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I'm looking to reinforce the arse, knees and inner ankles of a pair of gore-tex pro shell over-trousers.

Not bothered about losing a bit of breatheability, more concerned to strengthen the high-wear areas and stop them getting scuffed-up or ripped.

Any ideas very gratefully received.

Cheers

In reply to kamon:

Get an old pair of waterproofs, cut patches from them and use 'storm sure' glue to stick the patches on. Doesn't look pretty, but effective.

In reply to girlymonkey:
Now, if only I had a pair of old waterproofs!

I was really wondering if there were any patching materials that were hardwearing and sold in quite big sections with a sticky backing. However, that has to be one mean adhesive as the temp range they'll be used in is wide and the knee patches will go through a lot of movement as well as some abrasion.

A previous pair of cheaper waterproofs (that I finally chucked out) ended up with effectively this just from all the gaffer tape on them!

In reply to kamon:

Actually I have used a special repair tape (about 100mm wide) that comes in a little red tube (think needle sports or snow and rock sell them) and I have found it to be great stuff. Surprisingly actually... it's fixed tears on jackets and trousers and the stuff is still on there a year later!

Not great for very high flex areas though as it is stiffer than normal fabric but otherwise great stuff.

In reply to kamon:

This stuff is apparently quite good:
http://sugru.com/about

It can be used on most fabrics and I read a recent article (sorry can't find the link) about someone who used it to reinforce their jeans for gardening.

best to buy in bulk as it's cheaper.

In reply to crayefish:
Is that Tenacious tape : http://www.amazon.co.uk/McNett-Tenacious-Sealing-Repair-Patches/dp/B005T1X5...

Its magic stuff sticks to owt and doesn't come off.

In reply to mp3ferret:

That's the stuff! The divine offspring of Goretex and ducktape.

In reply to crayefish:
From your description it sounds like you are talking about this tape: http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/mcnett-tenacious-tape-camping-repair-kit-p10760...

They even have special one for Gore-tex membrane, but they are patches, not tape: http://www.mcnett.com/gearaid/gore-tex-fabric-repair-kit#15310

Well, the tape works very well in areas where is no "stress". My tent bag is repaired with that tape and holds extremely well, but I tried to fix few holes on my Asolo boots near toe area and it didn't work so well.

EDIT: Too late...

In reply to kamon:

I repaired a rip on my goretex waterproofs using a scrap of event fabric. I used bog standard evostick impact adhesive (about £4 from B&Q) and it has worked a treat. I didn't expect the repair to last but it has survived a year including washing/reproofing and it looks ok. The repair area is still flexible too.

In reply to gerryneely:

Thanks for the ideas. I ripped a small hole in the bum of the trousers coming down some scree at the weekend, so will be repairing and reinforcing soon!