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01/11/2009 at 3:20pm
Location: Bristol Outfit: Bear Lake 4 Quasar SpacePacker+ Akto
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Just back form Dorset where a force 9 gale was blowing, snapped my Bear Lake 4 side poles and 1 of the main poles, 7inche rip on the side, and a whole jar of wet sticky coffee all over the inner tent (which is now in the WM).
Anyone know of a good tent repair specialist and where to get new poles and poss a new inner.
It only the 3rd time we have used it and today has been a disaster!!
01/11/2009 at 3:44pm
Location: Dorset Outfit: Lots.mainly Cabanons!
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Can't help practically but this is the risk with camping this time of year. It was lovely down here yesterday and but overnight and this morning it was bucketing down and blowing a gale (as you found out!). It's lovely now, enough wind that the washing is blowing well but the sun is shining and it's fairly mild.
It might help if you say where you are then hopefully someone can recommend a tent mender somewhere close to you.
Hope you get it sorted x ------------- Piglet
01/11/2009 at 5:36pm
Location: Bristol Outfit: Bear Lake 4 Quasar SpacePacker+ Akto
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Thanks Piglet
I am Bristol based
01/11/2009 at 7:13pm
Location: Cambridgeshire Outfit: Senator Wyoming
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Oh no! I would be gutted if that happened to my BL
This site do replacement poles
http://www.camperlands.co.uk/store/erol.html
Go to Spares and Repairs and then Outwell spares
Sorry can't help with inner and repairs - an internet search should help with repairs
Hope you get it sorted :)
02/11/2009 at 8:19am
Location: None Entered Outfit: Bell tent & lavvu & Coleman Avior X2
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Lee, you could try these guys for the repair to the tent fabric:
Bristol Sails
Albion Dockyard,
Hanover Place,
Bristol, Avon, BS1 6UT
Telephone: 0117 922 5080
Fax: 0117 927 2370
Poles should be available from Outwell suppliers.
Inner tent should wash ok, and if it doesn't you could stain the whole lot with a big pot of coffee - I understand mocha was an in colour!
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02/11/2009 at 8:21am
Location: None Entered Outfit: Bell tent & lavvu & Coleman Avior X2
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PS The reason I keep mentioning sail makers is that they're geared up for making strong repairs in large areas of canvas without losing the shape of it. Seems to be what's need with tents!
02/11/2009 at 4:25pm
Location: LANCASHIRE Outfit: Outwell Bearlake 6 & Baltic Sea L
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http://www.imagescotland.com/scottishmountaingear-home.asp
official outwell repaiers and very helpfull
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03/11/2009 at 8:32am
Location: Reading Outfit: Beer Lake 6 +loft full of past tents
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I found this company some time ago while trawling the web, have not used them so can not give a recomendation but sounds like they could help
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03/11/2009 at 11:30am
Location: None Entered Outfit: None Entered
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Hi Lee,
Yep, can only echo what Steve says, Scottish Mountain Gear are the official repaorers in the UK for Outwell product - specific contact is Gordon. gordon at scottishmountaingear.com .
Cheers,
Paul.roberson at outdoormegastore.co.uk
08/11/2009 at 6:19pm
Location: Bristol Outfit: Bear Lake 4 Quasar SpacePacker+ Akto
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Thanks everyone
Inner washed out a treat, no staining at all
Repairs and poles now sorted but a costly mistake
Still feel sick about it, but if I had pegged it out properly Im sure the tent would have withstood the gale.
Thanks again
Lee
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