There’s flakey white stuff in my tent. Ah- seam tape. I’ve hardly used this tent. But when you acquire the gear for a 2007 thru-hike and don’t actually get there for another 4 years, I suppose it’s to be expected. Not a big deal. If water finds it’s way through the seams, I can pick up some sealer of silicone in my travels. Oh wait. Major problem. Some of these aren’t sewn together; they’re only glued. I’ve never been disappointed in Mountain Hardwear. Be that as it may, there’s no arguing the fact that my tent is not structurally sound. … So. There are two potential options here. I can buy a new tent; or I can fix this one. Don’t want to buy a new one. Let’s see what I can do with this one.
And thus in the evening light of Veteran’s Day I set up out back of my present cottage to assess the extent of the project at hand from within.
If my tent were a turtle, the carapace is fully intact, as is the plastron, they’re just not securely fused together. Secondarily, three little scutes are loose, these being potential avulsions, but not amputations. If turtles (and triage) aren’t your thing, I’m sorry I haven’t a comparable alternative illustration for you.
Point being, I spent more than a few hours over my weekend hand stitching the entire perimeter of the top to the bottom and securing 3 tiny windows, none of which is under pressure when the dwelling is three-dimensional. In short, the rain should be diverted with or without my reinforcements, but now the bugs will stay out. What remains is for me to hem the zipper covers and secure one side of the associated Velcro. Then I'm all trail ready. Again.
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