hexamid netting repair

I can’t really visualize the hole the way you’re describing it. Can you take a photo and post it here? Do you have/use a sewing machine? If you have a spare piece of netting the repair should be easy enough, even if you have to sew it by hand.  I can mail you a piece noseeum to repair it with. Don’t tape it or glue it though.

OK, here is a picture.  I asked for advice, and thank you for providing it.  But I would be interested to know why you think tape or adhesive is a bad approach, just because I am curious.

I would just take two 4″ squares of .9 noseeum, one on each side, and hand (or machine) sew them together. Use polyester thread. PM me if you want me to send you the material.

Sewing would look WAY better than tape or glue, and be much more certain to hold. Also, if you decode to sell the tent an amateurish repair will hurt the value.

Thanks for the explanation, PM coming to request the material, many thanks!!!

Matt

Okay Matt, got your PM. I’ll mail the netting out this afternoon. Yes I would sew around the patches twice just to be sure. Use stick pins to secure the patches together in the middle 2/3. Then press masking tape over the outer edge of each one. only covering up about 1/8″ of the material. Keeps everything in place.

Thank you Monte for the donation and the instructions of how to go about it.  I really appreciate it.

Matt

Thanks again for the advice and netting Monte.  I figured I owed you at least a picture of the repair.  I did not follow you instructions exactly, but if you can see the detail of my sewing skills you can probably guess why.  I may add a second wrap of stitching at a future time, but the one seems to hold pretty well in a no stress area.

thanks, Matt

Monte was not only generous, but correct in recommending sewing.

The two pieces of tape (if I used tape for this application it would be tenacious tape) must be aligned properly or the sticky edges are prone to peeling or at least catching dirt and debris.  This type of repair has been done by a few folks with success so it’s not bad, it’s just that sewing is cleaner.

I agree Todd, that was my fear of trying the tape approach.  Although I have tried tenacious tape before on a bike seat, and was not too thrilled with the results.  Have not used it since.

I also thought duct tape may pick up stuff on the edges as it slowly peeled back over time.  So while it took a long time, I think sewing, even with my poor eyes, was the right approach also.