Thanks for the advice. What would you use to thin the silcon, turpentine?
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Thanks for the advice. What would you use to thin the silcon, turpentine?
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Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
I had my lines attached to my tarp but I got tired of untangling and removing knots from the lines. ( seems like I'm always deploying my tarp in a wind) I switched to shock loops on my tarp rings and I spliced my lines to my stakes. I wrap my lines on the stakes. so far so good
Bonding would work. If you can find a piece of fabric the same as your tarp it's best, but I have mixed fabrics when bonding. You'll want a patch a fair bit larger than your rip.
Use Silnet and mineral spirits.. mix to the consistency of olive oil. Brush on the tarp, not the patch, just a little larger than the patch size. I usually make a cardboard template a half inch larger than the patch. You can put some wax paper under the tarp so it doesn't stick to anything. Drop the patch onto the Silnet and use one hand to hold it in place while you press out any air bubbles. A second piece of wax paper over it and a sizable weight... leave for at least 24 hours. You can repeat on the other side just to be safe, or not.
Here's a bonded on reinforcement patch and template. Same process I used for bonded on side panel pulls... Works awesome and no needle holes to seal.
Yes, my pack weighs 70lbs, but it's all light weight gear....
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