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Zipper pull replacement
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Jul 10, 2017 at 7:58 pm #3478271
A zipper pull on my tent died. I need to replace it. It is a YKK #3 double pull zipper. Most instructions I read say you need to cut open one end of the zipper tape and slide it on. However, Zpacks says
“To install these on to the zipper tape, insert both sides of the tape part way into the slider, and then “push” the slider on to the tape with your index finger. It is tricky at first but easy when you get the hang of it!”
Does that mean you can pop one on without cutting the tape, which would be ideal for a field repair? Has anyone had success with hit? If so, I don’t entirely understand his directions. You put each side of the zipper tape into the large open end of the pull and just push them together? How does that get the zipper into the small part of the pull?
Jul 10, 2017 at 8:23 pm #3478275You need access to the ends of the zipper tape. Not an easy field repair.
Jul 10, 2017 at 8:29 pm #3478277Thanks, KenT. That’s what I thought.
Jul 11, 2017 at 2:20 pm #3478407It can be an easy field repair depending on how the end of the zipper tape is sewn. For example, on my Oware pyramid tarp, to add a new slider I would: cut the top two lines of stitching across the teeth/coil, remove old slider, add new slider, hand-stitch a line across the zipper.
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