Re: You know how much it pisses you off when you snap a shoelace...
If it were on, say, one of the chest vents or somewhere else that I don't use EVERY SINGLE TIME I put the jacket on, then it wouldn't be such a big deal. If there were enough of the pull tab left to get a decent hold on, it wouldn't be a big deal. If there were enough space on what remains of the pull tab to mount any sort of replacement pull tab, it wouldn't be a big deal. Hell, its not a big deal, it just irritates me.
I like the jacket. It fits well, keeps me warm, the armor is right where it needs to be, and it seems to be well made overall. It just kinda irks me that some of the details weren't better executed.
Oh, and before you all think me completely insane (whoops, too late) keep in mind that this is not some sort of extra pull tab where I'm left with the original zipper pull. The pull tab was molded onto the zipper pull and when it broke off, it took most of the zipper pull with it. There's still the loop that goes through the divider/combiner and a little U-shaped bit about 1/16" long and that's all that's left. All told, there's about 3/16" of pull left. There's not even any place I could put a shoelace or zip tie through it or I wouldn't be on here griping.
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The more I ride it, the more I realize what's not wrong with it that I still want to fix.
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