By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:53:54 +0000

Thanks for your interest Christian, I have just emailed you some close-up shots of the tent holes to take a look at. An overall summary of the holes is below though:

Some minor holes appeared in our tent fly in May 2010 after a snow storm we got stuck in for a day or so. We applied some silicon sealer but after a further four months of use the sealant has started to peel off, exposing the holes again.
Two huge grasshoppers were trapped in our tent after it was packed away in Bulgaria. These ate penny sized holes in the tent outer and fly cover sheet. These have been temporarily fixed with seam sealer but the holes are quite large.
Some very hungry ants ate through one of our fly mesh doors in Turkey. We have sewn up the biggest holes with needle and thread but are concerned that the tent is no longer insect proof.
The outer zips started to fail in our last few days on the road in Turkey. We thought this may have been to do with a high level of dust but on closer inspection the zip seems to be slightly out of alignment. We were very surprised about this as have always been very careful with zips and kept the tent as clean as possible.

By: Christian Benke

Christian Benke — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:47:56 +0000

I was wondering since the first time i read about your holes how you got them.
I’m on the road since 3 months, have wildcamped dozens of time on diverse undergrounds(See my website for images of “where i sleep” ) and the only hole my Hilleberg Kaitum has is a tiny burn-hole in the footprint in the apside, where i accidentally left the stove too long at the same place.
Are the holes in the inner or the outer fabric? And could you post any close-up images?

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