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02-20-2008, 09:38 PM
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How to Add a Zip Vent to a Jacket
I love my Sierra Designs rain shell so much yet there was always one little thing I wished for, pit vents. If you are interested in adding a zipper in a seam for venting, here's how I did it.
Items needed as shown below are: jacket, zipper (I used 7" you may need longer), scissors, seam ripper, straight pins, zipper foot if sewing by machine. You can see in this photo one pit that has already had the zipper added and one unvented pit. 
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#2
02-20-2008, 10:00 PM
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Great thread/project, yippi.
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02-21-2008, 01:01 AM
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Yippikiyo, yo yo yo, now U got me rethinking all those non pit zip rain jackets that I recently cros NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#4
02-22-2008, 07:49 PM
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Nice project! I've always wanted to add my own pit zips, but never tried it. NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#5
02-23-2008, 05:12 AM
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Wow.
Nice project! I never thought about adding my own vents to a jacket. That's prob NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#6
02-23-2008, 05:09 PM
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Talk about useful! Thanks so much. NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#7
02-24-2008, 04:55 AM
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Dont forget doing this type of alteration will probably void any sort of warranty that comes with th NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#8
02-25-2008, 09:04 AM
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Very good project idea!
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#9
02-25-2008, 10:46 AM
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Thanks for the great idea and well written instructions.
One thing to mention - don't NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#10
02-25-2008, 01:16 PM
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Thanks for the instructions! For us novices, your pictures are all worth a thousand words! NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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