a corkscrew. Or consider a Leatherman,
which also includes a pair of pliers and other necessary
tools.
- Tweezers - Throw in a spare pair of good ones in
case the little miniature tweezers on your pocket knife get
lost.
- Film Canisters - Useful for storing easily lost
items.
- Zipper Parts - Bring heads and sliders to fit
your important gear, such as your rain jacket, pants, tent,
and sleeping bag.
- Self Adhesive Patches and Nylon Rip-Stop Repair Tape
- Bring several feet of it, for patching up ripped rain
gear and tents.
- Spare Other - Bring such things as cord locks,
buckles, buttons (various sizes), leather shoelaces,
batteries, and a flashlight/torch bulb.
- Clevis Pins -
These are used for holding straps to
external-frame packs. You can also use these as zipper pull
tabs.
- Alcohol Swabs - Great for cleaning gear before
you attempt to repair it with adhesives. These are also a
first-aid item for disinfecting wounds, blisters, or needles
that you intend to use to pierce a blister, or remove a
splinter.
- Hose Clamps - These are useful for busted
external-frame packs. Hose clamps also come in handy for
splinting tent poles. And if you're travelling on skis, you
can use them for broken skis and poles.
- Aluminium Pole Sleeve - An absolute necessity in
splinting fractured aluminium, or fibre glass tent poles.
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This page was last updated on
Thursday, 12 January 2012
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