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Just overheard a guy at the hardware store talking about his backpack zipper failing on a trip
He said his osprey pack's zipper blew out halfway through a 10-day hike in the Smokies, and he had to strap it with paracord the rest of the way. Made me wonder how many of us are relying on that one zipper without checking it first before a big trip. Anyone here had a zipper give out on them suddenly?
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walker.robert11d ago
dude that's literally what happened to me last summer. had an old deuter pack i'd used for years, never thought twice about the zipper. left for a 4 day trip in the sierras and the main compartment zipper just gave up on day 2. had to stuff everything in my sleeping bag comp sack and tie it to the outside with shoelaces. total pain. now i zip check every bag before i leave, even if it looks fine.
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the_beth11d ago
@walker.robert wait, you really tied your sleeping bag sack to the outside with shoelaces? that's wild. i've had a zipper fail on me before but i just gave up and held the bag closed with my arm the whole hike.
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