The KORE Re-Hub Program is offering FREE outdoor gear fixes! Professional gear repair technicians will be working on-site in a mobile sewing studio to fix issues with technical clothing and softgoods, from jackets and pants to sleeping bags and tents.
ELIGIBLE FIXES:
Waterproof Patching for Technical Fabrics
Seam Tape Repair
Mending Rips + Tears
De-Pilling Knitted Fabrics
Zipper Pulls + Sliders
Repairs will be limited to 1 item per person, and will be fixed on a first come, first served basis. Gear must be clean. We are not able to perform major repairs, including seam sealing entire garments or full zipper replacements. If you require a major repair, our gear technicians can provide a quote and ship the gear back to you for a fee.
3D SCANNING OF HARDGOODS
Selkirk Innovates is proudly supporting the KORE ReHub through a feasibility study of hardgoods gear repair. This includes on-site scanning of broken hardgoods, like ski boots, as well as design and prototyping later at the Selkirk Technology Access Centre (STAC).
This is funded in part by the MITACS Program for interns from Selkirk College’s Digital Fabrication and Design Program to engage students with research and understand the potential business opportunities for outdoor gear repair in the Kootenays.
A big thanks to our partners in this initiative including Selkirk College and College of the Rockies and to our funders: Province of British Columbia’s Clean BC Plastics Action Fund, ETSI-BC, and 1% for the Planet with donations from Gear re-Store, PBJ Merch Co and Autogrowth Inc.
Learn more about KORE Outdoors and the rest of the stops on the Re-Hub Gear Repair Tour at our website
https://koreoutdoors.org/rehub/
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