Hi, Been a member for years now but have never posted. This is due partly because I don't understand how to post...I admit it. Mostly, I come on and read and research or jump to the Youtubes and watch my favorite people cause they bring a smile. The other reason for not being more involved has been just a really bad run of bad luck medically. I have a small family and was also taking care of my Mother-in-Law. But then my wife was diagnosed with cancer and then my daughter was juvenile arthritis and that was trying to blind her as well. So everything was up to me to handle and things got crazy. I have kept sane by watching y'all camp and have adventures. Even though you don't know me, you really helped me. Thanks for posting. Things are leveling out now and I hope that I can get back out there soon, not having to be tied directly as a caregiver or to a hospital.
So my gear was stowed for a little while and I had a bit more bad luck. I had purchased some Aquamira water treatment drops. This isn't my go to water system as I typically use a water filter. But I had purchased them for a 72-hour kit along with some other items and the drops where still in sealed bottles in the original packaging, unopened. I had the drops stored in a box with some camping equipment. Well, the cap of one of the bottles (Treatment Part B) containing phosphoric acid somehow opened in the packaging and began to drip. Guess what was directly underneath that packaging? Everything else in the box, while useful, was expendable. Directly under those drops was my brand new Treklight Hammock that I hadn't even had the chance to break in yet due to all the crap mentioned above. My expensive hammock now has multiple holes he way the material laid over itself as it was stuffed in its bishop bag. Wherever the drops fell is where the disintegration took place.
I called Treklight and Aquamira hoping that something could be done but that was a bust. No help there. It was worth a try because sometimes I have had great customer service with a company. I recently called Jacksrbetter, and they were awesome. Admittedly, after all, the fault is my own for trusting an unopened bottle still in the packaging. I should have been more careful. Treklight recommended Gear Aid Tenacious tape. But I don't trust it. I have thought about sewing patches on to the holes with similar material from a Grand Trunk Parasheet I found at a thrift store. I had been reserving the Parasheet to make a gear hammock but I could repurpose it as patch material. I just don't what to destroy it only to find out that you can't patch a hammock. So I leave it to the forum....Can I sew patches over the holes in my hammock? Will it work or do I just count this hammock as a loss?
As I stated at the beginning, I realize that I don't even know how to use the forum other than just read. Writing in it is new to me and I don't know what to do with Icons, tags, polls etc. So, I don't know who will see this but thought maybe someone would have some expert recommendations or pro-tips. Thanks
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Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr
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