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I have a mountain equipment down sleeping bag that has a broken zip pull tab (names of zips are from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper ) the zip slider works fine, teeth etc are all fine, it is just the zip slider part that connects to the pull tab has broken!

ME reccomned using: mountaineering designs who have minimum charge of £40!!

Does anyone know of a cheaper option, as i only need the pull tab fixing back to the slider, perhaps a new slider which means opeing the zip up?

Does anyone know if any repairists in Sheffield?
Or perhaps further away that i could send the bag to?

thanks
John

In reply to j_duds:

How old is the bag?

In reply to j_duds: knot a loop of decent thick cord round it. more temporary (but still usable for years IME) is a paper clip wrapped in tape.

the trouble with trying to put a new tab on is you would need to bend the tab holder bit on the slider & that might weaken it.
HTH

In reply to j_duds:

Paper clip threaded through the slider.

Bit of cord threaded through the slider. Some people do this deliberately on tents to make them quieter.

In reply to j_duds: Try nylon cable ties, small size - the ones they use as handcuffs in the larger sizes. I have a jacket that's lasted with one of those for over a year now.

In reply to j_duds:

I had exactly the same problem - mountain equipment down bag with broken zip pull. I took it to a local tailor / clothes repair bloke. I don't think he'd even seen a sleeping bag before but he did a good repair, replacing the zip pull with a brand new one for a tenner, now it's good as new.