how do you secure the zippered section that hides the straps when you are using the straps? It looks like it is just flapping around to me.
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My son uses the bag for middle school and loves it. Light weight and very durable. He is in school but dont recall anything flapping around. I'll ask when he gets home
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it is very nice i am not looking at it now but it does not flap aroung very solid.mlt
396852
It has a secured Velcro that attaches on bottom of pack that prevents it from just hanging down. Super nice and easily done, and doesn't look obvious. Love this backpack.
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Hi Henry. Personally, I decided to "rig" mine a little differently. The supplied straps help but the bag will sway from side to side. I bought black shoe lace and looped it inside the supplied buckles, under the seat and back to the other side. If you do it right, you cannot see anything unless someone is looking for it. Made a big difference when riding.
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I put some Velcro underneath the flaps on top, leave a little opening by the zipper so you can grab the first one and carefully undo the Velcro when needed. Hope that helps :)
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I have not had this problem. It's just a matter of snugging the straps tight enough to prevent the device from sliding down.
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I know what you mean. Mine was the same. Droops over the back seat. Follow the instructions when you are tying the straps. Try to get it as tight as possible. I took a bungy cord and stretched it under the back end. If you have adults in the back seat, they still might contact top. I don't carry passengers often, so it is not a problem for me. I would rather have this top than have to mess with the bars on a standard soft top. I was thinking about using a piece of wood with some foam to keep the back of the top from sagging. Good luck!
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The straps that hold the sides from flapping have broken in mine but are easily replaced with some cordage. I have had. I other quality issues. They hold up well. I have not made any attempt to add to the top of it but I don't see why you couldn't.
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My understanding is that the single large strap is supposed to go inside your hatchback and then around the gear bag to keep it from bouncing away from the car. That's how I positioned it anyway.
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I just tightened the straps that go around the head rests. They are the ones that you have to wiggle both the straps in the center of the buckle like thingy and loosen the straps as they go through it. Then you move the top strap one way and the bottom one the other way which makes the buckle thingy move more toward the end of the strap and the whole strap is shorter. It is hard to describe but easy to do once you get the hang of it.
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I couldn't figure it out, so I just use without the straps! Let me know if you get an answer that would help us both.
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Darcy, just make that the straps are threaded through the back and that when you pull the straps to adjust height, you are pulling through the clamp side NOT the side you squeeze to open the jaws. If you haven't gotten it already you will. just mess with it. lemme know if you need a pic...
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I can't answer on how to repair the Velcro, but for others who use this device, I never undo the Velcro...just force my hand into the opening. If I did have the problem, I would sew the straps down permanently, and just live with it that way.
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I tucked the strap in the crease between the upper and lower seat sections, but it did eventually pop back out and it is visible. It's not a problem, though.
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Put a safety pin/paper clip through the zipper hole. This becomes a handle to pull the zipper. It's design this way so babies can't undo the zippers and play w. the padding material.
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There are two zipper carriages a top one and a bottom one. The top one is the one you use to zip up, the bottom one allows you to vent the vest from bottom up. Possibly you've got the zipper carriages locked together, if so wiggle them apart, move the bottom one down then the top one. If this is not the problem I'd say you've got a defective zipper.
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Oh yeah! There's a release lever to unstrap. It comes with 2 straps and releasing doesn't damage the locking mechanism. The straps are quite long. You may want to trim them a bit.
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You can lock the zippers but not the straps. It is a royal pain in the butt if you do t have a ladder. Instructions are poor at best. good luck.
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We did not experience that problem, sorry, no help there.But you can adjust the 'snugness' for the straps....effectively preventing the problem occurring.