Bushwalk Australia

My 20+ years old Timberland rain shell that has been used primarily for skiing has finally had it. It's no longer waterproof (in a bad way) and with each shake of the jacket, it snowed flakes of the old waterproofing membrane. Oh well, got my money worth for 20 years I guess. But the outer is still in perfect shape, without any broken stitching or tears. They built them so tough back then.

So the question is, what can I use this old gear for? What can I do with it? Throwing it out is almost a crime.

Give it a long hot wash to remove as much of the old coating as possible, then Nikwax it and use as a general purpose windshell

conditions where its more likely to be cold wind or snow than rain..
day walks where the lack of DWR won't be such a big issues.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can get rid of all the flakes but they seemed to be lasting forever. Here in Queenstown at the moment, will give it a good shakeout after getting home.


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