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Maintain and repair your hiking gear

Maintain and repair your hiking gear

Our best advice to maintain and repair your hiking gear. This way you will be able to hike as long as possible

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All our tips about maintaining and repairing your hiking gear

How to look after your fleece

How to look after your fleece ?

It's important to look after your fleece so that it lasts and stays looking its best.

How to restore the water-repellent properties of your jacket - teaser

How do you restore the water-repellent properties of your jacket?

Does your hiking jacket seemed to have lost some of its waterproofing quality over time? Don't panic, here is how to get it back to how it was!

Behind the scenes of the 10 year guarantee - Backpacks

Discover the 10 year Quechua guarantee for backpacks

Find out how Quechua tests its backpacks so that they can guarantee them for 10 years, with complete confidence. To experience even more adventures, Quechua guarantees all of its backpacks for 10 years, from the smallest to the biggest.

How do you measure the breathability (R.E.T.) of a material?

How do you measure the breathability (R.E.T.) of a material?

The breathability of a material is its capacity to wick away the water vapour generated by perspiration. Find out how we measure it!

How to clean, wash and store backpacks?

How to clean, wash and store backpacks?

Check out our tips for cleaning, drying, storing and even restoring the waterproofing of your backpack without damaging it with the Quechua advice!

How can you best use your hiking water bottle - title

How can you best use your hiking water bottle

Discover our tips to best use your hiking water bottle, whether made from plastic or metal.

Socks useful tips for looking after your feet

Socks: tips for looking after your feet

After hiking, don't leave your socks scrunched up in balls. Check out our advice on how to look after your feet when hiking