Our tent ripped on us awhile back and I was wondering if anyone had a good tent repair place or if anyone had experience with any of the repair products they sell. It is a good sized tear on a cabelas xpg tent-thanks for any help not really wanting to trash a $400 tent
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define good sized tear...
I might try something like the Eternabond tape that is used to repair RV roofs. -
Pics? Is in at a seam? Mesh? Fly? Wall?
I purchased 2 identical tents at an REI garage sale. These were expensive backpacking tents. $300 brand new 2 person, 4lb type of tents.
Well one had slightly pent poles but brand new everything else. I think the poles bent in shipping or something. The other had a vey worn tent and fly but poles were in prestine condition. There were two rips on the fly that the original owner just fixed with duct tape on both sides. I figured for 1/2 the price of a new one, I could get two. One beater and one in prestine condition by just swapping poles.
Well, I ended up taking the beater to the lease every time and I can tell you I survived some very knarly winds and downpours in that tent and never got water in it. Bent poles and duct taped fly and all. In fact, I haven't even busted out with the other newer tent because the beater just keeps taking a beating and I don't sweat trying to break a $300 tent
It looks ugly, but duct tape is some pretty sticky stuff and repels water quite nicely as I have found. A $1 fix on a $300 tent.Comment
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Check out REI I know they have a lot of repair productsComment
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X 2 on REI. Best place for tent/ camping gear repair.Comment
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I would say its about a 3' tear in the nylon, wife was helping and the wind ripped it from her hands and it had to catch on the dog kennel and slice it open, not in the area of a zipper or anythingComment
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