Howdy. We've inherited the family Marechal canvas ridge tent and on unpacking found that a moth has eaten two 1cm holes in the flysheet. Can anyone recommend a good repair system to purchase (i.e. self adhesive patches) or am I better off sewing patches on and sealing with wax?
if the bag it came in is the same colour i would use that, it is normally the same fabric and will be waterproof, but i would stick the patches on using copydex fabric glue, avoid sewing as this just makes more holes in the fabric
You could go flamboyant and make daisy shaped patches with another colour canvas (Esvo sell it amongst others) and either sew or glue on. Stormsure sealant might close those holes. But remember to sew with cotton thread not polyester as that thread will swell in the wet as the canvas does.
This is a bit tongue in cheek but I hope you and the Marechal will be happy together.
My family camping back in the late 60s and early 70s was in a Marechal, bought via my uncle who worked for Townsend ferries as a captain. They had some kind of holiday arm and sold off tents at the end of the season. It was blue, with a yellow inner tent for allegedly 5. Happy days.
Do post a pic.
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Not sure what make of tent my parents bought back in the 60s. It was a great big ridge tent with a green and white striped fly sheet, ex display from Barrett's of Beckenham. They gave it to us in the end, it died in a gale.
Thanks, folks. I'm going to go for the copydex/ bag patch option I reckon. Bridgeywidge; sounds like a similar tent with yellow inner/ blue s.i.g.
We also had a Marechal frame tent with a red door, but it died in action at Reading festival 1991!
Aw, yes, yellow inner with blue rubbery bathtub groundsheet. Sigh. For the main tent my father (who worked as an engineer at Tilmanstone Colliery) brought home a heavy woven canvas-like fabric that I think was originally some kind of container... I was about 6. This was for the grounsheet in the living area, light turquoise. My sister painted a Twister game on the reverse with enamel paints, and made the spinner. We did play in the back garden. More substantial than the proper kit!
Anywy, I hope you enjoy some time in it.
P.S. Your tent and I are of a similar vintage!
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Topic: Repairing 60yr old Marechal ridgetent
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