Wet weather gear repair service

[Concerto]

Whilst considering buying some new wet weather gear to replace my Henri Lloyd's and I came across this repair service. They work with lots of major brands.

Brands We Work With | Scottish Mountain Gear

Has anyone used this service, as it will probably be a lot cheaper to repair them than replace them.

 

[fredrussell]

I’ve used them, but years ago. In a peculiar twist of fate, whilst my goretex jacket was with them they got ram-raided and my coat was amongst a load of stuff stolen. I got a brand new coat of my choice via their insurance. I was chuffed to bits!
They had a very good reputation back then (and I’ve no doubt they do now too), and I’m sure your gear will benefit from being looked after by them.

 

[bitbaltic]

Do Musto still do their lifetime service thing? The Velcro failed on my jacket a few years ago (it was about 7 years old I think) so I sent it to them for a paid repair. Got it back repaired and laundered with a little note to say no charges. More, of course (meaning time) will mean worse so who knows if they still do that.

 

[Concerto]

Do Musto still do their lifetime service thing? The Velcro failed on my jacket a few years ago (it was about 7 years old I think) so I sent it to them for a paid repair. Got it back repaired and laundered with a little note to say no charges. More, of course (meaning time) will mean worse so who knows if they still do that.

According to the Henri Lloyd web site the major brands for wet weather gear (land and sea) use this firm as they specialise in repairs, and they have used them for decades. So, I expect Scottish Mountain Gear did the repair for Musto as they are on their list.

 

[Supertramp]

The challenge with sailing gear is that there is often a lot of velcro (which can damage soft linings) and the inner face of the fabric is covered by linings making seams hard to get at. In addition age and laundering can degrade the waterproof linings so that they still look good but will leak.

With simpler design waterproofs without linings I use repair seam tape for goretex which you apply with an iron. It's reasonably simple to apply and I have re seamed several good quality ski, mountain and cycle jackets this way, especially around the neck area where sweat degrades the seams. About £5 to 10 of tape per jacket. A surface reproof with Nikwax spray and good to go for another 5 or 10 years.

Much depends on what needs done but I have no doubt a professional repairer will be good if expensive providing the basic material is sound. 3 layer goretex is the most robust in my experience.