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Yes, have paracord on all my zips. Opening/closing is the issue. I make more noise when I'm walking, but when sitting in wait for an animal to appear, a zip can be painfully loud at times.

I use a belt with some army surplus pouches as I don't like having anything on my back if I can avoid it. Lot of good bags out there, but many have zips. Zips are bloody noisy!