"My Referral List has become Colorado's most utilized and respected list of reliable merchants, contractors and service providers"72 in. x 84 in. VS1 Black Retractable Screen Door, Double Cassette Set your store to see localavailability 72 in. x 100 in. VS1 Brownstone Retractable Screen Door, Double Cassette 44 in. x 84 in. VS1 Brownstone Retractable Screen Door, Single Cassette 44 in. x 100 in. VS1 White Retractable Screen Door, Single Cassette 36 in. x 84 in. VS1 Series Charcoal Replacement Safety Screen Door Mesh 48 in. x 84 in. 36 in. x 77-1/2 in. White Reversible Sliding Metal Screen Door 30 in. x 77-1/2 in. Set your store to see localavailabilityThis page is always underAs of Summer 2014, I have twelve repair shops listed Do you own a treasured old sleeping bag, tent, parka or pack that needs a broken zipper fixed, a tear mended, a broken pole fixed, or just some overall refurbishing? that specialize in quality repairs of the outdoor gear we love
are remarkably hard to find. There are several good choices, and one might even be close enough for you to visit personally.... tent pole issues please skip to #8 and #9. repairing not only mountain boots, but also a wide range of otherOwner Matt Menely says, "We repair all kinds of things including (but not limited to): Boots, Climbing shoes,Tents, Packs, Sleeping bags, Outerwear, Dry suits and Dry tops, Atlas and Tubbs snowshoes....Check out our website or stop by sometime and check out our shop in person if you are in the Mountain Soles Outdoor Footwear & Fabric Repair Hours: Tuesday- Friday: 11am-6pm 2. Seattle's Rainy Pass Repair was recommended back in a 1996 article in Outside Magazine and is still very muchI have personally visited and used this businessHere's a quote from the 1996 article: "Outdoor specialists such as Boulder, Colorado's Mountain Mend (303-443-1925) fix tents, packs, sleeping bags, and outdoor clothing at a surprisingly
Patching a tear runs about $15; And for $8 an ounce they'll supplement matted loft with fresh(My note: these were 1996 prices, and are definitelyOf interest is that Rainy Pass actually has a "down room" for down repairs that is very similar to the set-up that Roy used back in the 1950s to fill their marvelous sleeping bags--Rainy Pass uses a specially modified old Kirby vacuum cleaner running in reverse to blow the new down into its place in a garment or sleeping bag, just like the Holubars did so long ago!I personally know this talented repair person from Seattle. She worked for decades for MSR, sewing/repairing a vast variety of outdoor gear. If you are in the Seattle area, you ought to try her out. 4. Boulder Mountain Repair. John Rutkowski (Formerly a Holubar employee, 1976 to 1979....John reports, "FYI, I am the founder of Mountain Mend. I started it back in ''79 and sold the business in '83 to KevinIt has gone through many hands since then.
it's still in existence. The web site is no more." a recent confirmed email tells that there is now a "Boulder Mountain Repair" in Boulder, run by "Ron," and welcoming old gear:--- Boulder Mountain Repair moved in about 2010 to Lafayette, CO (just east of Boulder).303-499-3534. They’re in the Table Mesa shopping center, near Neptune Mountaineering in southAlso in Boulder--- In June 2011, I was in Boulder, Colorado, presenting a talk about the HistoryThere I met Jim Clements, owner of Ripstop Repairs, "Saving the World, One Backpack at2500 47th St. Unit A, in Boulder, 80301, phone 303.443.7788.. 6. from Joe Erhlich at Mountain Hardware, I received "I usually recommend Specialty Outdoors to my consumers. person is Penny S. at 509-448-0346.". Their pages about the care and use of gear are excellent, among the best I've seen: "I hope that this helps. Consumer Relations, Mountain Hardwear" 7. Minnesota (new, August 2014).
writes: "I'm the owner of a new repair shop in Minneapolis,I worked over at Midwest Mountaineering for close to fifteen years and ran the repair department in ThriftyThrifty is limiting the scope of their repairs and will probably close up within the next year or two... everything from patching tent screens to making fur coats for dogs.... and everything in between...My website isnt up yet but Ive got a facebook page. 3304 E Lake St 8. The Wilderness Workshop (aka "Narain's)--- a correspondent writes, "It's Bruce Gilman down in SouthernHere is another shop that does quality gear repair: 6916 N. Figueroa Steet Highland Park, California 90042 They've worked on my Camp 7 North Col sleeping bag, my Snow Lion expedition parka, as well as my Seirra Designs 3-man tent (Pleasure Dome), and their work is outstanding." .... a different correspondent reported this shop doing a fine job replacing the stiff, worn-out shoulder and hip belt padding in
a classic Trailwise Model 72 pack. I entitle the image to the left "Filthy Collar Syndrome." fine vintage Sierra Designs down parka, but the collar area is very heavily stained with what I like to call "neck oil." A shop like Rainy Pass Repair can deal with this issue for you. Or you can laboriously use a toothbrush and some "Shout" laundry spot remover and get most of it removed at home!Hi Bruce, first people should check to see if the company that made the gear is still in business. lifetime warranties and should honor them. is a pretty good repair shop called Narains in Berkeley, nextOf course there's always REI itself for many 1275 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706Especially for TENTS and POLES, I recommend two resources. first is one that I have visited/used personally; additionally, Bob Howe (see # 7 above) recommends this shop--- It's a long-established business in Vancouver, Washington, run by Tom Hegerle and named
TentPole Technologies LLC (see first picture).... worked for Easton 30+ years ago in Van Nuys, California, and was part of the pioneering innovations in tent poles that far away from traditional A-frame designs. Tom has named his website picture below, a Moss tent has turned up with excessively long main poles and is in danger of ripping itself apart when the owner attempts to set it up under low-humidity, summertime temperatures (such weather conditions cause nylon to contract). to shorten the two poles by a carefully-tested amount, reattaching and appropriately shortening the internal shock cords. picture, one witnesses an astounding variety of tent poles and The second tent pole resource was recommended by reader David M. about 18 months ago, who reported , which has been located in Camden Maine for many years. These are the dedicated people who prior to 1994 actually were the tent repair department of Moss Tents!..