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MadFinnHockey's avatar
Jul 10, 2013

keeping tents secured

Last year I replaced my tents, and one of them just won't stay secured. The plastic channel strip that clips onto the trailer keeps popping out in one area. The original tents had screws securing that channel, but I prefer not to use screws. A sealant would prevent me from taking the tent off in the future if I needed to. Any ideas?
Thanks
  • Use a large plastic washer under the screw head to spread the stress and reduce strain by several orders of magnitude
  • The original tents were secured with screws, and the plastic started tearing at the screw holes.
  • Why do you not want to use screws? You could probably rivet but that's like using a screw.