When you're out camping and your tent zipper gets stuck, it feels like the obvious thing to do is grab a can of WD-40 and spray away. However, the obvious thing to do is not always the right thing to ...

Dust is the worst enemy of zippers something you’ve now learned. It clogs the slider and causes wear on the teeth. In the field, one solution might be to wipe the zipper down on a regular basis with a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Wear and tear is inevitable as you use your backpacking gear in a range of conditions over dozens (or ...

DETROW: ...So frustrating. For an item that we do not spend much time thinking about, fixing a broken zipper can be complicated and expensive, sometimes costing more ...