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Take Care and Repair

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Fabrics Explained

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Maintaining Your Repair Kit

Fundamentals

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Preventative Maintenance

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Doing Your Laundry

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Patching Holes

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Cord, Velcro, and Seam Repair

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Zipper and Slider Types

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Fixing Common Slider and Zipper Problems

Fixing Zippers and Sliders

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Tent Poles, Sleeping Pads, Backpacks, Buckles, Ribbon, and Webbing

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Snaps, Footwear, Trekking Poles and Backpacking Stoves

Item-Specific Repairs

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Field Fixes

<h3>The Problem: Worn-Out Coil</h3> <p><strong>Cause:</strong> This is caused by friction between the slider and the coil.</p> <p><strong>Symptoms:</strong> The outside of the coil (often near the starting mechanism or around a tight radius in the case of a tent door) appears white instead of black, and the plastic of the coil is so glossed over that the individual teeth of the coil aren’t distinguishable.</p> <p><strong>Prescription:</strong> New zipper is needed.</p> <h3>The Problem: Worn-Out Zipper Tape Around the Pin</h3> <p><strong>Cause:</strong> Each time you zip up a separating zipper, you have to place the pin or tab through the corresponding slider/box combo to get the zipper started. Over t...</p>