My Mondrian Jacket. Kevin Milaeger. Racine, Wisconsin.
Dear Patagonia,
I bought my Patagonia Ultralight Jacket when they were first introduced. I wore it everywhere, including working in my garden. While thinning out my raspberry bushes I noticed the jacket got snagged a number of times on the tiny thorns on the raspberry canes. I didn’t think much of it until later when I noticed the down feathers creeping out all the tiny holes from the thorns.
I cut a piece of silver duct tape to about 1” square and put it over a hole; problem solved. When I realized how many more holes there were I thought I would mix it up and use different colored tape. Red, yellow and green tape- all looked good on the blue jacket. It ended up looking (I thought) like a painting by the famed Dutch artist Piet Mondrian.
I get compliments regularly. Just a couple of days ago a stranger said “Love your jacket—its working!”
- Kevin
Wear, Tear, Care.
chad buri
Play On.
