Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

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Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

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So my extremely old Rainier brand camping backpack is suddenly missing one of those clips for the waist section - the big clip thing.

How do people handle this kind of thing? I don't even think that brand is operational anymore from what i can tell. Otherwise the backpack is still rocking - just need to somehow fix this.

Thoughts welcome.

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Re: Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

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jibler wrote: Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:42 pm So my extremely old Rainier brand camping backpack is suddenly missing one of those clips for the waist section - the big clip thing.

How do people handle this kind of thing? I don't even think that brand is operational anymore from what i can tell. Otherwise the backpack is still rocking - just need to somehow fix this.

Thoughts welcome.

Also - taking this moment to say Go Avs!!
Those buckles are pretty standard sizes usually - I had a 2" break on an ancient Gregory Denali and simply ordered the replacement buckle on the internet...
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Re: Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

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https://www.rei.com/product/850233/sea- ... air-buckle

Sea to Summit makes replacement buckles. They are usually in stock at REI. Super easy fix.
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Re: Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

Post by mindfolded »

Where did you lose it? I found a rather large one on a hike yesterday and returned it to the trailhead.
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Re: Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

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Thanks for feedback folks - i don't really know where lost because i actually haven't backpacked in a long time - but i bring it on car camping trips just to haul my crap


could be in my box of stuff too. hopefully threading the buckle back in the strap is intuitive -- because i've never been good at that.


this thing is like 30+ years old - i ain't giving up on the old bird just yet.
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Re: Missing Plastic Buckle for Waist Section of my Backpacking Backpack?

Post by crispy_asparagus »

Pick up one of these to swap the hip buckle out. This brand also sells a a chest buckle replacement which I bought to replace mine when I smashed it closing the car door after a long hike. It made my pack like new again.

GEAR AID Dual Adjust Buckle Kit https://a.co/d/90WS1Wq
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