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Repair Backpacks

How do I repair a broken buckle on my backpack?

If you have a broken buckle, it is easy to replace it. We show you here in brief, what steps are necessary for this.

Required tools:

Screwdriver, measuring tape & new buckle (Available in the online store and in the repair workshop. In this tutorial we describe how you measure the necessary belt width)

Difficulty: Easy

Duration: 5 minutes

These buckles are available for backpacks

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Left: Hip belt buckle with double bar (Dual Adjust)
Right: Hip belt buckle with double and single bar (Single Adjust).

These buckles are most commonly used on backpacks (for example, to close the hip belt)

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Left: Ladder buckle
Right: Belt adjuster

These buckles are used to adjust straps

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To determine the correct buckle size, measure the webbing with a tape measure. The width of the strap shown in the picture is 15 mm. This means that you also need a buckle with this measurement.