The mantra is: If it’s broke, fix it. This winter, Patagonia’s Worn Wear repair vehicles will travel to mountain towns and snow events across Europe as part of the Worn Wear Snow Tour. This month, the repair tour comes to Fort William from February 13 to 15 and Aviemore, from February 20 to 22.
The touring repair shops offer free repairs on any brand of clothing, on a first come, first served basis.
Skiers and snowboarders can bring in clothing with broken zippers, rips, tears, buttons, pulls and more. On top of free repairs, the Patagonia team will be teaching people how to fix their own gear, which helps to extend the life of what they already own and keep more clothing out of landfill.
There are other tour dates here.
Why Worn Wear?
Patagonia’s Worn Wear programme was created in 2013 to encourage people to take good care of their gear, washing and repairing as needed.
Extending the life of garments, through proper care and repair is one of the most important thing we can do to lower our impact on the planet. This reduces the need to buy more over time – and avoids the CO2 emissions, waste output and water usage required to create clothing in the first place.
By keeping our clothing in use just nine extra months, we can reduce related carbon, waste and water footprints by 20 to 30 per cent each, according to the UK-based group WRAP.
To scale repairs across Europe, Patagonia has partnered with the United Repair Centre and opened repair facilities in Amsterdam, London and Paris with the goal of repairing 100,000 pieces of clothing per year by 2028.
Worn Wear in numbers
- More than 30 Worn Wear Repair events were hosted throughout Europe last year.
- Worn Wear teams were able to fix more than 2300 pieces of clothing.
- In total, Patagonia was able to repair more than 35,000 pieces of clothing in Europe in 2025.
- Globally, more than 110 repair locations fix Patagonia clothing for free, or for a nominal charge.
- 15 repair partners across Europe are fixing Patagonia garments for customers.
Can’t make it to the tour?
Here are some DIY tips and tricks from the Worn Wear team for your next snow trip:
Keep Gear Aid or tenacious tape in your backpack to patch small rips and tears on the go.
Needle, thread and a small pair of scissors can go a long way in fixing small holes or keeping a zipper together before you can properly get it fixed.
Wash and dry your insulation and shells regularly to make sure sweat and salt don’t harm the tapes and to refresh the DWR so it’s ready to go for your next trip.
Find out more: DIY repair guides.