Ever Have A Technical Garment Repaired?

[jyl]

Anyone had luck having a new zipper sewn into a technical jacket?

I've never tried having a sports garment repaired, I just replace them. But this is a great jacket, no longer made, no equivalent jacket out there.

(A Burley bike rain jacket, the thing I love is it does NOT use "breathable" fabric, the material is flat out waterproof and totally impervious, and the jacket relies on large zippered vents to breathe, as a result I can stand in the shower in this thing and stay dry. Company is out of business. The main front zipper is wearing out, it is a "sealed" zipper w/ the rubber lips covering the zipper teeth. I wear it every day.)

[look 171]

Wow, you must sweat like a pig in that thing.

Sorry I can't be of much help, but I have sent an old down jacket with zipper issue back to North Face and they repaired it. I wonder if they would perform the repair on someone's jacket? They should know a thing or two about waterproofing jackets. Maybe REI can help somehow?

[GH85Carrera]

Pigs don't really sweat. They only have a few sweat glands and they are not for temperature control. They wallow in the mud to stay cool.

[jyl]

It has huge zippered underarm vents (18" long) and a huge back vent, which work well. This is a jacket for constant, heavy rain. I've never found a better choice for daily commuting here. When Burley went out of business, I should have bought an extra.

[mikesride]

Find your local guy who makes boat canopies and such...He will have the tools and products you need to do this. I had it done on a wet suit by our local guy.

EDIT: Hopefully he will have what you need!!!!

[Aggie93]

john,

found this through a google search on where to get kayaking gear repaired.

Mountain Soles & Outdoor Threads

[Nostril Cheese]

PM'd you with a friends info. Local and resourceful

[jyl]

Thanks! Silly but this garment is an old friend, so to speak.

[RWebb]

Pataguchi repairs everything for free or nearly so - maybe they should be your next best friend provider?

for now, call REI there and ask who they use to do repairs in town for them

[Laneco]

Originally Posted by jyl

Thanks! Silly but this garment is an old friend, so to speak.

I understand that completely. I had a Descente jacket that I wore for at least 15 years...

If you do choose to replace the jacket now or in the future, the Showers Pass (a PDX company) makes very good jackets. I bought one of their early models, circa 1998 or 1999 and it's still in regular use. Excellent product.

angela

[jyl]

They do! - but they are using all "breathable" fabrics - I am just not down on breathable fabrics for a heavy rain commute jacket. I want impervious!!!

[petrolhead611]

Problem is that coat zips are all different lengths, hence are special order(ie no repair shop keeps all the possible lengths in stock) so they are expensive and have a long delivery time.At least thats the case here in the UK(and I own a canvas working shop)