I've had my Stevenson's Warmlite tent (2R with Side windows and Large Door) for 8 or 9 years, and as much of a fan I am of the tent and the company, I'm wondering if others have had problems with the larger zippers on the door. The problem is that after the zipper passes a certain spot along the "chain", in that area the teeth come apart a little. I then have to manually get the teeth interlocking again to be able to pass the slider across, but generally then I just use the other side of the door for the remainder of a trip and leave that side closed.
The strip of teeth where the zipper comes open shows absolutely no difference from the other areas that are working fine, but the teeth coming unzipped does tend to continue to happen in approximately the same location for that trip.
Last year I did send the tent to Jane at Stevenson's and had them replace the sliders. The next trip after that (and the last trip for the year) was a long one (27 days or so) and they worked fine. But then this year on our last trip one side of the door is again coming unzipped that tiny bit.
In prep for the next trip I have tightened the backside of that one slider (squeezed the top and bottom of the tail of the slider together ever so slightly – at the opposite end of where the pull-tab is…), and that does tend to help for a bit, but I'm wondering if others have had problem with the zippers on Warmlite tents, or really, other tents too..
Any commiserating and/or advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich
