schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat is the sartorial function of that flap your zipper keeps getting caught in?message-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the sartorial function of that flap your zipper keeps getting caught in?schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square40linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 month agoOutside flaps are for wind and water resistance. Inside flaps are to prevent snagging and abrasion.
minus-squareArcanepotato@crazypeople.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 month agoAdding to this: Cold air going through an unprotected pant zipper is understandably less feared than skin entanglement, but it is still extremely unpleasant.
minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoI always freak out that I’m dangling any time a brisk wind finds its way through there.
Outside flaps are for wind and water resistance. Inside flaps are to prevent snagging and abrasion.
Adding to this: Cold air going through an unprotected pant zipper is understandably less feared than skin entanglement, but it is still extremely unpleasant.
I always freak out that I’m dangling any time a brisk wind finds its way through there.
Shrinkage is no joke!
It shrinks?