Your collection of outdoor gear is a canvas of adventure stories, whether it’s a tent that kept you cozy in a rainstorm or a puffy vest that staved off the autumn chill on a summit hike. Consider the inevitable wear and tear on your gear a badge of honor—you’ve been getting out there a lot, making memories.
Luckily, NoSo Patches offer a fun and simple way to mend that rip from a twig, puncture from a prickly plant, or burn from a stray campfire ember. Launched in 2015, this innovative company is committed to enabling you to fix your damaged gear and keep it in top shape for the long haul. It’s a win-win for sustainability and for intrepid nature lovers everywhere: you keep your stuff out of landfills and on the trail, avoiding the need to invest in pricey replacements.
These aren’t your old-school sew-on patches either. Long-lasting and easy to apply, they adhere to the spot that needs repair with pressure and a touch of heat from a hair dryer or the sun. After application, it’s business as usual. The patches are flexible, highly durable, and machine washable. Made from water-resistant PFAS-free material, NoSo’s main line of patches comes in a dazzling array of designs, shapes, and sizes, with collections designed in collaboration with 15 artists, including Nathalie Leté, AD Maddox, and Rachel Pohl. So the longer you use your gear and apparel—and the more fixes you make to it—the better it reflects your unique personal style.
It gets better: with NoSo’s new variety of fabric patches made from denim, authentic merino wool, and fleece, you can now mend beyond your polyester or nylon outerwear, tents, and sleeping bags. Use soft blue, gray, or striped denim patches to breathe new life into your favorite jean jacket. Repair runs or rips in your high-performance merino wool layers, be they socks, beanies, or blankets, with a merino wool snowflake, heart, or bandage-shaped patch. And tap fuzzy fleece patches in a lovely variety of patterns, textures, and colors to restore your well-loved hiking fleece.
NoSo’s Patch Lab is continually devising new ways to blaze the trail of extending the life of your outdoor gear. The company prints its designs using an environmentally safe method that produces no wastewater. And underscoring its commitment to sustainability, NoSo sources some fabric from deadstock—leftover material that would otherwise be headed for the landfill. Whichever NoSo Patches you reach for, you’re supporting efforts to make the world a better place by consuming more consciously, minimizing waste, and embracing the principle of reuse.
At NoSo, we believe the most sustainable product lasts. We believe that quality products and great design add value to people’s lives. We believe in celebrating the gear you love most and keeping it in use for as long as possible. Learn more at nosopatches.com and follow us on Instagram.