GEAR REPAIR + CLEANING Camping, hiking - Tent, Backpack, Sleeping bags - $2 (pacific beach san diego bay, pb)
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Expert knowledge in: how to care for, fix and clean ALL types of ultralight camping gear.
NOTE: when you respond BE VERY SPECIFIC and include pics if possible - i NEED: type, length, width of area and DETAILED description of Problem. I should not have to even mention this, but some people are very dumb.
I have EXTENSIVE experience in fixing everything on earth and all the best gear. I have the best repair materials and have tested them in the MOST EXTREME environments and wet/heat to verify they will not fail - such as the repair tape i use - it will NOT come off even after soaking in 200F water with oxi-clean for 24hrs -in the most powerful base cleaner you can get - if it survives this, it will survive anything!
SERVICE I CAN OFFER and have done for many years and know what method and material to use to approach a repair. I also what I don't know and won't guinea pig your gear for a trial. I will do what I know I can do well.
1. SLEEPING BAG - CLEANING and REPAIR - Goose down sleeping bag repair (re-filling), seam fixes and CLEANING properly to restore FULL loft
2. SLEEPING PAD - hole repair, for Air inflatable ultralights - I can find and FIX the leak, it takes some work and lots of time to FIND these holes so only if you have a valuable pad would I recommend unless you know exactly where to hole would it be worth it for you. have fixed rei air pads, nemo tensor alpine, big agnes aircore, q core, exped, klymit, thermarest neoair, and more
2. TENT REPAIR - from fabric, no-see-um mesh, possibly zipper -depending on circumstance
- redo shock cording in tent pole (shock cord, bungee cord)
- fix rips, tears, etc
- fixed silnylon and polyester PU coated
3. CLOTHING - repair, stitching, sealing
4. BACKPACK - can repair straps, buckles, seams, fabric, etc (if INSIDE coating is deteriorated, I won't recommend nor bother to reseal it, just scrape it off and be done)
5. SHOE REPAIR - soles, and other components re-glued or replaced (keen, merrell, uggs, adidas, la sportiva, hoka, salomon, asolo, zamberlain, nike, norht face - merrell has a high propensity of the soles falling off.
6. Electronics - depending on what it is, but have fixed garmin fenix watch, casio watches, Garmin GPS, headlamp (petzl, nite ize, nitecore), and more
7. WETSUIT,
Neoprene rubber - seams and slices, holes. However, deteriorated areas usually can't be fixed (i.e. shoulders ruined from being on hanger too long and knees from duck diving, etc) small wetsuit areas can be cut out and replaced but large areas would be very difficult and likely not worth it for either of us. for Scuba diving drysuit, surfing wet suit, full suit or spring.
OTHER ITEMS? Ask
I can professionally stitch/sew, glue, replace parts/fabric - if I cannot or think it is too difficult, I will let you know
I have washed and repaired $2000 sleeping bags (western mountaineering, Stephenson's warmlite), fixed $700 tents from big anges, zpacks, nemo, marmot, eddie bauer, rei, dyneema trekking pole ultralight tents, trekking poles from Leki and komperdell, black diamond
I CANNOT FIX ALUMINUM - I may be able to splint fix it, but welding poles of aluminum are not possible, Also, I WILL NOT fix carbon fiber - and really do not like carbonfibre anyways, it stress cracks then shatters.
MATERIALS I HAVE FOR REPAIR
-- tapes, glues, silicon and polyurethane,
- cork sheets, foam sheets, eva foam, poly eth foam, poly urethane foam
- plastic - acrylic sheets, tubing, shrink tubing
- Fabrics: ultra lite nylon, polyester, tyvek, neoprene wetsuit,
- plastic clips, parts, strap, rope, shock cord and more
- sheet metal and aluminum sheets for making fixes
Metals - aluminum poles/rods, steel rods and poles
threads of various types, from clear to thin metal to
NOTE: tent sealing - if a SMALL section, I may consider, if for BIG sections, it is not worth the time nor money for either of us. it would cost too much and for less you can buy a new rain fly or tarp.
REI, kelty, sierra designs, goose down, synthetic, coleman, big agnes, camping, hiking, trail running, climbing, goretex, osprey, gregory, jgj, mammut,