Do velcros last?

[es20490446e]

I was advised to avoid velcros for gear, as they wear out in a couple of years of daily use.

Do you have any experience with this?

(CC-BY-SA-2.0) rmkoske

[hahahmm]

I have never seen the velcro itself wear out. Ever. But I guess if the stitching between the velcro pad and the canvas wears out the whole thing will rip off. military gear uses snaps/locking stuff for anything important but I think the reason is because that's safer when you have a lot of weight. You don't want to trust velcro to keep your rifle from falling on the ground and getting broken.

[es20490446e]

Probably...

[NamerOfStars]

Velcro is literally just hooks and loops; short of the latter ripping, HOW could it "wear out"?

[es20490446e]

The question is: how fast.

[NamerOfStars]

And the answer is "tens of billions of years, through universal entropy, unless there's some mechanical method I'm missing".

[es20490446e]

Probably missing :D

[Jamie05rhs]

@NamerOfStars I think he's referring to the part that sticks to the other part.

[NamerOfStars]

@Jamie05rhs Yes- and I'm saying that the mechanism that holds them together is literally just hooks and loops. You can see this yourself by looking very closely at it (you may need a magnifying glass). Short of the loops tearing, it CAN'T break, because there's nothing TO break.

[es20490446e]

Ummm 🤔

Can't the loops break?

[Jamie05rhs]

The loops can definitely get clogged, though.

[NamerOfStars]

@Jamie05rhs That they can- but it's not exactly brain surgery to clear them.

[NamerOfStars]

Yes- that's why I said "short of the latter breaking".

[Jamie05rhs]

Lol. It can be pretty difficult sometimes.

[Bethany22]

Depends how strong the velcro is. Some are better quality than others

[es20490446e]

Ummm 🤔