ZPacks Zipper Fix: Tent zipper not working?

While I was out on the CDT this year, I ran into an issue with my Zpacks Altaplex where my zipper would not zip up at all. It was highly annoying because the mosquitoes and bugs kinda sucked at the time. I reached out to Zpacks customer service but after not hearing back from them for 3- 4 days, I decided to figure out a solution on my own. This fix should apply to any tent, not just Zpacks. Hopefully this helps someone out there. It's an easy fix that I'm sure many of you already know about. I didn't at the time.
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[@MikeRiggsAdventures]

You’re the man thank you! Fixed it and it’s working great now. There’s going to be some hungry mosquitoes on the trail 😂

[@a.w.thompson4001]

Great! Thanks for the info and demonstration.

[@adventureswithfrickandfrack]

We attempted the PCT last year. My husband carried the Leatherman squirt. It has pliers and it weighs less than 3 ounces. We have a tent body zipper that is having problems and I think we are going to see if his pliers and his Leatherman squirt are up to the task. I will let you know!

[@tonyt303]

That was so helpful. Thank you so much

[@korling99]

Did Zpacks ever respond? Thanks for the tip! Fortunately, you can still carry a Swiss Army knife with small mini pliers without a significant weight penalty. I hope Zpacks start using a stronger, sturdier zipper in the future.

[@GrizzleGear]

They did end up responding the day after I fixed the zipper. I explained to them what was wrong with it, and how I had fixed it. They said they would share the information with the team in case anyone else had the same issue. In the past, I've always had great customer service from z-packs. It wasn't the case this time

[@GrizzleGear]

But hey to be fair, this Altaplex had probably 1100 miles on it before The zipper didn't wanna zip. Hard miles. Zips fine again. 😁

[@joeso8114]

@@GrizzleGear Good to know the fix, thanks for sharing. btw, miles don't matter much on the tent, it's nights used, setup taken down. ;-) but I"m sure that was a lot of nights used.

[@GrizzleGear]

@@joeso8114 I look at things in terms of thru hikes because that's generally when I'm using my gear... I expect to get about 2-2800 miles out of a tent. 😁

[@peterryan4185]

I use my toofs!

[@nasirkhanpathan3576]

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