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Pointless memo to outerwear companies: pocket zippers should close down!

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BobYohan
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Call me a nit-picker, but I strongly believe that the pockets on outerwear should zip down to close and up to open and not the other way around. Since we are always hanging tickets and passes and shit off our zippers, skiing in trees and whatnot, it just makes sense to have that extra peace of mind that your pocket isnt going to accidentally be pulled open. My helly hansen jacket zips down, and I always considered it a sign of the real thought and attention to detail that company puts into their product design. i'm sure nobody else cares about this, but for what its worth i thought maybe some outerwear reps would see this and realizes that their zippers were on upside-down. /end rant.
Mar 28 2009 5:15PM
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Lemuel
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haha i thought no one else noticed this. my pockets are always open from the zipper being pulled down and it pisses me off. I don't want to loose anything if its in there
Mar 28 2009 5:17PM
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TheBeardedOne
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all my pockets on my outerwear zip down, bonfire baby
Mar 28 2009 5:19PM
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Aaaron.
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as we say in rock climbing.
screw down so you don't screw up.


Mar 28 2009 5:25PM
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family_vacation
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Same here.
Mar 29 2009 2:35AM
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Silence
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Totally agree - Oakley is sometimes a culprit
Mar 29 2009 6:15AM
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i.ski.troll.
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i have deff noticed this!
Mar 29 2009 10:29AM
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xmarcox
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On my burton jacket all the zip close down :O
Mar 29 2009 5:12PM
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J.D.
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Pockets on both my jackets currently zip horizontally and are covered by flaps. So. Pants pockets close downwards, but that seems to me to be the usual way of doing things. Who is making these jackets that have zippers that come open?
Mar 29 2009 5:19PM
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Style+eeze
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saga ftw!
Mar 29 2009 5:22PM
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Lemuel
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orage. my pants zippers are fine because they are horizontal, but on the jacket they are all zip up so they come down all the time and i get snow in there when i fall and it melts.  This is not comfortable
Mar 29 2009 5:22PM
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anxju
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oakley pockets open down. they close up. its the only thing that i dont like about their outerwear
Mar 29 2009 5:28PM
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zookiejib
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haha. You're not crazy, I totally support your rant. Maybe they think zipping down to open is more convenient, but I prefer the peace of mind
Mar 29 2009 6:13PM
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49566738265
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Hmmmm, I think almost all of my pockets go left and right!  FTW.
Mar 29 2009 6:46PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Analog zippers always close down.  Super nice.

Then again sideways zips are sicker anyway.
Mar 29 2009 7:58PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Haha, i always think the same thing when i put something in my pockets; "will this stay closed all the way all the time?".
Mar 29 2009 8:02PM
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m.brus
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werd
Mar 29 2009 8:05PM
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brenker
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hah good call

my sessions jacket zips down, its nice

Mar 29 2009 10:45PM
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Reed.
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that and overall... Oakley zippers are complete crap.
Mar 30 2009 12:01AM
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Silence
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I've had worse
Mar 30 2009 12:05AM
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PacificRimJob
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fuck helly hansen because of this...

sessions ftw!
Mar 30 2009 2:29PM
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DBeck
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and if you're just cruisin and you realized you left your pocket open its much easier to zip your pockets down while skiing than up.
Mar 30 2009 4:13PM
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skiP.E.I.
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haha I completely agree! I always wondered why they even made zippers that zip upwards.
Mar 30 2009 5:00PM
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sick-as-aids
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wrong
Mar 30 2009 5:10PM
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Reed.
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nah... ive broken about half of the oakley zippers ive ever had, theyre crappy and usually really dainty compared to the outerwear they're on.
Mar 30 2009 8:18PM
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sick-as-aids
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you got unluckey, you cant generalise on a whole company just from your experiences, i have had no problems with any of my oakley product
Mar 30 2009 9:33PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Mar 30 2009 10:14PM
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fragglemuffin
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what he said.
Mar 30 2009 10:19PM
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Rafe
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I would like to think that I lost my cell phone because the chest pocket on my Helly coat opens down and came unzipped while skiing rather than I forgot to zip it up.

But zippers going the right way is def a bonus when buying outerwear.
Mar 30 2009 11:40PM
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Reed.
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everyone, everywhere, on the entire history of the world makes an opinion based on their own experiences....  youre an idiot.
Mar 31 2009 10:24AM
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SirFryanator
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lethal descent ftw! haha the pockets go sideways or are magnetic and all of them zip up. props
Mar 31 2009 10:43AM
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Bren-Ten
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AGREED!! also i would like to have the vent zipper come across the leg like on SWEET pants, that would make such a huge difference!
Mar 31 2009 2:38PM
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dandougherty
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hah yeah ive always said this, my pants this year zip down but my coats and such all zip up
Mar 31 2009 2:47PM
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sick-as-aids
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yeah no shit, but dont come on here and try feed your opinion to everyone and be stubborn about it at the same time thinking that yes, the company makes 100% shity quality product, when in fact they dont and its just been your bad experience...
Theres a difference between having an opinion on a product and just bllabering out a bold statement that the company sucks and is shit quality... so dont call me the idiot
Mar 31 2009 4:04PM
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Malcolm
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yeah i know how you feel. i cant carry anything vvaluable in my gaper one peice because they zip up...
Mar 31 2009 4:22PM
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Reed.
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Please show me where I said every product oakley makes is crap.

Ive owned about 10 pieces of oakley outerwear, and Ive broken probably 5 or 6 zippers.  Not just the main ones, usually its the venting zippers that break.  Oakleys higher end stuff like puffy jackets and pants are usually pretty legit quality, but some stuff theyve made (the 3.5 puffy pant) is total crap. 

And yes you're still an idiot for calling out me for having an opinion, it's the internet dummy and the thread is talking about zippers.  Also, 1 of my oakley jackets has pocket zippers that go up... which is stupid.
Mar 31 2009 5:27PM
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sick-as-aids
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i never said that you said every product oakley makes is crap, i said you said that oakley is crap quality, "Oakley zippers are complete crap"......thats talking about the quality of oakley product... so i was not wrong to call you out
Mar 31 2009 5:32PM
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PacificRimJob
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he was speaking specifically about the zippers.
Apr 1 2009 2:12PM
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Chrris
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yes and no.
Think about it this way,
You have your phone in that pocket you open it,
your phone falls out.
Were if company would actualy make legit pass looks on the bottom of your jacket,
Then you would never have this problem.
Apr 1 2009 3:29PM
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.Hugo.
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this very problem caused me to have my phone fall out and someone land on it
Apr 1 2009 5:33PM
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