Tent Zipper...

[UTfball68]

I was camping in Ohio this weekend, tripped over the little 3-4" lip to get in my tent. Later that night as I pulled the slide closed, the slide came completely off. Realized the damage I did when I tripped, it pulled the teeth of the zipper from the 'mounting' seam at the base. No biggie, just work the slide back on...well, apparently when I pulled the slide down to close the flap, it unwound about an inch of teeth on one side. So now I have a $300 tent with a useless main flap. I obviously think junking it is silly, so what's the fix? I'm not that good with a needle or sewing machine, so I couldn't sew a new zipper on, anywhere I could send it for a fix? I've also read that I could put some duct tape on the end of the teeth as a guide and work the slide back on...and jerry rig a stop. Or I was thinking just lining the flap with velcro or magnets (also probably the easiest 'fix') and call it good. So what says you guys...what's the fix???

 

[RiverRat88]

You should be able to take it to a tailor and have them repair it, it should be fairly cheap as well.

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[ncpartsguy]

Try a cobbler shop...hard to find these days, but they can sew just about anything.

 

[frankenyoter]

If it is a reputable brand you could return it for a repair.

In the past I have used super glue to fix many zippers on backpacks and sleeping bags with good success.

 

[UTfball68]

Thanks for the suggestions...just an entry level Ascend tent...not sure how there customer service is...but I figured they'd laugh in my face if they knew it's 2.5 years old and been out on 3 dozen or so trips. Even if they did take it back to repair, I have a bit of a time crunch...first week of September I have a week long trip planned to the OBX...so if it could get fixed and returned in 6 weeks, great, if not I'll bear the brunt of the repair.