Repairing your down jacket is easy and will keep you in your jacket for many more years to come.
Your down jacket repair kit should include
- A tube of sealer and repair adhesive
- A down jacket patch x 2
- Alcohol swabs and small scissors (these should live in your first aid kit, anyway)
HOW TO FIX A HOLE IN A DOWN JACKET
Repairing a down jacket is simple and won't take you long. If on a hike, don't wait hours until you have reached camp before applying your down jacket patch to the hole. You don't want grit to get inside the jacket, compromising how effective you are when repairing the down jacket.
Here are the three steps to a solid down jacket repair job:
- Apply an alcohol swab to the tear/hole, cleaning it of any dust, dirt or grit. Make sure you apply the swab to a greater area than your down jacket patch size. If there are any long threads from the tear, use your scissors to trim these.
- Cut your down jacket repair tape or down jacket patches to a suitable size, rounding the edges as you go.
- Apply the tape or down jacket patch to the tear, covering carefully and working out any air bubbles as you apply pressure.
- Finished!