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I have just bought a new Gelert Beyond Meridian 10 tent from an ebay shop. Paid £329 for the tent and porch. We ablsolutely love the tent, it is so much easier to put up that our last tent and there is lots of space.

However, when we first put it up in the garden to try it out we noticed a small hole in the outer tent. It's very small, but could easily get bigger with use. I am positive it was not because of anything we did.

I contacted the shop asking for a replacement and they say they haven't got any more of them, but have offered me a tent repair kit and a £10 refund. I really think £10 is not sufficient, so am tempted to email them back asking for more, but wondered if anyone else here felt the same?

Thanks!

I have just bought some tenacious tape. The cheapest I could find was £6.99 on ebay and you don't get a lot for your money, although hopefully I won't need to use it often.

I used it to seal a small (2mm) hole which appeared in the roof of my tent, possibly from a bird's claw. It stuck well and invisibly although because it is invisible I can still see light coming through the hole in the white roof.

If you have some material the same colour as the flysheet then it might be best to stick that to the hole with the tentacious tape then it should be pretty well invisible, otherwise you will still see light through it even though you have stuck the tape on.

I would want a heck of a lot more than a tenner if I found a hole in a new tent!

Update - after my email they have increased their refund to £30, and the repair kit is on its way. Think I'll be getting some of this tape beforehand though!

Thank you all for your advice, it's the first time I've been on this forum and you've been very helpful!

Quote: Originally posted by petemillis on 01/9/2011

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Instead of tenacious tape, look at sail repair tapes (or spinnaker repair tape). Much more for your money and at least as good.

Just noticed the time.... I can't sleep!

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