Tent Repair

[237SJ]

What's the best thing to repair a tent groundsheet - Gorilla tape? The seam in the ground sheet has come unstuck and there are a couple of outdoor stores here who will sell repairs tape but I don`t want to have to go to town so I could just nip up to the local Homebase if Gorilla tape is good.

[The Builder]

I've used Gorilla glue, and it really is as good as they advertise.
I guess the tape should do the job.

Or... most Builders' Merchants sell something like this.........

https://www.everbuild.co.uk/product/heavy-duty-dpm-polythene-tape/

We use it to join heavy duty sheets of damp-proof membrane under concrete. It's 100mm wide for an even stronger job.

[The Builder]

Sorry, that one's 75mm, but I usually use the 100mm :o)

[237SJ]

Thanks Builder. I think I`ll get the Gorilla tape as it's clear and I want to get it fixed today so that the tent can go back in the loft.

[woodchopper]

Silage tape.

[Old_Geezer]

Worth a try. Not that I've ever bought Gorilla tape.

But Gorilla glue is variable. I used to be very impressed with it, apart from the fact it expanded like mad and could push things apart if unclamped. But I've had a few failures since. The memorable one being where I filled the hollow where the handle of a trowel fork (or whatever they're called) had come away from the prongs, and then pushed the two parts together, and left it to dry out. I figured it's tendency to expand would well and truly cause a nice tight fit/strong bond. Then I tried to use it, but it came apart again within minutes.