#gear maintenance

[halfwayanywhere]

How to Wash a Down Sleeping Bag - A Backpacker's Guide

How to Wash a Down Sleeping Bag – A Backpacker’s Guide

Washing a down sleeping bag (and other down gear) doesn’t have to be scary and doesn’t have to destroy your gear. Quite the opposite – it will likely extend the life of your gear so long as you take steps to ensure you’re washing your down gear correctly. There are a couple of methods available to you when deciding to wash your down gear. One is the bathtub method (which I will not go over here)…

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[pdxelizabeth]

You know it’s a really exciting Sunday night when you’re rewashing and re-waterproofing your Aerostich Roadcrafter because damnit it’s giving you that Incontinent Biker Chick look after a good ride in the rain...

[derbygearadvice]

You recently said "Good wheels can last years and years if you take care of them." Can you talk about ways you should take care of your wheels?

Clean them regularly, rotate them regularly (so that no one wheel is getting the brunt of the wear).

That’s the brunt of it. You should be at least wiping the urethane and hubs every time you skate and depending on how often you skate and how harsh or dirty the surface is, you should be cleaning them completely every month or so.

Rotate them every time you change or clean your wheels.