With needle and thread, plus a little imagination, repurposing kit for non-critical roles is easy. It costs nothing, keeps it out of landfill and avoids it being used beyond its safety margin. Here is a simple idea for reusing an old harness
https://kragrags.wordpress.com/blog
It would be interesting to hear about other people's thoughts on repurposing kit when it is time to retire it from active service.
