Frozen Zippers

[Wallamander_Slamer]

Anyone have a solution for keeping the zippers on a portable Ice house frome freezing?

[Surface Tension]

I got in the habit of slushing my hole before I flip over the house. At least now I'm not dripping water across the zipper. Maybe your is getting wet from condensation?

If the zipper gets stuff I'll lube it with wax, try it.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Try your best not to get slush or water on them... thats about all I have found.

[Nate McVey]

I would think you could spray it with WD-40.....wouldn't that help displace any moisture?

[harvey lee]

I wax my zipper down and try not to have any water get on the zipper and that really helps.

Frank is right in cleaning the holes first to reduce the chance of water getting on the zipper.

[Quickstrike]

Another big thing is that when you zip up your shack make sure you zip it from bottom to top that way the zipper is near the top of your shack where the most heat is and away from the slush, snow, and water. Your zipper will last longer if you do this. As for lubrication for keeping the entire zipper ice free, I don't know of any substance that would tackle a combination of slush and -20 temps.

[Gotem]

What kind of wax do you guys use? Anyone use anything else to make the zipper work easier? The zipper on my new Otter likes to get hung up a lot, so I need to do something with it.

[fishtank]

Just get some ordinary paraffin wax. They usually sell it in grocery stores next to canning supplies. That should do the trick. If you would rather, just get a candle. Who knows, it could help with odors too?

[Phred52]

Wallamander_slamer, Parafin wax is okay, Beeswax is a little more spendy but it REALLY works the best!! I coat the zippers on my Yukon and 5600 and have yet to have a problem in better than 8 years. The wax is tackier than parafin so it seems to last longer. Phred52

[icehousebob]

I've used a stub of candle to wax the zippers. A beeswax candle would probably work even better.

[chris63]

Fraybill has cold weather grease used for tipup lubrication that I've used on zippers before that work great.Just use a very small amount.If I remember it is a litheum base grease.c63

[wallywhacker]

Spray on a good WET coat of Camp-Dry about every 1-2 weeks throughout the season..........ice cannot form if water doesn't stick.......makes for a good lube also...............WW

[markzeke]

I've heard of people wiping their rod guides with rain-x and they say it works great. Wonder if this would work on zippers as well????