PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-599
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 599
OCTOBER 2002
Use zipper lube, NSN
On a new
zipper or a zipper that sticks,
zip it shut and rub a few drops
of lube on the teeth. Run the
zipper up and down until it
moves smoothly. If you don’t
have zipper lube, use bar soap
or a candle instead.
Pull slowly and evenly
when zipping up the bag.
Jerking the zipper pulls it off
track. Hold onto the zipper
tab, not the strap to save wear
and tear on the zipper.
If the zipper does come
unzipped, pull it all the way to
the bottom of the bag. Then
slowly and carefully zip it
back
up.
Usually
that’s
enough to get the zipper to
reattach. You may have to do
that several times, though.
If the zipper unzips often,
use needlenose pliers to gen-
tly squeeze the flat portion of
the slider. Jerking on the zip-
per causes the slider to open
up a bit over time and then the
teeth won’t mesh.
PS 599
OCT 02
58
Modular Sleep System…
W
hat is better than a good night’s sleep after a hard day’s work? What is worse than
being unable to sleep because your sleeping bag lets you freeze? Stay warm and sleep
well by remembering sleeping bag PM.
Cleaning
Wash all parts of the modular sleep
system on the washing machine’s
DELICATE cycle using cold water.
Other cycles can tear the bag. Use cold
water liquid detergent like Era Plus or
Liquid Tide that does not contain
bleach. Powder detergent leaves a
residue that’s difficult to remove.
Bleach discolors the bag. Rinse in
clean, cold water. Never dry clean.
Dry in a tumble dryer with low heat
(less than 130°F) and take it out as soon
as it’s dry. Too much heat melts the fab-
ric and the bag is ruined.
Never run your sleeping bag through
the wringer of a wringer washing
machine. That flattens the zipper.
If the bag’s waterproofing starts to
leak, apply water repellant, NSN 8030-
00-116-9255. Apply it following
instructions on the can.
Nip Zipper Problems
A sleeping bag that can’t zip is as useful as a rifle that can’t fire. And zippers get
busted a lot. There are a few ways to keep zippers zipping:
Brush out the bag.
That keeps grit from clogging zipper teeth and causing the
zipper to jam.
why is
it so-o-o
cold?!
whaddya
expect? you
didn’t pay
any attention
to me!
of course
I’m going
to give you
the cold
shoulder
now…
…and
the cold
back and
the cold
legs and
the cold
knees…
Delicate
only!
Heat can
ruin
sleeping bag
Use zipper
lube or candle
Open zipper
all the way…
…then pull up
to mesh teeth
Squeeze slider
to mesh teeth
PS 599
599. 58-59 (C)
8/28/02
3:14 PM
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