Learn how to maintain, clean, repair, and replace zippers on your jackets, tents, and more.

Everyone has dealt with a zipper that didn’t close as expected. Sluggish operation and quirky components can make it seem like you have no choice but try to find a pricey professional sewer t… ...

How to Fix a Broken Zipper If you're not able to fix the problem with the above tips, it is likely broken, and part or all of the zipper may need to be replaced.

Everyone has dealt with a zipper that didn’t close as expected. Sluggish operation and quirky components can make it seem like you have no choice but try to find a pricey professional sewer t… ...

The fix the latter, take a pair of pliers and squeeze the open end of the slider. It might not look like you’re doing much, but doing so even a tiny bit with increase the likelihood the zipper catches ...

Best ways to fix a zipper that's broken, stuck, separated, missing teeth or come off the tracks. Click here for 11 easy and effective DIY tips and tricks.

A jammed or sticky zipper is one of the more familiar types of zipper problems. It always seems to happen when you're in a hurry, and while yanking at the zipper pull or going for a pair of pliers ...

We've all been there: you're in the backcountry when you yank the zipper on your jacket, and bam. Here's how to fix a zipper.

But instead of ruining the fabric and your day, we have a few options for how to fix it using stuff you probably already have around your house. Like other things in life, the key here is lubricant.

Most of us have experienced the aggravation of a zipper just abandoning its track. If you can't easily get it back on and don't want to bother with replacing the whole zipper yet, here's a quick fix.

As you’ll see in the video below, all it takes is a drinking straw, some hot glue, a lighter, and a pair of scissors to recreate the plastic bit that keeps the zipper from splitting in twain.