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eVent repair

Postby Rik » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 1:09 pm

Hi folks,

I'm wondering if anyone could advise on how to patch up a largish sleeve tear in an eVent jacket?

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I've had it duct taped until now but want a permanent fix - an $80 quote scared me away from the pro repair shops.

I imagine I'd need to sew on a patch and seam seal it, but eVent is not publicly available - what's an appropriate material to patch with?

Jacket is a pretty new Macpac Traverse.

Thanks
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Re: eVent repair

Postby Strider » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 4:10 pm

Sorry I can't be of more help Rik, but just interested how this happened. Did it tear easily? I have a Traverse too.
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Re: eVent repair

Postby Miyata610 » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 4:25 pm

Rik,

Macpac will probably help you. They have been very helpful to a friend of mine who seems to need a lot of repair to his gear.
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Re: eVent repair

Postby blacksheep » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 5:56 pm

Tell you what, if you post it and a packet of twisties to me in nz I will fix for free. I can't get twisties here...
Please make sure it is clean tho...oh, and cheese twisties

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Ph. +64 33658963

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Re: eVent repair

Postby andrewa » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 6:13 pm

Gee, Blacksheep/Campbell - not sure what your job is at MacPac (?CEO), but you sure have your finger on the pulse, and are doing a huge amount to uphold the MacPac Brand....I'm impressed.

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Re: eVent repair

Postby andrewa » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 6:17 pm

Ah, got it sorted now. I understand your enthusiasm for your product. Good on you.

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Re: eVent repair

Postby blacksheep » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 6:46 pm

andrewa wrote:Ah, got it sorted now. I understand your enthusiasm for your product. Good on you.

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Not to mention my enthusiasm for twisties... Cheers
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Re: eVent repair

Postby andrewa » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 6:59 pm

Hadn't noticed the lack of Twisties in NZ.......

However, you guys have chocolate fish and pineapples, which , each year I have to find to bring back to my family, when I have been fishing/packrafting over there.

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Re: eVent repair

Postby Rik » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 7:11 pm

Sweet, thanks Campbell - clean jacket + cheese Twisties on route tomorrow, I've heard life's pretty straight without them...
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Re: eVent repair

Postby blacksheep » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 7:14 pm

A win win...good one.
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Re: eVent repair

Postby andrewa » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 7:21 pm

Rik, in the absence of a "Blacksheep" to effect such a repair like this, all you would need to do is to sew the edges together with a simple running stitch by hand , and then, once the repair is stable, put some sort of seam sealing agent along the seams. The seam sealing agent is not so much to make the seam waterproof, but to glue everything together. A patch is only needed is there is missing fabric.

BSheep/C has been very generous with this offer.

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Re: eVent repair

Postby Rik » Sun 24 Jun, 2012 10:50 pm

Campbell's generosity is not lost on me, thanks.

@Strider - unfortunately the jacket tore on a tiny unseen flake of rock while portaging on the Franklin, but it was a champ on its first outing in a month's worth of heinous Fiordland scunge and Huey's wrath. It's been a good lightweight jacket, but requires the usual care lightweight gear demands.
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Re: eVent repair

Postby andrewa » Mon 25 Jun, 2012 9:52 pm

So, any pics of the Franklin/Fiordland on the site??? Would love to see them

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Re: eVent repair

Postby Rik » Wed 27 Jun, 2012 6:01 pm

andrewa wrote:So, any pics of the Franklin/Fiordland on the site??? Would love to see them


I'm not much of a trip report/photo/blog type - there was an article about the Fiordland trip in Wilderness magazine, you can PM me if you really want to see it.
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Re: eVent repair

Postby climbingone » Wed 27 Jun, 2012 8:15 pm

Have a look on the ansco.com.au website they sell some large transparent plastic type patches that are stick on one side and are permanent
the stuff can be found at http://www.tear-aid.com/. I have no experience with this stuff but looks like we all need a bit in our kit.
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Re: eVent repair

Postby blacksheep » Thu 05 Jul, 2012 6:06 am

Hi Rik, you jacket arrived, should be sorted by weekend. Can you pm me an email and phone contact, will need for return post.
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