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My zipper on my Durston tent is starting to go bad and not seal the teeth together. This is the second time I've had problems with it, I actually had the zippers replaced while I was on the PCT last year at trail days at the Durston tent. They worked fine for the rest of that hike. Haven't used the tent since then and now first week on the CT and one of the zippers is fucked again.

Basically just wondering if anyone knows of a place in the Breck area that can do gear repairs? Or at least sells replacement zippers?

Hello! I am coming up on a big cross country move out to the Seattle/Tacoma area from the east coast. Part of a big life refresh after quitting my job last year and doing a bunch of traveling. Anyway, my current plan is to move out in the fall around October/November, and will be temporarily renting a house off of a friend of mine for a couple months in Tacoma while I look for a full time job and figure out exactly where in the area I want to live. Something I am interested in doing in these first couple of months is starting up a pet sitting and dog walking side gig. Wouldn't be something I expect to fund me full time (though I am open to it slowly turning into that as my career option), but more so as some extra cash to have while I look for a job and familiarize myself with the region, and also as away to keep me busy. I also like the idea of doing over night stays and dog walks in different neighborhoods around the city as a way to get a feel for living in certain places before landing on a location that I want to live.

Does anyone have any advice or insight for this? Is this a good situation or setup for this type of side gig? I have had a dog and a cat in the past and have spent lots of time with pets of friends and family members so I have some experience with animals.

Hello! I am coming up on a big cross country move out to the Seattle/Tacoma area from the east coast. Part of a big life refresh after quitting my job last year and doing a bunch of traveling. Anyway, my current plan is to move out in the fall around October/November, and will be temporarily renting a house off of a friend of mine for a couple months in Tacoma while I look for a full time job and figure out exactly where in the area I want to live. Something I am interested in doing in these first couple of months is starting up a pet sitting and dog walking side gig. Wouldn't be something I expect to fund me full time (though I am open to it slowly turning into that as my career option), but more so as some extra cash to have while I look for a job and familiarize myself with the region, and also as away to keep me busy. I also like the idea of doing over night stays and dog walks in different neighborhoods around the city as a way to get a feel for living in certain places before landing on a location that I want to live.

Does anyone have any advice or insight for this? Is this a good situation or setup for this type of side gig? I have had a dog and a cat in the past and have spent lots of time with pets of friends and family members so I have some experience with animals.