Dyneema repair

[John L]

I have a dyneema tent with a rip in the pole sleeve. Recommendations on repair methods?

[Philip Tschersich]

“Rip”…? Tiny? Gaping? Pics?

Cuben tape with the edges backed up with Aquaseal wound be a good-as-new repair.

[John L]

[Philip Tschersich]

That looks like a reasonably low-stress spot. After the DCF patch and edge seal repair, just  thread the pole carefully. Zpacks sells DCF repair strips in 54” lengths.

[Brook / MtGL]

Is the sleeve made of DCF? probably not?

Sleeves made of DCF should not be reasonable because it has no stretch.

From the pic, it looks like normal fabric. Then the way to repair is more limited.

 

 

[SIMULACRA]

Whoah! what tent is that?

Concur on the DCF tape

[Bruce Tolley]

The tent looks like silnylon.  Would not the sleeve also be silnylon? Cannot really tell from the photo. If it has a sewn seam that would rule out DCF, yes?

If the sleeve is DCF, like others above, I have used the zpacks DCF tape for all kinds of repairs on DCF. Works great.

[John L]

Dyneema, but you guys are right the pole sleeves are nylon : Easton Si2 Cuben:
Breathable single-wall construction
Expedition/summit assault worthy (85 mph tested)
Livability – Dual doors with mesh
Dual removable vestibules
Carbon fiber pole system
Dual vents for climate control
Carbon Ion Pole System with shockcord is specifically engineered for ultralight performance, shaving weight without sacrificing strength
eVent breathable lamination
Cubic Tech 1B3 canopy roof panels
Cubic Tech 1K doors and vestibules
20 D nylon ripstop SIPU 200 pole sleeves

[SIMULACRA]

-You’ve got me drooling

So I’ve had great success with DCF tape on many different types of fabric. Goretex, Tyvek, different types of nylons, polyesters, DCF. It always holds. In my experience

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