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datakoll
Guest
GRANTED, zippers are fragile. But I'll bet the zipper on a $400 bag is
abused, maligned, ignored and generally treated with complete
disrepect: leading to zipper failure.
The bag maker knows this, they know you the consumer are a total
moron, a mental dwarf incapable of understanding the zipper is not a
steel I-beam.
gotta keep your zipper clean, lube, line the sides up, pull straight
and down the zipper line, use the straps taking stress off the zipper
as a lateral closure mechanism, don't twist fold or mutilate...
ask yourself?
DO I FOLLOW THIS GENERAL GOOD ZIPPER PRACTICE?
The ARKEL sure is nice bag. But making a cardboard box to fit then
draping, taping cordura, cutting box section for Cordure tempplate
cuts and sewing is cheaper. The extra bags and dingles are salvaged
from used packs from the thrift: cut off and sew on your DIY. COST:
$45 with rain cover
abused, maligned, ignored and generally treated with complete
disrepect: leading to zipper failure.
The bag maker knows this, they know you the consumer are a total
moron, a mental dwarf incapable of understanding the zipper is not a
steel I-beam.
gotta keep your zipper clean, lube, line the sides up, pull straight
and down the zipper line, use the straps taking stress off the zipper
as a lateral closure mechanism, don't twist fold or mutilate...
ask yourself?
DO I FOLLOW THIS GENERAL GOOD ZIPPER PRACTICE?
The ARKEL sure is nice bag. But making a cardboard box to fit then
draping, taping cordura, cutting box section for Cordure tempplate
cuts and sewing is cheaper. The extra bags and dingles are salvaged
from used packs from the thrift: cut off and sew on your DIY. COST:
$45 with rain cover