Category: Equipment
How to clean your tent and sleeping bag
Ok so even worse than dirty climbing gear (see one of our other posts) has to be a smelly tent or smelly sleeping bag – it’s literally where you sleep for heaven’s sake!
Anyhow I’ve let mine get far too smelly time and again because how to wash them has remained a mystery and the last thing you want to do is damage your kit by washing it.
Putting these things in the wash has always remained a bit of a mystery but this video below lays out as clearly as possible how to put both in the washing machine without causing any harm.
Remember: NO DETERGENT!!!!
If you’ve got any cleaning tips of your own please let us know!
Video: How to care for your climbing kit
Climbing gear can get smelly, frayed, tangled, damp, wet, mouldy and all manner of other things and these all have an affect on how long it will last.
For the basic essentials of looking after your climbing stuff we couldn’t find a better intro than this video from the awesome guys at the BMC – check it out and enjoy making your kit last longer!
If ZIA ever makes money we want to be like these guys:
Patagonia is now in the business of saving the planet. Read the amazing interview with Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard below explaining their ethos.

Full interview: “Patagonia is in business to save our home planet”
It should come as no surprise to many people reading this just how good Patagonia are in this space – we’ve just listed them here as buying kit from them means you can have peace of mind that you’re money is going to a good place and on ethically sourced equipment.
Check out their site – they make some awesome gear for sure and the way they do it is truly inspiring.
It’s got us at ZIA wondering how we can all leverage what we do at work to achieve more – if you’ve got any stories on this front please let us know, we’re still left scratching our heads on this one!