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That one trip where my sleeping bag zipper fought back
I was backpacking in Oregon last fall and brought my trusty old sleeping bag. The zipper got stuck halfway through the first night when I needed to get out fast. I wrestled with it for ten minutes in the dark while needing to pee really bad. Ended up having to shuffle to the bushes like a human caterpillar. The zipper finally gave way with a loud rip that scared off some raccoons. Now I always check the zipper before I pack it. It was so ridiculous my friends still laugh about it.
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paul_stone291d ago
Man, I've been there. Rubbing a plain candle on the zipper teeth once a season totally fixed that for me. The wax makes it slide smooth every time now.
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jordann651d ago
Nothing says a deep connection with nature like doing the pee-pee shuffle toward some poison oak. The raccoons probably thought you were some new, very desperate kind of animal. At least you gave your friends a core memory, which is more than most camping trips do. That zipper taught you a lesson way better than any outdoor guide ever could.
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