I applied Mod Podge on the inner edges of the long sides of the lids and tightly wrapped
the fabric flaps over.
Instead, opt for zippers that have
fabric flaps over them to keep water and other elements out of the backpack.
Not exact matches
Support frames underneath each
flap keep the
fabric's inner cell layer from directly touching the skin, while at the same time, the cells are able to sense and react to humidity changes in the air lying just
over the skin.
Although, if wide legs get too wide you can end up tripping all
over yourself in that
flapping fabric.
These are the
fabric flaps that are going to wrap
over the sides of the lid.
I also took the
flap of
fabric hanging
over the end and folded it up twice then sewed along the edge.
As a result the fence
fabric became unattached on the bottom of the fence, flipped
over to the outside of the fence and was able to
flap out into the roadway with any breeze.