paul mason wrote:"Plastic zips" I take it you mean the sliders....well you can buy them easy enough but the reason they are not used very much is because unlike alloy sliders they wear very quickly and stop holding the zip teeth locked.jw wrote:they are a great bag but i agree the zips could be better. why doesn't someone make a bag
with plastic zips like on wetsuits etc?
paul, im thinking not only the sliders but the teeth as well made of plastic, like on jackets, waders
and everything thats going to get the salt water on it?
i,ve had my backpack 4 years and the only problem i,ve had is the top section is sagging from the weight of my gear and on occasion the zip pulls open in the middle,i,ve started supporting the top section with either the bait bag or my rigwinder box and this keeps things in shape ,given the amount of use my bag gets and the fact i,ve never done a thing to the zips ie washed oiled or even wiped em i,d have to say its a good buy,due to the fact that i,m getting on i think i,ll be buying a breakaway box with the backrest next as i need something to sit on ,if someone designed a backpack like the golds one with a backrest and you could sit on it they would sell like hotcakes 
if they did roger i would at the front of the queue to get one, i haven't got my back pack that long now, but it was worth every penny. money well spent...