Zippers and additional fabrics/panels add some combination of complexity, weight, and failure points. They also add cost. Zippers in particular can add significant manufacturing costs, water ingress points, chaff/rub, etc.
So while useful in some scenarios, you're pulling from other parts of a potential design brief for any particular item.
There's no free rides.
Nov. 21, 2023, 9:31 p.m. - Cooper Quinn
Zippers and additional fabrics/panels add some combination of complexity, weight, and failure points. They also add cost. Zippers in particular can add significant manufacturing costs, water ingress points, chaff/rub, etc. So while useful in some scenarios, you're pulling from other parts of a potential design brief for any particular item. There's no free rides.