aventurero
New member
Hi, Has anyone thought/tried to re-design the tent portion of a Flippac with better fabric and address the weakness of the current design? Some of the things that need to be addressed (this is from my experience from many months living my mine) are. The fabric and stitching is of very poor quality, at best. The fabric needs to be weather proof so that you don't have to get up in the middle of the night and put on the fly. (it's a pain to put on anyway) How nice would it be to just go back to sleep when it starts raining. The roof vent need to be changed.(or eliminated) It flaps mightily in the wind and the Velcro tabs are not effective at all. The mosquito netting is of poor quality and won't keep out smaller bugs like sand fleas and the netting needs to be on the inside like a good quality tent w/ zippers to access the closing of the outside flaps. The hinge point of the tent is a problem. The flaps the are supposed to keep water out, but instead, funnels it inside. (mine fell of months ago) The attachment point of the tent to the topper needs to be addressed. It leaks. One idea I had regarding that is a skirt around the entire tent that laps down over the shell. All the stitching needs to be taped! I spent many hours seam sealing my tent. I now own stock in Seam Grip and Nikkwax Tent n Solar.
That's just a few ideas/suggestions I had. It will be interesting to see what other people have to say.
Buen Viaje.
That's just a few ideas/suggestions I had. It will be interesting to see what other people have to say.
Buen Viaje.