Post by GHS on Aug 18, 2008 20:12:05 GMT -5
Hello fellow nestafarians. i write from colorado with a few questions.
1) (re)sealing the tent. It's time. I am aware of several products that are designed for tent floors (and other high traffic, non-breathable surfaces) but have yet to pull the trigger. Can anyone recommend a product they have used with success?
2) Issue #2 is a bit tougher. The previous owner backed into a telephone pole, or something like it, and staved in the back edge of the roof/bed. While there was no damage to the bed itself, he damage has affected the rear window hinge- in that the left side is shattered/detached and there is a 1" gap where the window should seal. Additionally, the bulkheads (the rib-like, molded internal structures which support the framing tubes and cable anchorages) have cracked and leak rusty juices. This is the yikes part.
Does anyone have any idea if a repair attempt is advisable, let alone feasible? I have a job history of fiberglass work in marinas, but I would hate to cut this clearly vital unit open, to find an irreplaceable mess. Cost is an issue.
3) Finally, there have been discussions about the rim seal (assuming the unit is closed), but I wasn't clear if this solved the problem of wind-driven moisture creeping under the front and rear hinge-side corners and wetting the tent out. My thought was to simply mask the entire seal gap with a rubber/waterproof canvas strip (attached by epoxied-on snaps, maybe?)- but is there anyone who has found another way to solve this problem without modifying the design. Do I just need a new seal/gasket thingie?
thanks for the thoughts.
Geoff
1) (re)sealing the tent. It's time. I am aware of several products that are designed for tent floors (and other high traffic, non-breathable surfaces) but have yet to pull the trigger. Can anyone recommend a product they have used with success?
2) Issue #2 is a bit tougher. The previous owner backed into a telephone pole, or something like it, and staved in the back edge of the roof/bed. While there was no damage to the bed itself, he damage has affected the rear window hinge- in that the left side is shattered/detached and there is a 1" gap where the window should seal. Additionally, the bulkheads (the rib-like, molded internal structures which support the framing tubes and cable anchorages) have cracked and leak rusty juices. This is the yikes part.
Does anyone have any idea if a repair attempt is advisable, let alone feasible? I have a job history of fiberglass work in marinas, but I would hate to cut this clearly vital unit open, to find an irreplaceable mess. Cost is an issue.
3) Finally, there have been discussions about the rim seal (assuming the unit is closed), but I wasn't clear if this solved the problem of wind-driven moisture creeping under the front and rear hinge-side corners and wetting the tent out. My thought was to simply mask the entire seal gap with a rubber/waterproof canvas strip (attached by epoxied-on snaps, maybe?)- but is there anyone who has found another way to solve this problem without modifying the design. Do I just need a new seal/gasket thingie?
thanks for the thoughts.
Geoff
