Product Care & Upkeep
Cleaning instructions
– using a soft or medium bristle brush , remove any stuff that may have come back with you . don’t use a metal brush , they are too rough . an old tooth brush can help with the details . use plain water , it works remarkably well on its own . only use a small amount of detergent soap if the water and the brush didn’t do the trick.
– you can easily re-wax your pack to regain water repellency , after several years if you find the canvas drying out and wish to retreat it , you may re-wax your bag : 1. warm up the canvas and the wax can a little bit 2. rub a little of the wax in , apply a little more heat ( using a hairdryer or an iron ) so the wax sinks into the canvas then let it cool and dry 3. repeat if necessary but don’t over do it , a little is all you need.
– some leather conditioners will work better than others . take care with load bearing straps so as not to over-treat and over soften-them . shoe polish does well to condition leather without over softening like can happen with a big glob of mink oil . several light coats are always better than saturating with lots of conditioner . wipe off any excess and remember , less is best.
Waxed canvas is tough , but like anything worth holding onto , it needs to be cared for