That is part of why I was asking if and what people were using. I was hoping to avoid #5 zippers, but if that was all I could find in the length I needed, then that would be what I was going to use.
I am sewing an HH clone in the next week or so for my Dad as a present. I plan on offering up to him the ability for me to add a bug net in the future, should he want one. For that, i think that zipper chain would be fine since I could make both sides zip from end to end and either allow it to be bunched up and tied off to the ridgeline, or set it up so that it detaches on one side and can be balled up and stuffed away on the other.
The reason I was asking about the separating zipper was for the WBBB Clone I plan on making after that for myself. I have read that most people are stripping out zipper teeth to allow them to detach the net when using zipper chain, and I want to avoid that.
I agree.
Looks like the best bet for me right now, would be the #3 Coil from ZipperLady. Its roughly double the price, but its a #3 coil. Who knows? Maybe I can dye the fabric and just have a white zipper? That would be a good compromise at this time.
I will however hold out to see what Kyle ends up releasing in a few weeks. I'm hoping he will have the ability to add stops, retainer boxes, and insertion pins, to any length of zipper.
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