r/pokhara • u/BountyHunter19XX • 1d ago

🇳🇵🙋 Ask a Pokhreli Cap Straps

Where can I repair or replace cap straps in Pokhara?

These types of straps

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u/silentrocker Founder 1d ago

The straps pictured are plastic snapback closures. They can be replaced by removing the stitches holding the old straps and sewing in a new pair. A tailor or bag-repair shop is a sensible place to ask, though I couldn’t verify a Pokhara shop specifically advertising this service.thriftcon

Where to check in Pokhara

  • “Bag Ko,” on Samsung Galli opposite Bhatbhateni: a local commenter recommended it for bag/luggage repairs. Treat it as a lead to ask about cap straps, not a confirmed cap-repair service.reddit
  • A nearby alterations tailor: bring the cap and your reference picture, and ask whether they can stitch in a replacement snapback closure. The installation involves stitching through both the cap fabric and the plastic strap.

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u/BountyHunter19XX 1d ago

I tried the one opposite Bhatbhateni, and the uncle there said that if I can bring the strap replacement, he can switch it up. My strap just broke in the middle :(

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u/silentrocker Founder 1d ago

Ah, that’s actually good news ni that the repair itself is possible. You just need a replacement plastic snapback strap set (both matching halves), not a whole cap.

Search Daraz for: “snapback strap replacement”, “cap plastic snap buckle”, or “baseball cap repair strap.” I found a 10-piece replacement set listed there, so it may be worth ordering one pack and keeping extras too. Make sure to get the usual 7-hole / roughly 20 mm × 80 mm type, ideally in black, and take the cap with you so the uncle can confirm it matches before stitching.

If you need it immediately, maybe check cheap cap/accessory stalls around Mahendrapool, Bishal Bazaar, or Panthi Galli and ask for an old/damaged snapback cap, the strap can be salvaged from it. The middle break cannot be properly fixed with glue; replacement is the cleaner solution solti!

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u/BountyHunter19XX 1d ago

Will do, AI/human solti. Thanks!