Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by dvisor » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:40 pm

bigdaddycain wrote:Isn't the mattress blocking the hole, the same as the hatch blocking the hole?
eh? :?

Two different holes - the small round one for passing beer cans through - and the big square one for passing beer crates through.
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by dvisor » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:43 pm

Oh - just re-read it and see what you mean :oops: . I should have said bulge where the hatch lid is now, rather than the hatch. The hatch is now completely clear - I can see the sunroof.
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by mikeonb4c » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:12 am

Have I read that some peeps deal with this problem by leaving e.g. the ventilation slot at the front of the tenting unzipped?
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by Hotpot » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:31 am

Sorry to hear about the trouble Mr M, remember the incident, you would have expected what happened to be the last thing likely when you came to put the roof back up :(

Mike, though I have nothing thicker than a half inch mat up there and no holes obscured, I always find getting the roof up and down a lot easier with the vent zips open to take some tension, I was wondering if this was the done thing in general?
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:35 am

dvisor wrote:Oh - just re-read it and see what you mean :oops: . I should have said bulge where the hatch lid is now, rather than the hatch. The hatch is now completely clear - I can see the sunroof.
Got ya!... Sorry if it seemed i was being pedantic, unintentional i can assure you dvisor..... What the deuce? What's happened to your avatar?
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by dvisor » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:44 am

bigdaddycain wrote:
dvisor wrote:Oh - just re-read it and see what you mean :oops: . I should have said bulge where the hatch lid is now, rather than the hatch. The hatch is now completely clear - I can see the sunroof.
Got ya!... Sorry if it seemed i was being pedantic, unintentional i can assure you dvisor..... What the deuce? What's happened to your avatar?
Didn't even cross my mind :) It made no sense wot I wrote before.

I got a bit bored with the other avatar, so switched to the "Cresta Bear" (my kids like the advert and we're getting a decal done too). Probably soon get bored of that too :roll: .
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:47 am

Just so long as ya don't get bored with the bongo... :shock: [-X
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by mister munkey » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:10 pm

Almost invisible repair to tent wall using good ol' gaffer tape covered with a couple of layers of clear All Weather Tape.

Was a bit of hassle getting the surface clean & dry enough for the tape to stick but got there in the end with help from a hairdryer.

Shall wait to see if it holds, next weekend will be a good test!
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Re: Chewed Up AFT Tent Wall.

Post by You've Been Bongod » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:17 pm

lets hope its a good repair :wink:
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