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Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:14 am
by Four Oaks Bookworm
We have a Kyham Driveaway Sleeper 5000, very happy with it. But had a bit of a disaster over the weekend due to a tripping incident: the 'tripper' fell into the bedroom from the main area, and the top right hand corner bedroom fixing ripped the entire corner of the tent away from the pole on the outside: huge rip in the main body of the fabric about 50cm extending both ways from the corner
Any ideas on whether this can be repaired (I know that it's one of the main support points in the whole structure..)
Have tried to put some pics in here without success, but here's a link in case it works..
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0xsbmpd24sydp9y/vfEGhWwx9t
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:11 am
by Bob
Bad luck, this is worth a go:
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/mcnett-tena ... tAodo2wAwA
Otherwise I guess sewing a patch on might do it.
(I used to live in Four Oaks, back garden overlooked the station.)
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:16 am
by dobby
Probably best to get a new panel put in or a large repair panel? There was a tent repairers in Stafford but I'm not sure if they are still trading. I think Freedom Caravans may have took them over? It's worth speaking to Khyam for recommended repairers? It's a good tent so worth fixing.
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:43 am
by Bauldybauldyone
You could try jacksons of arley they use to have a place there that did repairs,
http://www.jacksonscamping.com
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:35 pm
by winchman
This place will repair it
https://plus.google.com/113272609665243 ... l=uk&hl=en
I have also used my local cobbler he's good and cheap
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:01 pm
by blobber
WOW, BIG fall, I'd be devastated, the price of khyams an all. Only one way to go.....
White gaffer tape.
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:02 pm
by cavey
Bob wrote:
(I used to live in Four Oaks, back garden overlooked the station.)
Blatantly off topic... So did I and I probably used to deliver the Sutton Observer to your house then.....
Re: Help: repair advice needed on Khyam Driveaway
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:03 pm
by Northern Bongolow
if you need spares for all/any of the main good makes of tent you may find that when you contact the manufacturer thatthey farm out the spares part of the business to people like this link.
i used them last year for a new joint for my khyam drive away. they seemed to have everything for my model and were very knowledgeable.
http://www.tentspares.co.uk/