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Trend report: More brands getting into the used-gear game Outdoor brands are building new retail channels through the sale of used gear. Here's how they're doing it.

Good gear doesn’t have to break the bank.

After (I think) 7 years of hard use I finally decided to replace a couple pairs of 1st generation TRUCK Gloves. These old gloves have 7 seasons of full time ski patrolling, tower climbing and rope work. Untold hours of shoveling and snow blowing, splitting wood and tending fires. More winter rain events than I care to remember. A bunch of hunting trips. Some, but not enough snow machining. Miles and miles of fat tire biking. Lots of wiping snow off the windows and some use as a dry erase marker’s eraser. That’s a pretty good run for gloves, and they aren’t quite dead yet.

After over 30 years working in the outdoors, these have been the best gloves I’ve used.

Time to break out the Obenauf's Leather Care and get these new pairs into the rotation. Here’s to another 7 years of happy hands.

I don’t recall where we picked up these vintage mags, Summit, Mariah, Mountain, and Off Belay. Super fun to read old climbing articles and see haw far gear has come. Some brands have faded out, been absorbed or bought up, but others are still producing awesome gear.

This article will get you started on cleaning your backpack. One big piece left out though is that you should remove the frame before putting it in a washer. Almost all internal pack frames can be removed from the pack. While it sometimes takes a bit of exploring to figure out how, your washing machine (and pack) will be much happier without the frame while being washed.

We find a bathtub and a stiff brush to be very effective in pack cleanings. I can’t say that I’ve ever seen a pack with care labels like garments have, and building a pack out of materials that can’t be submerged in water seems ridiculous, since you may find yourself in rain with your pack, but I’ll concede I haven’t seen all packs out there! Otherwise a decent guide to cleaning your pack.

Follow These Tips For How To Wash A Backpack | GearJunkie Whether you're a backpacker, a day hiker, or simply a parent with kids who get their gear dirty, you'll want to know how to wash a backpack.