Although my family and I been camping for over 3 years I have not yet encountered a damaged groundsheet!
I got my montana 6 earlier this year after it had to be returned once due to a damaged inner tent!
Just got back from my second camping trip in it and as we packed it away I noticed a hole in the groundsheet? Do I take it back again? Or is there a simple way to fix it!! (I have the footprint too, so was this one damaged too?)
If it a manufacturing fault ,take it back to the shop and get a replacement
If you did it ,then its simple ,just a piece of duct tape ( in the same colour ,dark grey ,black ?) cut a patch to go either side of the hole ,job done
Hi there we noticed a hole in our grounsheet as we packed up to come home last weekend. In fact the hole was through the sewn in groundsheet and the bedroom groundsheet. We assumed that we had caught it on a bed leg or holdall that was kept in that bedroom. That was until we moved the tent to get ready to pack away and found a fieldmouse underneath. She was very reluctant to run away but eventually headed for the undergrowth. We then found out the reason why, a litter of new born baby mice. Still pink and presumably only a few hours old. We repaired the tent with 'duck tape'. I hope the mother mouse returned to her babies.
Quote: Originally posted by foggers on 05/6/2008
Tenacious tape is more suitable than duct tape as it is clear. A patch on both sides does the trick.
I seem to remember on a previous thread someone mentioning that another advantage of Tenecious Tape is that it can be cut to an oval or circular shape, which is not easy to do with Duct/Duck or Gorrila Tape. The latter you are like to be cutting with squarish corners which may begin to peel away.
Hi
With Tenecious tape or patches you can also use a special
liquid repair, and after a required curing time you can it you want remove the patch or tape.
Good stuff for permanent repair.
Rex.
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Topic: How to fix a damaged SIG!
