How to Replace a Zipper Tab for a Yeti Hopper Flip Soft Cooler

Introduction

If the zipper slider of your Yeti Hopper Flip Soft Cooler is still working but the pull tab is damaged or missing, then it becomes difficult to close the lid of the cooler. This guide will demonstrate how to fix it by making a new zipper pull tab out of leather.

We will mark down the shape of a pull tab onto leather scraps/remnants and cut it out using scissors. Then use an awl to piece a hole for the rivets and loop the leather around a split ring.

After hammering the rivets together to close the loop around the split ring, we will then attach the pull tab to the slider of the zipper by opening the split ring and inserting it into the slider.

Things to keep in mind when choosing the leather to make the tab out of. A softer leather will be easier to work with but is more susceptible to wear and tear. While a tougher leather is harder to work with, and easier to injure yourself when working with it, but is more durable and will likely last longer.

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You'll need two sections of leather: a thicker strip for the pull tab, and a thinner strip for the loop that attaches to the split ring.
On a piece of leather, use a pencil and ruler to mark the lines for cutting.
The height of the thicker strip is 2 inches, and the length is 1 inch.
The height of the thinner strip is 1 1/2 inches, and the length is 1/2 inches.

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Using heavy duty scissors, cut out the outline of the zipper tab.

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Use an awl to pierce a hole into the top of the thinner strip.
This hole is for the rivet.
Take care not to stab yourself as you puncture the leather. It is better to pierce it slowly to reduce the risk of injury.

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Pierce the thicker part of the strip near the top using the same technique.

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Insert one of the rivet caps into the hole of the thinner strip.
Insert the other cap of the rivet into the hole of the thicker strip.

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Slip the split ring through the thinner strip and pull it towards the thicker strip.
Connect the two rivets together to create a loop around the split ring.

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Gently hammer the two rivets together so that they stay connected.
If you hit the rivet too hard with the hammer it will damage the rivet and make it unusable.

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