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Any advice gratefully received. During the sudden gale which hit our corner of Somerset in the early hours of BH monday morning we now have a long gaping split along the seam where our front panel meets its mudflap. As I am not the best DIYer in the world I did contact Gelert to ask if they have a tent repair service (they don't!), they don't sell replacement front panels either. Is this a job I could make a stab at myself without wrecking our beloved tent? If you have any ideas please give very simple step by step instructions - I promise you can't insult or patronise me!

Hi

We have a local repairer here - but probably a bit too far away from you - have you searched locally?

Have you thought about stitching the tent yourself and possibly using Duck Tape (that magic stuff) for extra support?

failing that I have a Lokon Vario 5 for sale in the Free Ads section!

Les 

Many thanks Breezeblock & oldgadgie. My sewing abilities are absolutely tragic - I was wondering if there was any super-sticky tape which I could apply to both sides - I seem to remember an old TV advert where they stuck men to a horizontal surface - could have been 'Locktite or Araldite super glue'. Another problem is that there is a pegging point along this seam - which is where I suspect the rip originated from, & I'm afraid the same thing might happen again!. Unfortunately the camping superstore where I bought the tent is no longer a stockist, but I have looked on the Gelert website & have found a couple of stockists within striking distance who I shall ring to see if they offer a repair service

I will have a look at your as oldgadgie - although I do like the space we have in the Vario 6