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Any of you know where I could ship my favorite hunting daypack to replace zippers?
Older Cabela’s pack that I’d like to continue to hunt with.
Thanks for any help,
Fenton
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My wife had one of my packs repaired and told me next time, buy a new one. I guess it was expensive.
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Any Suzi Wov U Wongtime, fatigue and bundle service shops around there??
There’s like 12 here
I mean it is a military town though
Hey, btw, isn’t it amazing I don’t make a thread every time a c-130 flies over. Like the member do “out west” ?
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My wife had one of my packs repaired and told me next time, buy a new one. I guess it was expensive. I’ve been looking for a new pack for years. I can’t find anything configured like this old simple one from Cabela’s that I’ve grown fond of. New ones ain’t cheap either.
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Some dry cleaners have seamstresses. It would be a good place to ask for starters. Also, ask at sewing machine shops.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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You can buy the zipper from this lady.Then as Ironbender said most seamtresses can do it. Last coat I did was $40 to put. The zipper cost was pretty cheap. https://www.thezipperlady.com
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My brother had the zipper replaced in a wool hunting coat by a local tailor. Probably as good a place as any to ask.
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first on on the list here might work. No, I've never used any of them. Just a quick search for you. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=pack+repair&ia=web
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Tac shop should be able to do that. They have the right needles and thread.
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Shoe repair shops CAN do it. Not sure if they will. I had some one break into my Jeep Wrangler several years ago by ripping the cloth top. Shoe shop charged me $5 to sew it back up.
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Any tailor should fix it.
We are lucky my wife has one next to her deli,and has fixed 3-4 hunting related items just this year.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys.
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Dogs chewed up my Bison Gear pack a year ago to get the jerky I had inadvertently left in it. They are out of business and no longer made and it is my favorite pack for archery elk hunting. I sent it to this lady who sent it back looking like new. Very pleasant to talk to as well. http://www.rachelssewingrepair.com/
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. simple upholstery shop locally
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My tailor said no but sent me to a shoe repair job that did a great job.
I think the issue with the tailor was the thickness of the day pack fabric and the zipper size...
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Last resort
Anyone named ‘Nancy’ should be to able to fix that up in a jiffy
Whatever a ‘jiffy’ is. Boomer talk
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Anyone doing leather repair has a beefy enough machine to replace zippers.
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Are you located in Fenton, MI by chance OP? There’s a local guy in Bay City, MI on Water St. It’s an old school type shoe cobbler repair shop. He does just about any kind of leather or canvas type stitching needed at very reasonable prices.
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Are you located in Fenton, MI by chance OP? There’s a local guy in Bay City, MI on Water St. It’s an old school type shoe cobbler repair shop. He does just about any kind of leather or canvas type stitching needed at very reasonable prices. Leather shop in Bridgeport will do it for a fair price, Kim's shoe repair in Saginaw also replaces zippers...
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Is the zipper torn out or does it just come apart behind the slide? If it just comes apart, usually the slide is the problem as it's not squeezing the zippers together tight enough. Squeeze it with some pliers and most of the time it will work.
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