Originally Posted by
scarlson
It's surprising, how much the metal pull can be worn down by the plastic zipper! Just like how a tire can grind through an aluminum chainstay. I think zipper pulls are pretty soft metal, and I think it has to do with dust and grit that gets in there. My tent recently had this problem and a couple new pulls fixed it right up!
my jacket never really gets dirty, but i do zip up and down frequently to retain or release body heat. it's a tiny cast metal little zipper pull. in contrast to that, i have some older ll bean gear you could run over the zippers with a tank
