Tent Repair

[yardsale]

Hi Folks,

I have a one inch square tear made by some sharp object (my shovel?)  a few inches from one corner of my 6 oz canvas tent. I want to use a press on patch or iron on patch as I am not much for sewing. Doesn't look like it is in a very stressed place on the Snowtrekker tent.

Thanks,
Nick

[Oldand Fat]

I'd put on a patch about 3 or 4 inches square. The glue patch should work if it's to to close to the stove as most of this glue is heat sensitive. A running stitch with a hand needle and thread will keep the patch in place for sure. Does not sound that it is in a stress area. You may want to cover the opposite side of the fabric to the patch with seam sealer just to keep the rip from spreading. 
Stay safe
OAF 

[yardsale]

Thanks Old and Fat.  However the tear is is on the cold end of the stove. Does that change your opinion at all?

[Mike]

I tore part of my snow flap last year. I used a sewing awl to repair it and it has held probably strounger than the original thread. I wonder if you could simply sew the tear togeather using a awl and that would work. You may need to apply some sort of seam sealer after.

[Oldand Fat]

Yardsale:
              I'm not sure what you mean by "cold end" of stove. The glue will work as long as the fabric temperature stays below the glues "melting" temperature. I like Mikes point to darn the tear. It will secure the fabric. Google "How to darn a sock" to get an idea of how to fix this. The tent will be a lot easier then a sock.   The main purpose of the patch is to keep the tear from enlarging. 

Get 2 iron on jeans patches. Iron them on 1 inside and 1 outside. Actually one patch will likely do the job. I'd put it on the inside.
http://www.amazon.com/Bondex-Iron-Patches-X7-Pkg/dp/B0001DUTZM

I think I'm making this project far more complicated and technical then it really is.
have fun and good luck.
Stay safe
OAF 

[yardsale]

Patched it with two iron on patches, one on the inside, one on the outside. We still have plenty of snow above 2000 feet here in New England but with temps only in the 20-30 s at night it becomes easier to cold camp so I won't get a chance to test it until two years from now. Next year we are skiing in the Rockies all winter using yurts, huts etc, but that's another story.

[North61]

Should work at least for a while.  When it starts to peel you can simply hand sew it.  Using a patch is far better than stitch and pucker which concentrates stress.

[canoecountry]

Yardsale, Let us know how your repair works long term. I have been thinking about adding a variety of iron on type patches to my repair kit so I am interested to know more.

CC