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WKR
Whats an off season gear project you have?
I blew out the 2 way Zipper on my 20+ year old down bag in Sept on my elk hunt. I thought I was going to have to replace the zipper altogether but a quick REI video shows a little trick where you just pinched the zipper a little bit tighter on the outside edges with some pliers ( it doesnt take much) and then reengage it, That did the trick for me.
Meanwhile I decided to lubricate the zipper because it was in pretty bad shape. I rubbed some paraffin into the zipper on both sides and then heated it with a hairdryer. I did that 2X and ran the zipper up and down four or five times to work it in.
Holy smokes what a difference that zipper is like brand new. Now i just might add a little bit of 900fill down as its lost a kittle bit of loft over the decades
I blew out the 2 way Zipper on my 20+ year old down bag in Sept on my elk hunt. I thought I was going to have to replace the zipper altogether but a quick REI video shows a little trick where you just pinched the zipper a little bit tighter on the outside edges with some pliers ( it doesnt take much) and then reengage it, That did the trick for me.
Meanwhile I decided to lubricate the zipper because it was in pretty bad shape. I rubbed some paraffin into the zipper on both sides and then heated it with a hairdryer. I did that 2X and ran the zipper up and down four or five times to work it in.
Holy smokes what a difference that zipper is like brand new. Now i just might add a little bit of 900fill down as its lost a kittle bit of loft over the decades
Thanks for reminding me I need to go repack them properly.
