Backcountry Beacon offers 4 tips around “summer-ifying” old camping gear for your upcoming treks:
- Washing your sleeping bag: “Natural oils and dirt from grimy hiking pollute the down and make it lose its natural loft.”
- Rejuvenating rain jackets: “Specially formulated tech-washes are available from companies like Nikwax.”
- Tuning your stove: “Any stove with a remote fuel canister that has a pump needs to have the pump cup oiled.”
- Sealing your tent: “Seam sealing your tent is easy and permanent, and a one-ounce tube of Seam Grip is enough to seal the critical seams on most two-person tents.”
