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Tent Repair
Jul 27th, 2020 at 11:15am
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In the " I'm too lazy to research it " dept., what's a good tape to repair a hole in a tent?   It's about 2" around.....about the same size as a red squirrel!

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PhantomJug
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Re: Tent Repair
Reply #1 - Jul 27th, 2020 at 3:24pm
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I've use nylon patches with some success.

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Reply #2 - Jul 27th, 2020 at 5:06pm
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I bookmarked those nylon patches PJ. Good item to have in your patch kit.

I know from personal experience how tough this product is. I had some wrapped around a 1/2 wooden dowel to save packing space.

After that sheer wind event tore my Dry-Fly I used it to patch the long tears. Short pieces like stitches to mate the tear then a long continuous piece to seal it. Lasted the rest of the trip.

When I came home and went to peel it off before sending to IC for repair, I found it a real pain to pull off.

In a round hole, I'd seal from both sides. If I used one of PJ's nylon patches, I seal from the inside to re-enforce the hold.

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Re: Tent Repair
Reply #3 - Jul 28th, 2020 at 2:54am
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PortageDog repaired a 1inch tear on my 2 person Copper Spur last year with some  Gear Aid Tenacious Repair Tape. An excellent tent repair product. I bought a roll of it on Amazon when I got home to have for any needed tent or tarp repair.
  
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Re: Tent Repair
Reply #4 - Jul 28th, 2020 at 3:38am
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Gorilla Tape! Cool Wink
  
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Reply #5 - Jul 28th, 2020 at 2:27pm
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I had a larger "Marten" sized hole and duct tape applied to each side and pressed together held fine. Gorilla tape should work even  if its an "Otter" sized hole.
  
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Re: Tent Repair
Reply #6 - Jul 28th, 2020 at 3:42pm
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Just take a sharpie and write EXIT ONLY above the hole.
  
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Reply #7 - Jul 29th, 2020 at 2:04am
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Thanks for the advice everyone.   I shoudv'e thought of an "Exit Only" sign......duhhh!  Problem solved.   

On a positive note at least it wasn't a bear size hole.

Stay safe everyone.......next year's coming.
  
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Reply #8 - Jul 29th, 2020 at 1:26pm
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mpeebles wrote on Jul 29th, 2020 at 2:04am:
Thanks for the advice everyone.   I shoudv'e thought of an "Exit Only" sign......duhhh!  Problem solved.   

On a positive note at least it wasn't a bear size hole. 

Bears are a sore subject with me right now: You would need new underwear, sleeping bag and tent.
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Stay safe everyone.......next year's coming.

  
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Re: Tent Repair
Reply #9 - Jul 29th, 2020 at 4:10pm
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Marten wrote on Jul 29th, 2020 at 1:26pm:
mpeebles wrote on Jul 29th, 2020 at 2:04am:
Thanks for the advice everyone.   I shoudv'e thought of an "Exit Only" sign......duhhh!  Problem solved.   

On a positive note at least it wasn't a bear size hole. 

Bears are a sore subject with me right now: You would need new underwear, sleeping bag and tent.
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Stay safe everyone.......next year's coming.



You did the right thing Marten. That bear wasn't afraid of you at all. Once it realized those yells/gunshots were not harmful, it just emboldened him even more.

Sooner or later he would have caught you or someone else unarmed and you'd be fighting for your life.

Quetico Dave told me stories about a few bears and a big male wolf that did the same things your bear did out at his cabin on Warner Lk.

The wolf actually had his big old female Newfoundland dog pinned on the ground by her throat trying to mate with her. She wasn't having that and QD had to take action.

That's why I always carry my Bear Spray. Worst case it blinds/disorientates the bear and gives me a chance to run or if I have to fight for my life a little bit of an edge over a blind/scentless attacker. Hopefully that would be enough to survive an attack.
  
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