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Zippers are just a standard feature of daily life. Going up a hill in a shower? Zip up your waterproof jacket. Hitting the ski slopes? Unzip the ankle cuffs on your ski pants to adjust the buckles on ...

If you’ve ever had a zipper get stuck on a bag, sweater, or a coat, you’re familiar with the frustration. It can feel like there’s nothing to be done but surrender to a stubborn zipper and toss the ...

The biggest issue I could foresee is that the existing pin needs to be long enough to run the length of both pulls, otherwise you won’t have a to disengage both at the same time to unseat the pin. One ...

Nils Anderson specializes in zipper fixes at Great Lakes Gear Exchange. "Beyond the financial incentive, I think for a lot of people, it’s a sentimental thing," he said. Nils Anderson sews a new ...