The Best Ways to Avoid Torn Mosquito Mesh
Mosquito mesh can be found at the windows, at the entrance as a secondary door, and at the vents at the top of the bell tent’s roof. It is often sewn-in and so fixed into place.
It is near impossible to repair a section of torn mosquito mesh and more often than not the whole panel must be replaced.
Occurrence & Avoidance
Whilst it isn’t that common, the mosquito mesh can tear for a number of reasons. The reasons are rarely the fault of the manufacturer. Any manufacturing issues would be apparent on first pitch (look for bad stitching allowing for gaps, damage to the mesh itself and irregularities in the material).
User Error
Most commonly the reasons for a tear come down to user error. Children and dogs like to strain their faces on to the mesh to see outside, which can cause tears. As can badly placed furniture. At the entrance, the secondary mosquito mesh door can get snagged in the zip of the main door.
To avoid tears, consider carefully where you will place your furniture, and leave a good gap between it and the window behind. When the tent isn’t in use, or when you first present the tent to the user, have the secondary mosquito mesh entrance tied back and out of the way – it’s likely to stay there unused, unless you’re in a particularly buggy area.
Ask For Help
In all cases, if you feel that a repair is beyond your skill set, don’t be afraid to enlist the help of a professional. There are plenty of repair shops dotted around the country and it will make sense for you to have ready in place a good, local, go-to repair guy to assist in your hour of need.
Some repair shops cater specifically for bell tents, whereas others come in different guises. Most that handle canvas products will have the necessary equipment to carry out repairs to a bell tent, and some beyond the canvas itself. These include (but are not limited to) sail makers, boat cover producers, caravan awning alterers and lorry cover manufacturers.
Such tradesmen are very used to solving unique problems, so don’t hesitate to present them with non-canvas related issues too. Go to yell and search for ‘canvas repairs’ to return search results in your area.
