[at-l] gear question

[kahley7@ptd.net (kahley)]

At 08:54 AM 9/14/01 -0400, Mark Hudson wrote:

>I still haven't managed to get around to getting the zipper on my tent
>fixed. For those of you with more expirience, it seems that the teeth of
>the zipper are fine, but the sliders are shot.

Skeeter, it depends.  I have successfully replaced sliders on jeans
but I'm not sure if the end tab on your tent is made of a material that
can be bent.  If you look at that end tab...on the end of the zipper that 
is always
together, if you can spread the two sides of that thing apart, and
remove it from the material, then you remove the old slider and fit
on the new one.  Be careful that you get those first couple teeth
lined up right and tight.  Replace the end tab, squeeze it tight and viola.  If
you can't replace the end tab, I think a glob of silicone would secure
it if you were careful not to put too much stress on it, but that would make
a repeat of the repair really hard.

>  Does the whole thing need to
>be replaced, or can one just replace the sliders? And if just the sliders
>can be done would this be something that the local tailor shop can do?
>Question Two; the tent needs a new dose of water repellency... any
>suggested products? (The top of the tent is Gore-Tex).
>
>Thanks, Skeeter
>
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