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By nikwax October 1, 2021February 6, 2023 Gear Care/Kids & Family

How to Clean and Re-Waterproof Your Child’s Ski Jacket

Over time, ski jackets can lose their water-repellency. Waterproofing doesn’t last forever. Whether from rolling around in the snow or spilled drinks a dirty jacket will stop repelling water. Luckily, it’s easy to clean and re-waterproof your kiddo’s ski jacket. The trick is to clean the jacket first. Most times,

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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 August 30, 2013February 7, 2022 Environmental/Gear Care/Kids & Family/Stories

Back to School Lessons in Responsible Thriftiness

Every good parent knows that raising respectable, upstanding children requires love, integrity and the periodic dose of deceit. Marketing, peer comparisons and shiny, new things influence kids, just as they do adults. This is extraordinarily evident during this period that retailers like to call Back to School. To hear J.C.

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By nikwax March 19, 2013 Gear Care

End of Season Care for Winter Gear

The days are getting longer and the powder days are soon going to fade into memories. As winter winds down, we here at Nikwax urge you to take advantage of the remaining snowy days. Make turns while you can! Skip work for a snowy backcountry adventure! And then, when you’re

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By nikwax March 5, 2013 Product Information/Uncategorized

Down Revival: How To Teach Old Feathers New Tricks

Purchasing down gear is rite of passage for us outdoor types. Remember the joy of stuffing your first down sleeping bag into its impossibly small stuff sack after years of struggling with a monster synthetic bag? Or the first time you donned the down coat that you saved for years

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By nikwax February 14, 2013 Gear Care/Stories

Shoveling 101: Looking Good, Feeling Better

It’s almost President’s Day Weekend, which means families around the country are gearing up to take the Christmas tree down. Or is that just us? Forget skiing and ice climbing, mundane outdoor tasks take up far more checks on our honey-do list than all of the rad adventures we wish

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By nikwax April 3, 2012 Gear Care

TX.Direct Product Overview – NEW video!

Nikwax expert Luis Brown explains the importance of aftercare in this new video featuring TX.Direct.  

By nikwax April 19, 2011 Environmental/Gear Care

You Don’t Need a New Jacket!

You may know this story. You buy a brand new jacket. It is shiny and wondrous. You love your new jacket. You go places together, and it keeps you dry and toasty. Time passes, as it inevitably does, and suddenly your jacket is no longer shiny. As a matter of

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