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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby CorradoWest » Tue Oct 17, 2017 8:20 pm

Which company is that?
For some reason I cant find the Euro version, but here is an Aussie version:
http://www.25knots.com.au/products.html

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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby Do-it » Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:43 am

No issues here. 2012/13 kites and bags still work fine. Left on beach, filled with sand, put away wet never dried.....still work fine.....it's the piece of shit bars I have issues with.

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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby maffhieu » Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:04 am

Do-it wrote:
Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:43 am
No issues here. 2012/13 kites and bags still work fine. Left on beach, filled with sand, put away wet never dried.....still work fine.....it's the piece of shit bars I have issues with.
The bar got much better after 2013 but the zippers on the bags got worse

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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby JaZone » Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:09 pm

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They need to make the zipper pull out of plastic. Slingshot bags have plastic pull.

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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby jespin4845 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:11 am

I agree with OP, north bag zippers are crap, I just had mine go on 2016 kite bag...

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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby matthepp » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:33 pm

First world problem

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Re: North bag zips complete sh*t!

Postby NorCalNomad » Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:56 pm

PullStrings wrote:
Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:19 am
Let's talk about frozen zipper (not necessarily North ) and it's blowing hard
You try and try to unzip the bag of your 7m (that you rarely use) and the tab breaks off....you don't have a pair of pliers to pull on zipper piece that's left and water to dissolve salt crystal deposits
All your friends are already out having fun and you can't join them...you have your 10m...but that's way too big...but luckily you have a sharp knife
Yes carefully gut open that bag to let that 7m out and join the fun
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