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 adume
Location: Ohio -> New York City
Gender: Male
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< on 12/8/2003 10:39 AM >
|  | | | Something simple can cause you to break your silence. I'm new to UE, which has me pretty cautious all the time, so I think of these things. Zippers clanging around can really be really loud at times, and depending on what you're doing, this could be a very bad thing.
Instead of avoiding wearing/using things with zippers, here's a trick that I discovered just a moment ago that I thought I'd share with everyone. . .
Poster putty. You can find it in the stationary, hardware, or housewares department of most stores, and as far as modifying zippers go, this stuff is great.
STEP 1
Take a chunk of putty, smash it down, and then roll it in your fingers until it's small enough to fit through the hole in the zipper that connects the two pieces together.
STEP 2
Insert the rolled up putty string through the above mentioned hole about halfway, and then twist the putty around the hole - You'll end up with a big glob of this stuff, mostly on the "handle" part of the zipper.
STEP 3
Well, maybe it's not really a step at all. . . Just smooth the glob downward, and you're good to go.
Not only with it keep the handle part of the zipper from banging against the slider, it will hold the handle in place so that it doesn't bang against the teeth of the zipper or anything else.
Best of all, as you've probably guessed, it's really easy and quick to do. Don't worry about removal either, because this stuff wasn't designed to stick to metal - it only sticks to itself, and remains in the form you molded it in (and it's flexible, too).
I'm sure someone else has thought of this, but it doesn't hurt to throw the info out there. Hope this helps someone.
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j0lt
Location: Kobe, Japan
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 2 on 12/8/2003 7:23 PM >
|  | | | ...
Why not just stick a piece of tape over the whole thing so it doesn't rattle?
j0lt: Larger than life and twice as ugly! |
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Caput_58
  
Location: Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 3 on 12/9/2003 1:35 AM >
|  | | | My first instinct is, as always, sarcasm.... After all jOlt, don't you know that the adhesive in tape has a distinctive smell? Not to mention the 'crinkling' noise it makes in cold temperatures.
On pain of death I might admit that I've actually been troubled before by the clanging of zippers on my pack/boots. Mostly because it makes me jumpy. And not enough that I'd do anything about it. But what can I say... it is kind of annoying.
Caput_58
MODIFY: nevermind
[last edit 12/9/2003 1:37 AM by Caput_58 - edited 2 times]
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adume
Location: Ohio -> New York City
Gender: Male
| | | | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 4 on 12/9/2003 11:31 AM >
| | | | Posted by Caput_58
On pain of death I might admit that I've actually been troubled before by the clanging of zippers on my pack/boots. Mostly because it makes me jumpy.
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Exactly. I'm not sure if having quiet zippers does anything other than make myself more comfortable. I imagine a lot of us are like this (namely the people just starting out in UE), so this info may not be that useful, but it was at least worth a post.
As for the flashlight thread, I read it before posting this. I know, I know. . . hehe
EDIT: I won't bump the topic again, I promise : )
[last edit 12/9/2003 11:36 AM by adume - edited 1 times]
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HauntedPA
 
Location: Anywhere and Everywhere
Gender: Female
What do you mean the rum is gone?!
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 5 on 12/9/2003 4:19 PM >
| | | | To be completely honest I've never had a problem with zippers. I mean how big of a zipper are you using if you need to quiet it down? Perhaps a switch in wardrobe might be inorder if your overladen with such things.
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Jester
Location: Vancouver,B.C. Canada
Gender: Male
Always just out of sight...
| | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 6 on 12/9/2003 4:31 PM >
| | | | I have been putting a bit of black hockey tape on the zipper so it doesn't make that metallic clinking when I'm trying to quietly move from shadow to shadow... For some of the explorations I do, any tiny noise could be the difference between getting caught and not getting caught.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. |
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Lazarus
Noble Donor
Location: Westbank, BC
Gender: Male
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 7 on 12/9/2003 5:22 PM >
| | | | Another idea is to replace the zipper pull completely with a piece of sturdy string or fabric tied in place of it. No noise at all and you can make it big enough to grab with gloves or even mittens on... As for quieting the actual 'zip' noise rubbing the stub of an old candle along the length of the zipper will make it quieter as well as lubricating it.
[last edit 12/9/2003 5:24 PM by Lazarus - edited 2 times]
If nothing that we do matters then all that matters is what we do. |
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trynocorn
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 8 on 12/9/2003 10:44 PM >
| | | | any type of metal on your clothing can be a big problem if absolute silence is necessary. maybe you should just find something else to wear?
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-=Kid-Sparkle=-
Location: -=HERE=-
Gender: Male
-=8=-
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 9 on 12/9/2003 11:34 PM >
| | | | I have never encountered clanky zippers unless they were on the side pockets of cargo pants, or similar clothing.
"Being frightened is an experience you can't buy."
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Shane
Moderator
Location: Bronx, NY
Gender: Male
| | |  | | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 10 on 12/10/2003 2:54 AM >
| | | | I'm a fan of replacing the metal pull tab on zippers with shoelace string. It's easier to pull and much quieter than the metal clinking of a zipper when moving around.
"Because there's no possibility of real disaster, real risk, we're left with no chance for real salvation. Real elation. Real excitement. Joy. Discovery. Invention. The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom. Without access to true chaos, we'll never have true peace. Unless everything can get worse, it won't get any better." -Chuck Palahniuk |
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Frozen
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Three-D
| | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 11 on 12/10/2003 6:36 AM >
| | | | Unzipping the zipper on my fly always makes tons of noise so I always either wear pants that tie shut or just keep it open when exploring a site.
Edit: it seemed funny when I posted it... 
[last edit 12/10/2003 4:48 PM by Frozen - edited 1 times]
Urban Exploration |
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Ben
Noble Donor
Location: Mojave Desert
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 12 on 12/10/2003 3:10 PM >
| | | | I keep my pants on when I explore, so it hasn't been a problem yet.
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Lazarus
Noble Donor
Location: Westbank, BC
Gender: Male
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 13 on 12/11/2003 5:30 AM >
| | | | That's the solution! EXPOLRE NAKED!!!1!!1!! No pants or shirts to clean after a drain or sewer crawl... No shorts to clean after a particularly unsettling sound right behind you... And hey, if you grease yourself up you can get away from security even if they have the nerve to try and grab a filthy naked guy! And if you're greased you can roll around in leaves and things outside for instant cammo! Unless it's winter... But you'll have other concerns in that case...
If nothing that we do matters then all that matters is what we do. |
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Frozen
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male
Three-D
| | | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 14 on 12/11/2003 5:40 AM >
| | | | Posted by Lazarus
That's the solution! EXPOLRE NAKED!!!1!!1!! No pants or shirts to clean after a drain or sewer crawl... No shorts to clean after a particularly unsettling sound right behind you... And hey, if you grease yourself up you can get away from security even if they have the nerve to try and grab a filthy naked guy! And if you're greased you can roll around in leaves and things outside for instant cammo! Unless it's winter... But you'll have other concerns in that case...
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Watch out for those barbed wire fences though. Ow.
Urban Exploration |
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Jon Lacey
Location: Portage la Prairie, MB
Gender: Male
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 15 on 12/13/2003 11:12 PM >
| | | | And make sure the dogs don't mistake 'it' for a piece of sausage.
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Lunis
Location: Durham Region
Gender: Male
Oh The Pleasures of Camo
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 16 on 2/6/2004 7:42 PM >
| | | | I used Black Electrical tape...No smell, No reflection, No noise of the zipper.. Wrap the zipper a couple of times in black electrical tape its perfect!
Keep Searching
Lunis
back from a long break |
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Just Oni
Location: Brampton Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 17 on 2/10/2004 2:41 AM >
| | | | Real Men Explore In The Nude (RMEITN) is my new founded organization (so new I just thought of it right now) lol. Just kidding btw...imagine all the places the dangly bits could get caught!
Visit my NON-UE Website! http://spaces.msn....embers/goodyboy26/
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[00:17:29] <Just_Oni> heh I figured out my place here...I don't provide anything inciteful or important to the conversations...I'm just the lettuce to the sandwich that is AvChat |
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DukeTerMoil
Location: Luxembourg, EUR, and Durham - Chapel Hill, NC
Gender: Male
"Things are only impossible until they 're not!" (J. L. Picard)
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 18 on 2/10/2004 6:34 AM >
| | | | What use should it be of to explore in the naked if you are going to explore in the dark anyway? In addition, you may shiver when gettimg cold and rattle your teeth ...
man, there are people who manage to even make squeaky sounds with their armpits!
My suggestion: Use velcro and, when exploring under clandestine conditions, NEVER OPEN ANYTHING! And NEVER say "shit!" if you need something buried deep in a velcro pocket.
Most irritating about reality is that it actually seems to exist. |
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Rockman1
Noble Donor
Location: Depends on the time of day
Gender: Male
| | Re: Zipper Modification
<Reply # 19 on 2/10/2004 11:46 PM >
| | | | Two words; Duct Tape! this stuff is a fixall for almost everything!
Gettin' close to an overload...everyday's a no win situation.. |
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