I use the clear gorilla tape for all my tent repairs. As long as you make sure it has a flush contact & use tape on both inside & outside of the repair...it's a waterproof seal again! Good luck if this helps anyone
Using a clipboard with wax paper "clipped on" it and then putting it under the hole while first patching has always worked well for me to give it a flat surface.
Great video. First of this type for you. I like it. My Bulldog tried to run out of my Shangra 3 tent and the screen wasn’t open. Pulled the tent down and left several small holes. I love this tent as much as you so I will be patching it up. THANKS!
Thanks for the thorough tutorial, especially pre-cleaning with alcohol. I should know this from other adhesive items I've applied. I'm going to fix my tent tonight, it has two holes, much smaller than those.
I always wondered if there was an easier way to patch a hole. The patch kits with the adhesives are such a pain and make such a mess it isn't even worth the time. Thank You so much for sharing!!!
Thanks Luke, was waiting for this one and am taking your advice and purchasing this msr kit. I have the same tent with a hole in it from playing with my kid. Keep up the good work
Honestly, I've found duct tape works really well for holes like that. I burned a hole in my rain fly a few years ago. Patched it with duct tape (both sides) and it has been golden, even with heavy rains....
Good to see there's something on the market for net repair, however... I bought a sample piece of ripstop nylon from ebay (15x15cm 1GBP) and a cheap mosquito headnet (very inexpensive). Going to make a square patch of netting with a ripstop nylon border and sew that to the damaged net of the tent. Confident it'll give a much better end result than those MSR patches.
Idea: compare a few different mesh repair kits? You said that there are some that perform badly, so I thought it could be good to see what that is like and watch out for, and compare with some "intermediate" ones. I understand that a test like that could be costly and complicated, and that you could never cover every kit on the market, but it could be useful. Anyway, great video, good review, keep it up.
Hope all is well with your family. A tornado went right over our house in Wilkesboro leaving us with a tree on our house and truck. We also will be without power for days. Keep us in your thoughts!!!
Thanks... we do have cell service though :) we've been watching a marathon of Luke's videos. Lol!! Who needs Netflix when you have Luke and Susie!!! :)
I really hate to hear that Nicolia; hopefully the damage wasn't too bad! I was out filming my latest adventure and was caught in some major flash flooding on my hike out. I walked in a river of water for over 3 hours and when I finally got service I had heard that Hickory, Wilkes and Ashe all got hit by tornadoes. Take care down there! - Luke
@@DelcoTrash no I haven't, as far as I can tell MSR discontinued them. And yes all the other brands I found have bad reviews so I'm reluctant to buy and waste money
Any adhesive patch is going to have a solid layer of the adhesive. The main difference from the usual fabric patch is visual impact. If airflow is important to you, sew a piece of mesh on.
I like to place a board or book behind the hole so I can press it on flat and really rub the edges to adhere. Your hand is concave and doesn't work as well. Results for both technically and aesthetically, this is a good way to do it on a flat surface. I have some holes that are just a bit bigger than pinholes, do you think clear silicone glue would be good to basically just plug up the hole? I was going to use #6000 but afraid it would devour the nylon screening.
Luke I hope all is well with you and yours .... Luke you were the first one i thought of when a cat decided to claw at my mess on my brand new hotel 3 by Big Agness lol this video helped me out so so very much please keep up the great videos
Nice job luke. Playing with lasers again. Lol j/k. I typically use a book to help flatten the surface thats damaged. Therefore less hassle and less issues. Thanks for the tip luke. Happy Holloween! 🎃
I wish there were different colors. Mine netting is light brown/beige color. I fixed it with a clear gorilla tape. The hole was only about 1 inch x 1/2 inch.
I use the clear gorilla tape for all my tent repairs. As long as you make sure it has a flush contact & use tape on both inside & outside of the repair...it's a waterproof seal again! Good luck if this helps anyone.
Is there a way of reducing the mesh area on the MSR Holler tent, as I think there is way too much mesh area especially in cold climates. Was thinking of something like this patch material stuck over the mesh to reduce the area.
had a big separation at the zipper. I put it back into place and then on sewing machine zig zag stitched back and forth a few times, seems ok just have to use a zipper foot so you don't mangle the zipper or get threads on it.
I had a big separation at the zipper. I put it back into place and then on sewing machine zig zag stitched back and forth a few times, seems ok just have to use a zipper foot so you don't mangle the zipper or get threads on it.
Hi, love the channel. Question: I bought this cheap tarp off amazon to shade my patio deck from sun and rain. The first time I set up the tarp to my deck posts one of the loops ripped the actual tarp a tiny bit. After 2 days of being up in some pretty high winds that small tear, ripped right down the length of the tarp just inside the loops on the tarp itself, it's several feet long that rip. Do you think tenacious tape could fix that and it actually hold up to those same winds? Opinion? Thanks bud!!!
Kenyon repair tape. Comes in different colours . I used it to repair a torn tent stay point on my one tigress hotty tent when I tripped over its guy rope. It is also adhesive backed. Also the batch that i used was about 30 years old. -Always wondered what it was for. I got out the needle and thread too because the stay has to be strong and I added extra stitching to counter any pulling forces.
ifell3 TOGR did a video on it fairly recently, I can't remember the name, but a bit of digging and you should find the video. It was a review of the torch which I think could be strapped to a band to use as a headlamp.
I didnt know about this product. I had a tear in my hubba. I just got a piece of spare mesh and sewed it in. Years later, it still works great.
I use the clear gorilla tape for all my tent repairs. As long as you make sure it has a flush contact & use tape on both inside & outside of the repair...it's a waterproof seal again! Good luck if this helps anyone
Using a clipboard with wax paper "clipped on" it and then putting it under the hole while first patching has always worked well for me to give it a flat surface.
Oh, forgot to mention, I love your channel! Thanks for all your hard work!
Thanks Margery!
Have an awesome day.
- Luke
Great video. First of this type for you. I like it. My Bulldog tried to run out of my Shangra 3 tent and the screen wasn’t open. Pulled the tent down and left several small holes. I love this tent as much as you so I will be patching it up. THANKS!
Thanks for the thorough tutorial, especially pre-cleaning with alcohol. I should know this from other adhesive items I've applied. I'm going to fix my tent tonight, it has two holes, much smaller than those.
Here I am 4years later needing help for my second hand Nemo. Thank you.
I always wondered if there was an easier way to patch a hole. The patch kits with the adhesives are such a pain and make such a mess it isn't even worth the time. Thank You so much for sharing!!!
You are welcome brother. Out of all of the kits out there, this is about the easiest way to do it.
- Luke
Thanks Luke, was waiting for this one and am taking your advice and purchasing this msr kit. I have the same tent with a hole in it from playing with my kid. Keep up the good work
Honestly, I've found duct tape works really well for holes like that. I burned a hole in my rain fly a few years ago. Patched it with duct tape (both sides) and it has been golden, even with heavy rains....
Thanks for the tip, Margery K. I think I'll give that a shot. May not be as pretty,
My father had a feather dow coat. When it got a hole he duct tape it. The last I remember it was a whole duct tape coat. 😆 Love that silly man.
Thanks for this video. I was testing the set up of a new tent and my wife's cat ripped a hole in the mesh.
Thnx.
Very cool! Can’t wait for winter adventures!
Lots of adventure coming up brother, just got done filming the most recent one.
It is ... INSANE! - Luke
Thank you!
Thank you.
You sound like Doogie Howser and I like it.😂
Nice little kit.
Good to see there's something on the market for net repair, however... I bought a sample piece of ripstop nylon from ebay (15x15cm 1GBP) and a cheap mosquito headnet (very inexpensive). Going to make a square patch of netting with a ripstop nylon border and sew that to the damaged net of the tent. Confident it'll give a much better end result than those MSR patches.
Couldn't find the screen mesh repair patches!
I'll be getting some of that stuff, thanks for sharing
Idea: compare a few different mesh repair kits?
You said that there are some that perform badly, so I thought it could be good to see what that is like and watch out for, and compare with some "intermediate" ones.
I understand that a test like that could be costly and complicated, and that you could never cover every kit on the market, but it could be useful.
Anyway, great video, good review, keep it up.
Very good idea Patrik! I will try to get to those videos.
- Luke
Hope all is well with your family. A tornado went right over our house in Wilkesboro leaving us with a tree on our house and truck. We also will be without power for days. Keep us in your thoughts!!!
Nicolia Miller Briggs It’s good to hear that nobody in your family got hurt.
Thanks... we do have cell service though :) we've been watching a marathon of Luke's videos. Lol!! Who needs Netflix when you have Luke and Susie!!! :)
Nicolia Miller Briggs Ha! So true.....
Nicolia Miller Briggs Sparta had 3
I really hate to hear that Nicolia; hopefully the damage wasn't too bad!
I was out filming my latest adventure and was caught in some major flash flooding on my hike out. I walked in a river of water for over 3 hours and when I finally got service I had heard that Hickory, Wilkes and Ashe all got hit by tornadoes.
Take care down there!
- Luke
Hey brother Luke glad you liked the shirt, and a great howl, tally-ho.
You rock!
Be well my friend.
- Luke
Thank you this was very helpful,👍 I melted a hole in mine with a candle lantern
Were you able to find the MSR mesh repair kit online somewhere. I can't find that exact one, and the alternatives have bad reviews.
@@DelcoTrash no I haven't, as far as I can tell MSR discontinued them. And yes all the other brands I found have bad reviews so I'm reluctant to buy and waste money
Ditto... has anyone found a decent replacement?
Is that really a mesh patch, or just a plastic tape patch with a mesh pattern printed on it? The patch looked solid (ie, no air could pass through).
Thought the same. wondering if there is a thin foil to remove.
Any adhesive patch is going to have a solid layer of the adhesive. The main difference from the usual fabric patch is visual impact. If airflow is important to you, sew a piece of mesh on.
I like to place a board or book behind the hole so I can press it on flat and really rub the edges to adhere. Your hand is concave and doesn't work as well. Results for both technically and aesthetically, this is a good way to do it on a flat surface. I have some holes that are just a bit bigger than pinholes, do you think clear silicone glue would be good to basically just plug up the hole? I was going to use #6000 but afraid it would devour the nylon screening.
Thank you for this tutorial love your videos
Very helpful as always! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the support, it really means a lot.
S&H
- Luke
I can’t seem to find them anywhere. Not even on the MSR website.
thanks for this.
Won’t tape work?
How long do they last? Do you have any issues with the stuff pealing up around the edges?
You can sew edges with sewing machine, I did.
Great video thanks
Thanks for sharing!
Luke I hope all is well with you and yours .... Luke you were the first one i thought of when a cat decided to claw at my mess on my brand new hotel 3 by Big Agness lol this video helped me out so so very much please keep up the great videos
Awesome video brother
Nice job luke. Playing with lasers again. Lol j/k. I typically use a book to help flatten the surface thats damaged. Therefore less hassle and less issues. Thanks for the tip luke. Happy Holloween! 🎃
I thought you were going to cut out the exposed sticky end. Your way better. ;P
I wish there were different colors. Mine netting is light brown/beige color. I fixed it with a clear gorilla tape. The hole was only about 1 inch x 1/2 inch.
I use the clear gorilla tape for all my tent repairs. As long as you make sure it has a flush contact & use tape on both inside & outside of the repair...it's a waterproof seal again! Good luck if this helps anyone.
Nice job!
Didn't know this, good stuff
Amazon had it for $6.95 and free shipping on $25 orders. Maybe Luke has an amazon link that would get him money. Nice repair
I don't have an Amazon store as I am completely agenda free. For me, it's not about the money.
- Luke
Now it is around $12.
Would this work on thicker screen like on a pop up trailer
Thank you luke im trying to find a way to repair my polish shelter any suggestion
Send me an email and a picture; we can go from there.
- Luke
what if you have hole in a fold or corner screening
Is there a way of reducing the mesh area on the MSR Holler tent, as I think there is way too much mesh area especially in cold climates. Was thinking of something like this patch material stuck over the mesh to reduce the area.
I got a tear in my mesh that’s right on the edge, how do I repair that one? It looks like it has to be sewn in
had a big separation at the zipper. I put it back into place and then on sewing machine zig zag stitched back and forth a few times, seems ok just have to use a zipper foot so you don't mangle the zipper or get threads on it.
What type of knife was that
Where can I get this mesh kit? I searched online and I couldn't find it.
there are several on amazon
Hey, great video. But will this work near the seam? My mesh is coming apart from the seam by the zipper
Did you ever find anything to fix your tear? I have a rip near the stitching too.
@@sloothlothos1 i haven't fixed it yet but mainly because in my area there hasn't been much camping allowed due to covid
I had a big separation at the zipper. I put it back into place and then on sewing machine zig zag stitched back and forth a few times, seems ok just have to use a zipper foot so you don't mangle the zipper or get threads on it.
Hi, love the channel. Question: I bought this cheap tarp off amazon to shade my patio deck from sun and rain. The first time I set up the tarp to my deck posts one of the loops ripped the actual tarp a tiny bit. After 2 days of being up in some pretty high winds that small tear, ripped right down the length of the tarp just inside the loops on the tarp itself, it's several feet long that rip. Do you think tenacious tape could fix that and it actually hold up to those same winds? Opinion? Thanks bud!!!
sewing machine, zigzag would be good, that's what I do on my tent tears sometimes adding a patch behind.
Thanks bro
Sure thing amigo.
- Luke
does that same company make a tent repair kit just like that one?
Kenyon repair tape. Comes in different colours . I used it to repair a torn tent stay point on my one tigress hotty tent when I tripped over its guy rope. It is also adhesive backed. Also the batch that i used was about 30 years old. -Always wondered what it was for. I got out the needle and thread too because the stay has to be strong and I added extra stitching to counter any pulling forces.
Maybe shorten?
MSR discontinued this product.
This product is all sold out everywhere as of 11/29/2020
tenacious tape ... works the same
if you already have tenacious tape i dont see the reason in buying this product
Amazon has them for $6.99 now.
So they're just clear patches. They're not mesh.
but screening more aesthetically pleasing.
Yet another reason to carry duct tape.
Never leave home without it!
- Luke
Does it melt? Haha
Hahaha Definitely! - Luke
Wtf was your headlamp!!!!
ifell3 TOGR did a video on it fairly recently, I can't remember the name, but a bit of digging and you should find the video. It was a review of the torch which I think could be strapped to a band to use as a headlamp.
looks to be a cosmetic fix....
It’s a functional fix, not cosmetic. If it works it’s functional. It actually not cosmetic because it doesn’t make it look better 😆