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01/4/2016 at 10:22pm
Location: Kent
Outfit: Karma Canvas 5m ZIG
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We did ours last weekend, before our tent blew away in the wind.
We just dont have the skills to sew it and although I borrowed a sewing machine, there was simply no way to put the fabric through the machine to do it, I couldnt see a way the fabric would fit.
So, we cut a hole, cut the holes for the fixings and went for it. We plan to keep a tennis ball or rubber ball in the hole in the summer.
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11/3/2022 at 5:19pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Sromeq on 28/12/2020
Hi armchair, this is a very old post and thank you so much for it! I知 about to do these alterations on my bell tent, but I知 hesitant about the eyelets, as I fear they may prevent a good seal between the flashing kit parts. Have the eyelets worked for you? Thank you.
Oh, sorry Sromeg. I've just searched for this old post to see if the photos were still there and I saw your questions. It's probably a bit late to reply but to answer your questions:
I fed the fabric through the machine with patience and awkwardness! My tent has a zipped in groundsheet so I wasn't feeding that through as well, just the canvas.
I haven't had any rust from the eyelets and they don't seem to affect the seal.
The flap design has always worked okay and I've never thought of changing it.
I remove the flashing kit when I pack the tent away.
The last time I used the bell tent with the stove was during lockdown last year, out in the garden. Everything still working fine! The tent is 12 years old now so it's doing well.
Hope you succeeded with fitting your flashing kit.
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Sarah
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