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hi there,we are absolutely gutted as we recently purchased a second hand outwell indiana and after erecting yesterda<(rather clumsily i might add,does anyone know of an easy way to erect when we've only been used to a fibre glass poled tent?),theres a hole in the roof of our tent,nothing major,about the size of a rice crispie.teh seller never mentioned this and will it devalue the tent if we sell with repairs?should we repair it and how do we go about it please?looking forward to all your friendly advicexx

If you sold it on then you would either have to mention the hole as you know about it or mend it before selling.

However if you want to use it and the hole is as small as you say you can use tenacious tape to fix it. It is clear, fixes very well, is strong and if applied carefully is just about invisible as well as being 100% waterproof. It will also stop any tears spreading (if it is a tear). I would suggest that you apply it to both sides of the fabric where the hole is.We have used it on a tent at a stress point and it did not budge, its also useful for other applications, we have used it on umbrellas as well.

The only other option, others will correct me if I am wrong, would be to send it to a specialist repairer to replace that panel or part of that panel. If feeling brave you could try to mend it yourself by obtaining some tent fabric (Penine Outdoors sells it in various colours and types) and trying yourself.

Once repaired it should be fine.

Have you approached the seller on this for some money back or a refund as it should have been mentioned when you bought it? You never know you may get your cash back to spend on another tent.

Cheers

hi there,

we had to do our georgia after my neighbor through a cigarette over the fence stupid girl anyway we cut a perfect circle out of the repair fabric them got tenacious tape cut a circle this way no corners lift up and put it over both side fron t and back its invisible you can not even see the repair.

do you have any matching fabric?is it the blue type?if not ive got heaps i could post you a piece but the tent should come with one.

if you got a bargain i would not take it back if you can repair it have you seen the prices going up and up.

x