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Heather Balogh Rochfort

  • Director of Content and Storytelling, The Outdoor Industry Women's Association
Carbondale
As seen in: CNN, CNN International, CNN Underscored, Yahoo Life, Business Insider, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), The Washington Post, Yahoo Canada and
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You break it, they’ll fix it: 11 outdoor brands that stand by their gear for the long haul

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By Heather Balogh Rochfort
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Outdoor gear can be delicate. Sometimes all it takes is a broken buckle or jammed zipper to render a $500 sleeping bag or jacket unusable. But it doesn’t have to end up in the trash. Many outdoor brands now tend to their gear long after it’s sold with repair programs, replacement parts, DIY repair kits, and thoughtful designs that help keep it in the wild longer – and out of the landfills. You can mail in your damaged product, or just buy the buckle, tent pole, or strap to fix it yourself at home.
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You break it, they’ll fix it: 11 outdoor brands that stand by their gear for the long haul

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By Heather Balogh Rochfort
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Heather Balogh Rochfort Sun, June 7, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. UTC 10 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photograph: Courtesy of: Ortlieb; Chaco Outdoor gear can be delicate. Sometimes all it takes is a broken buckle or jammed zipper to render a $500 sleeping bag or jacket unusable. But it doesn't have to end up in the trash.
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You break it, they’ll fix it: 11 outdoor brands that stand by their gear for the long haul

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By Heather Balogh Rochfort
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Outdoor gear can be delicate. Sometimes all it takes is a broken buckle or jammed zipper to render a $500 sleeping bag or jacket unusable. But it doesn't have to end up in the trash. Many outdoor brands now tend to their gear long after it's sold with repair programs, replacement parts, DIY repair kits, and thoughtful designs that help keep it in the wild longer – and out of the landfills. You can mail in your damaged product, or just buy the buckle, tent pole, or strap to fix it yourself at home.
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