Can this Bag Still be Fixed?
The bag is The North Face Kaban. I went to some shops that repairs bags and they said they couldn’t repair it.
North Face typically has a pretty good policy on repairs and such. Could contact them and see what they say.
North Face replaced a tent for me that had rips in the mesh. Definitely reach out to them.
This is good advice. Some brands really have their customers ( or their image ) in mind and replace their products, without many questions asked.
I echo the suggestion to contact North Face. If they can’t repair it, talk with a tailor or an upholsterer.
Nylon repair tape. Won’t look great but it’s inside the bag so who cares.
Agree with nylon repair tape generally, but I think this is the shoulder strap’s lower attachment point, which would be a very different story to random interior damage.
Oh I see. I guess an ugly stitching/patching job with a strong thread then.
Maybe also check with [email protected] or [email protected].
Is this the lower shoulder strap attachment point?
There is a decent chance North Face will be willing to repair it.
I think if you just patch it, unless you fix it in a stronger way, whatever wear pattern that caused this will probably reappear in this area again. Maybe that buys you a couple years or however long this took and that would be worth it to you. It looks to me like that spot is a pretty complicated area with lots of panels meeting up. So it might not be very easy to fix strongly in a way that looks nice. If the stylishness of the bag is pretty important to you, it might not be a great beginner DIY project.
Try someone who fix clothes.
