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Fixing Up Your Backpacking Gear, Cheaply

Backpacking takes its toll on your gear.

When you’re lugging everything you have on your back, it’s only a matter of time before straps start coming loose or falling off, stitching starts to give, boots lose their grip and any number of other things start to fall apart.

But if you’re reluctant to bust your hard-earned cash on new kit (who wouldn’t be), take a look at these ways to breathe new life into your old gear. Some great tips that could help you stretch your budget a little further.

(Photo: Ariel H./Flickr.)

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