Originally Posted by
hrdknox1
I’ve had the zipper slider break on almost every Jersey that I’ve owned despite following the manufacturers recommended washing instructions. To save from repeatedly repairing the zipper, since my jerseys are full zipper and there is no need to zipper them completely open, I just zipper them halfway open and slip them on and off over my head.
A lot of my kit is worn and I do exactly that ^. Additionally, I have my wife sew a "stop" about halfway down across the two sides of the zipper. That way I can't go below it to the damaged part of the zipper.