I started with the tip and flattened out the sides as I worked around the dome end.
Once you’re ready to glue make sure you’re in a ventilated area and have a fan going, the smell will be strong. In my head it would be easier to unstick a piece of wood incase the glue leaked out of the sides (Note: the wood lifted off almost flawlessly but I had to pull off the cutting mat), A day passed and to my excitement I found a new-to-me window on my tent. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
Top subscription boxes – right to your door, See all details for Marmot Limelight 2P Tent, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I did have a little trouble with the window “frame” stretching as I glued the window piece to it – and the window itself wanting to curl up and away from the fly fabric. I will follow what you did to repair it!, I’m about to attempt this same repair on my Limelight 2! I carefully lined a small amount in the middle of the pre-existing seam. Placing the glue around the edges of the tent worked well. Probably why they did away with the design (though it was a cool thought at the time!) I just successfully repaired my limelight 3 with this and found a couple things worked well: I borrowed my friend’s Seam Seal and as per GearAid’s directions, he keeps it in the freezer. We are underwhelmed by the width, adding only 14 more inches over the 2-person (keep in mind that a standard sleeping pad is 20 inches wide). But why are my windows taking a turn for the worse? This page works best with JavaScript. Just sent it to Marmot, hopefully they take care of me. ), but I’ll probably have more work to do to prepare the surface for the proper repair job. While meticulous it was oddly calming. My window fell off completely & luckily I found it and packed it home.
Thanks for the great info! To prevent flakes of glue from gathering on the floor I performed operation on top of a cutting mat (found in the sewing section of craft stores). I couldn’t take on this project all willy nilly! A year later, the connections are still holding with no leakage. I still use my Karrimor Tote-Em backpack from 1978 and the (indestructible) Trangia portable stove I bought in the mid-80’s. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. In temps over 80 degrees,in direct sunlight, the tent would heat up to 100 degrees. 4 years ago.
If you have any places that feel tacky you can sprinkle baby powder on it (this goes for your fingers too, I can testify first hand. Here’s what I used! On a recent camp tear down I noticed that the glue surrounding my tear drop shaped windows was yellow, flaky, and failing. The Marmot Limelight 2 is no exception — a quality tent for the right price. None of these things gave me the confidence to keep using the fly so once back in town we flocked to REI. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. The windows were “hanging on by a thread” so I used one finger to lift away the window while the other steadied the tent. Cheers, Conrad. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2016, Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2012, I have had the tent about 6 months now and just love it. This made “painting” it on with a tooth pick a bit easier because of its increased viscosity. I too am re-glueing both Limelight 3 windows after they blew off (but not away) during a storm! The Limelight 3 is such a great tent for kayaking in the rocky Swedish archipelago so I am happy to extend its life as much as I can. Heading to get seam sealer now! After calling marmot and scouring the internet for a replacement, I have decided to pass her along. In the end, mine was not nearly as neat as yours, but it seems to have worked. At about 6 pounds with everything you can take it about anywhere and be good to go. super light, recommend getting a separate compression bag to place tent in though if you want that extra space, paid 170, Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2012. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. When we … my window on my favorite Marmot Crib 3p came off while in use it was same vintage as yours. I tried to get every piece off of the window and the tent so that the new glue would be able to seal correctly. Any reason to not send it in for the warranty? My beloved Marmot Limelight Tent has lost it's rainfly. Includes, tent body, poles, ground cover, and internal storage hammock. Mine’s the same way. Fantastic explanations! Somehow it feels like the windows were stretched when they were glued for the first time. I just did the same procedure, and it went reasonably well.
When we entered REI, pouty face in stow, the woman in customer service complimented my six year old tent. Top google result for “repair marmot tent window”!
Wish us luck!! Both windows were affected so I had two times the chances of getting it right. (I’m going to try using freezer paper to keep any oozing adhesive from sticking to any other surfaces while the repair gets flattened for curing. Marmot Gear Reviews Since it has a 12 hour cure time I knew it would stay tacky for a while and made sure everything was covered.
Now I will try my repair.
She explained to me that this design has since been retired because there were known issues with the sealant giving out over time.
The rainfly was a little short on the sides and seriously non-covering the front and back of the tent. The Marmot Limelight 2 has neither of these two problems. I only applied the glue to the tent. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question.
Once my window was in place I laid a piece of wood over the top of the tent/window and stacked books on top. This is the second Marmot Limelight 2p tent I have owned over the years, and Marmot have made some clever and innovative design changes for this season. ( Log Out / ), I’m also abowt to glue my window. Looking for the right glue to purchase. We’ve been to Yellowstone, Tetons, the UP of Michigan, and Virginia with countless places in between. Most notable is Marmots body zone construction, creating a near vertical wall using a pre-bent tent pole that creates a huge amount of internal living space when compared to other 2 person tents. My beloved Marmot Limelight Tent has lost it's rainfly.
It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Besides, it is a pleasure to buy quality stuff and take good care of it, making it last a long time. Shenandoah National Park, 2015.
The Limelight also offers great value as it comes complete with footprint and gear loft! My ... or used the "regular wear" excuse, and just replayed right away to go to the local dealer and replace my 4 years old tent with a brand new one! thanks for posting the solution. I’ve used it on 3 more trips and it held up..actually JUST sold it on Facebook Marketplace before moving across the country. Very well kept, clean, no rips, holes or tears.
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With not much instruction we headed home with our [complimentary] tube of Seam Grip Sealer and Adhesive. It has this same problem. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Once the window was off I used my fingernail to scrap off the remnants of glue. Includes, tent body, poles, ground cover, and internal storage hammock. Well, thank you! Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It dried relatively fast and got all the extra dirt off. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The same thing happened to my North Face Tent, except the windows also cracked a broke….so now I’m wondering what to use to replace the window as well!? Did you have this problem as well? Everything looks fully sealed. Tx for the tips…, Thanks for posting and taking step-by-step photos. Did an in-the-field temporary repair with duct tape because we were getting some rain nearly every day (and the duct tape really did a pretty good job! You know that saying “All good things must come to an end”? Bummer. lucky it wasn’t raining. ( Log Out / To ensure the areas are ready for gluing I used 70% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol to clean off the window and the tent. On a recent camp tear down I noticed that the glue surrounding my tear drop shaped windows was yellow, flaky, and failing. I’ll be keeping some adhesive/sealer in my gear pouch. https://www.gearaid.com/products/seam-grip-sealant-waterproof?variant=28044147153. It’s great to find this post I tried to glue the windows of my Marmot Earlylight 2 with no success. That unfortunately was true for my 2010 Marmot Limelight 3 polyurethane windows. Thanks for your story. Marmot Tent – Repairing Polyurethane Windows, View marissa.lentz11’s profile on Facebook, Before you go: Prep your home for vacation, KY & VA..tunnels, arches, waterfalls, and bourbon, Pantertown Valley & Crowders Mountain State Park, Marmot Tent – Repairing Polyurethane Windows, https://www.gearaid.com/products/seam-grip-sealant-waterproof?variant=28044147153, KY & VA..tunnels, arches, waterfalls, and bourbon, Before you go: Prep your home for vacation. “You take really great care of your stuff,” she said. However, it increases the length by a modest, if not significant two inches, and bumps the peak height by a full 5 inches. I laid the tent as flat as I could and pre-lined up my window to make sure I knew how to lay it. Both allowed wind driven rain to get into the tent. Funny, my windows also fell off the very same day – after 5 years of usage. I repeated on the second window and both look like they’ll hold up great. (They changed the body style of this tent in 2013, and no longer produce replacement parts!!). After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The Marmot Limelight 3 adds even more space to an already roomy camping experience. There are two small brushes that come with the sealant kit and I used the smaller one to paint on the glue. We have a trip in two weeks and that will be her first voyage with Windows 2.0. What a bummer! Both windows failed on exactly the same day. It seemed like an easier option, too much sticky can be dangerous. Followed these instructions for my LimeLight 3, and it worked beautifully. I got one of these Marmot Limelight 3 tents because it was donated to a Homeless shelter. The problem I encountered during the repair was that the windows feel about the same size as the holes now, so the effective area to glue the windows to the nylon feels smaller than when they were originally glued. They seemed fine the first day, but they fell off during the following trip.