Sat stitching another zip into Stretch airs!!!

[Sciadopitys]

Why is it every pair of stretch airs i buy, the zip and / or crotch area doesn't last 5 mins!?!?

 

An afternoon with needle and thread for me today! AGAIN!! Last pair did the same, and the pair before that!!!

[Matt GT]

you have bigbaws!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or you enjoy your work to much

[broonie]

or yer doodah hanging tae the wrang side an trying tae escape:scared1:

[tree monkey]

or just over priced cheaply made poo:(

[TreePuncher]

Must have been unlucky, I've had a pair of the gladiator 2 stretch airs on nearly all this year, and the only major damage was a exhaust burn which was my fault, I couldn't be happier with my pair, think they are better than my stihls I had before...

[Mark Bolam]

They are great trousers, but the zip/crotch thing is a joke.

Mine are 3 1/2 years old and only just coming to breaking point, but I've had new zips twice and a fair bit of stitching.

 

Maybe one of the dealers can tell us if the latest generation are better made in the knacker-sack area?

[High Scale]

I'm on my third pair of Stretch airs and have never had a problem with the zips, stitching? Yes, but in the past but I feel my latest pair, Gladiators, are very well made.

 

I feel strange saying that and I'm not sponsored by Pfanner.

That said, it seems to be a design fault really.

Andy Collins tip about all ways doing the zips up when you wash them seems to help.

Edited January 11, 2013 by High Scale

[Theocus]

I destroyed 3 pairs within months of each other but i did not wear the braces and only used a belt. I now have a pair of gladiator 2 which came with braces. These have not gone nor do they shoy signs of doing so. If they sit too low on your hips you will rip the crotch out. Get some braces on them and that will help the issue.

This was also the case on my, hi flex, oregon grey things, stihl xfit and a pair of sips, crotchs blew out on all of them.

[Frankie Lawrence]

I Remember saying to a guy In the shop " bet everyone moans about stretch air zips" he replied " no no one ever complains"

 

Thanks for proving its not just me!

[J Scott]

Glad to hear some feedback, was thinking about getting a pair once my current pair of hi-flex wear out