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By nikwax March 24, 2020March 26, 2020 Gear Care

6 Tips to Organize Your Gear Storage

A well organized, clean gear storage space can be a source of inspiration. Your perfectly mounted skis can remind you of your best powder run. Your rack of cams assorted from smallest to largest makes you dream of splitter crack climbs. Or perhaps seeing your favorite pair of freshly waterproofed

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By nikwax March 6, 2018May 16, 2018 Testimonials

Nikwax Testimonials: “Tents Can Be Waterproof… and Sunproof!”

Guest Contributor: Brad Carson Tent & Gear SolarProof is simply amazing! As a resident of Colorado, I spend a tremendous amount of time in the arid, sun-drenched high-country of Colorado and the deserts of Southeast Utah. As a husband, and as a father of two young kids, I work hard to

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By nikwax June 3, 2015February 7, 2022 Gear Care/Kids & Family/Stories

Outdoor Adventures with Baby

I cannot pretend to be an expert in getting babies outdoors. I have only one offspring thus far, and what works for one family may very well be hell for another. Every baby is different and develops at different speeds. I am lucky(?) to have a very active, outgoing kiddo

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By nikwax February 12, 2015 Gear Care/Product Information/Stories

Waterproof? I prefer Water Prepared.

In my business, and by “business” I mean the ocean, nothing is waterproof. Nothing. Your gear may start off being really, really water-resistant or water tight, but if your expectation is waterPROOF, you will be sorely disappointed.  In my opinion, disappointment is the pits. I’ll make this analogy: Water in

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By nikwax October 16, 2014February 27, 2018 Gear Care/Product Information

Why wetting out is BAD

How is your gear performing? Have you been caught out in the rain and your expensive rain jacket doesn’t keep you dry the way it used to?  “Why am I soaked? I thought this jacket was waterproof!” you wonder. Wetting out happens for many reasons.  Nikwax can help you prevent

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By nikwax July 18, 2014February 27, 2018 Gear Care

Free yourself from funky smelling athletic apparel!

Running, hiking, biking, or even hitting the gym are all activities that leave you feeling energized and refreshed…up until the moment that you catch a whiff of something funky. When you realize that it’s your athletic gear you’re mortified. “How can my clothes smell that awful? I swore I just washed

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By nikwax March 6, 2014 Events/Gear Care

The Nikwax Spring Break Checklist

It’s that time of year again: spring break! After drifting drearily through the murky winter months, it’s finally time to get out and go somewhere exciting. You know you want spring adventure, but where to go? Head to the mountains for some spring snow? Catch surf and sun in some

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By nikwax November 27, 2013 Gear Care/History/Stories

Giving thanks to our gear

We are gathered here today to give thanks to our gear, which cares for us through sleet and snow. To you, dear mountaineering pants, thank you for no longer being woolen knickers. Sure, those trousers of yore had a certain panache, but why so stingy in the calf protection department?

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By nikwax July 16, 2013June 5, 2018 Gear Care/Product Information/Stories

Beat the heat

Summer: the one season that has the power to make us suffer and enjoy it at the same time. It’s during these dog days that we have hours and hours of sunlight that lure us outside. The same sun bears down in relentless heat, which can zap the enthusiasm of

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By nikwax July 8, 2013February 7, 2022 Gear Care/Kids & Family/Product Information

Tips for keeping kids’ uniforms clean

Your kid may be good at science, but that doesn’t mean you want to participate in a microbiology experiment in your home this summer. Yep, we’re talking about uniforms—the baseball/soccer/swim/lacrosse/all-around active gear that gets hammered on a regular basis. If you’re a parent, you know how quickly kids sports gear

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