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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Waterproofing a tent is made easier using any spray bottle, and a litre of Fabsil and a micro fiber cloth.....
The spray allows a more even coat, than using a brush. The micro fiber cloth will spread the coat, and absorb the unwanted heavy runs.
1. Ensure the tent is clean
2. apply a thin coat and work it in
3. Allow coat to dry.
4. Reapply further coats (the fabric should feel silky)
5. Build up many thin layers, rather that one thick one
bexbugoutsurvivor
Top man, what a quality job you have done. I loved how you treated the seams ! Bought a second hand Vango Colorado 800 tent, probably around 7 to 10 years old. Went camping last weekend and it was dripping inside (not too bad) that sent me on a Google hunt on what the problem was and how to fix it. Came across Fabsil as the top product to use and then searched here on how to apply it, loved how you apply it to your shoes ! 😂😂 You know what we men van be like, probably will start applying it to everything ! Might buy a big container as the tent is big, will do the insides as well. Top man, thanks for the demo !
Don't forget to use seam tape on the seams also, or silnet sealant. Will give your tent a new lease of life...bex
Wow, Just look at the water beading! I could have used some on my leaky roof last weekend. Very Nice job sealing the DD Brother. Cheers from Swansea, SC. Happy Trails
It just needs the seams, silicon sealed now, a pain of a job. The tent manufactures should have done these jobs though.....Hey ho, now I have a sealed tent I hate...Lol....bex
Bex , thanks for sharing, never heard of fabsil before , I'll have to look for it . I hope all is well mate . God bless !
Fabsil pretty good for these types of jobs, there are stronger industrial versons, but this is sufficient for this tent...bex
Fabsil is an old product.
I can remember getting a tent when I was in my teens.
That was some forty years ago.
I can remember proofing my tent with Fabsil and it was as excellent then, as it is now...😎👍👍
Very good :) How much of the tin did you use, the whole lot?
Here's a tip: the best atomizer spray that I've ever used (40+ years) is from Dettox antibacterial spray - worth buying just for the atomizer!
Great video as per usual Bex, all the best to you and yours 👍
Yup the whole lot, one litre to be on the safe side. Will look at the atomizer bottle for other duties coming up soon, all the best...bex
Good result. Also like how you used the spray on your boots. I'll do that to mine:)
Sandy
May water proof my undies also. I'm at that age now...lol
Good job Bex
Thanx falla...bex
Your so putting me of buying DD stuff, I was looking at DD 2 man teepee tent but I wouldn't of thought you would have to fabsil it ,think I'll stick with my miltec recon oneman tent, and I've already fabsil it lol
I am sticking to Vango from now on. DD isn't what it was some years ago, buyers beware. I was looking at the recon tent a couple of nights ago. Eureka make a similar shaped field tent. I pitched my DD 3x2.9 tarp as a pyramid (single skin) no SIG, works for the summer....all the best Harry
Oooo never done this ever. Mind you I've never had a leak on my stuff even in torrential rain.
Never had leaking tents ?? Simple just buy a DD tent LOl...bex
I've always use silicon spray to coat my gear, How does this compare? Is there any advantage with Fabsil compared to silicon spray? Looks good Bex ! ✌
Fabsil is also silicon based. Its suitable for most jobs, but the spray is best built up in layers. I'm sure there is better on the market, but these would cost a lot more......bex
Outrageous that you had to do that to a brand new tent. The manufacturers should be ashamed of putting out such a substandard product.
Not just a substandard, but an over priced substandard product. All the seams are blown too. (needle too big for the size of thread used) Just need an idiot to sell it to, (after all I bought it) Lol
It's how it is with these manufacturers nowadays.
Whether it's a tent you have purchased or something else, everything is classed as an extra and a rip off...😎👍👍
i used 2.5L of fabsil on a canvas tent recently,
i didnt bother rubbing it in, just saturated the material and left it to dry,
(massive over kill ... but why not)
Canvas needs a bit more I reckon. Wet canvas is stupid heavy, and takes about three and a half years to dry out...Lol
Had a mate who put half inside, and half outside with canvas pup tent...bex
bex bugoutsurvivor canvas has a couple of negatives but I like it for winter use, ... I also have a Soviet canvas poncho that I painted with that waterproof paint you did your canvas webbing with,
IS IT GOOD STUFF FOR WATER PROOFING ...FABSIL CAN YOU USE THAT FOR ANY BIT OF KIT BEX RUCKSACK BOOTS AND IT WORKS I WILL HAVE TO GET SOME GOOD STUFF HEY...TENT SHIP SHAPE NOW.....YOU DONE A GOOD JOB NICE ONE ATB Dean
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I pretty much spray everything with fabsil. Great for canvas ruck sacks, and older material too. Will need to re seam seal the seams also, (if I keep the tent) Or just need to find a mug to buy it, (after all I bought it)...Lol....
@@bexbugoutsurvivor WE LIVE AND LEARN BEX ....HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT LOL ...👍👍HOW WATER PROOF DID YOU BOOTS GET DID IT WORK FOR THEM...
@@deandunbar8856 Boots need lots of thin coats, rather than a couple of thick coats as I did. I'm sure if I spray them on a weekly basis, after a little time they would be rain resistant....bex
Ps I would only sell the tent to someone I really hate....Lol
@@bexbugoutsurvivor THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP APPRECIATE THAT 👍👍ATB Dean ...nice one
Hello! Bex,
Does the Fabsil have any lingering smell and is it fire resistant?
ATB,
Steven.
Once Fabsil is cured, there was no smell at all. Fabsil does not show in its literature that it is a fire retardant, so I would guess a no on that. There are fire retardant sprays available, how ever I don't know if mixing the two chemicals, one after the other, would have an adverse affect on each other or not. Go for a fire retardant that water proofs, all in one product instead....atb...bex
Does it work on Canvas
Sure does mate. But it will take a lot more so double the order...b
@@bexbugoutsurvivor cheers mate