For the mere price of shipping, a Patagonia customer was able to get a heavily used backpack repaired instead of buying a replacement. That was catnip for the r/BuyItForLife subreddit that loves ...

A patent filed in 1985 is being dusted off as a source of inspiration for a new 3D-printed triangular-shaped zipper that seamlessly fastens chairs, tents, robots and purses, making them simpler to ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why are zippers on different sides of male and ...

We’re aware that a lot of work backpacks are, for lack of a better term, hideous. Some look like you’re about to summit Everest on your lunch break, while others go so hard on practicality that they ...

If a zipper breaks, a 3D printer might not be the first tool one reaches for — but it’s more feasible than one might think. [MisterJ]’s zipper slider replacement is the kind of 3D print that used to ...

Out of the box, the all-new Skala (starting at $300) feels undeniably Yeti. “Beefy” is the word I kept coming back to. It’s overbuilt, over-engineered, and overqualified. But that’s not a bad thing.

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DETROW: ...So frustrating. For an item that we do not spend much time thinking about, fixing a broken zipper can be complicated and expensive, sometimes costing more ...