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Gear Pro's Guide to Spring Cleaning
Get your gear ready for hiking season with these tips from gear editor Kristin Hostetter.
Spring cleaning tips from gear editor Kristin Hostetter.
It’s that time of year: Time to bust out all your gear and make sure it’s in tip-top shape for the hiking season. For starters, make sure it’s clean. Our Gear Pro answers all your burning questions about keeping your gear grit-, gunk-, and goober-free.
- De-Funkify Your Hydration System
- Tips for Keeping a Clean Sleeping Bag
- Wash Your Tent
- Remove Pine Sap
- Remove Campfire Smoke from Gear
- Wash a down Sleeping Bag
- Remove Poison Ivy or Ivy Sap
- Fix Peeling Seam Tape
- Wash Fleece
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It would of been nice to print the entire article all at once and without all the empty spaces in between and advertisements. Good tips though.
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