Don't feel too bad... I'm not only the founder of the SBSC, but a multi-time member, lol.

One person popped a hole in there and slept on it for nearly three months before patching it. I let one go for about 60 days myself just to see... The 1.7 Hybrid fabric is pretty nice stuff.

I've never seen one tear- when they go they go like a bullet hole. I think the clean 'punch' with a round pole helps as well in terms of the tenacious tape being such a good repair.