Does anyone know of a person who still repairs bivvys, i.e new seals to the seams on my old aqua bivvy id like to carry on using.

In reply to Post #1
Army Andy still does bivvy repairs but he don't redo tape seams any more on them not sure why

In reply to Post #2
Only need the seam tapping, he was my first thought. Shame as he would have done an excellent job.

In reply to Post #3
easy enough to do yourself. Buy the 3 ply hot melt tape from ebay or amazon.
I have repaired bivvies, brollies, old army issue goretex clothing, etc with it.




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In reply to Post #4
Thanks Baitman, sounds the best option. Is it ok if I drop you a PM just to check a few things?

In reply to Post #5
Sure.

In reply to Post #4
Nice job... Did you use brown paper between iron and bivvy?

In reply to Post #7
I used a thin tea towel, used the iron on steam setting.

In reply to Post #8
Nice one, thanks 👍

In reply to Post #1
I dont know where you are based, this fella does tent repairs in Walton on Thames.

https://citcamping.co.uk/

In reply to Post #10
You may also find your local camping shop will have a repair contact.

In reply to Post #10
Used them before. Very good service.

In reply to Post #4
I have an old bivvy where about 6 inches of one of the pram hood pole sleeves has come away from the bivvy, do you think this tape would hold it when back under tension or would it need to be stitched?

In reply to Post #13
That's a tricky one. I did a similar repair on a stress area, i sewed it, then taped front and back to prevent it pulling and also make waterproof.
You might need sew in a section to give you enough spare material.
Here I have added a new section to replace a section that had ripped out, stitched it in, then taped both sides, front and back.

For repairs on a bivvy, many many years ago I bought an "Awl" used for sail repairs, also known as a "Speedy Stitcher" and also various thickness of waxed thread etc off Ebay. And usually I carry it with me in my bag just in case I need to make some repairs on my bivvy or bags etc on a long session.

On one ocassion, I got caught in a very violent storm with a rapidly changing wind direction that ripped the overwrap clean off the bivvy and ripped out a couple of loops from the pegging areas, thankfully I could repair them with my awl. Incredibly the next day, it happened again and I had to repair them.

My usual procedure is to just sew a piece of "Backing" material to the repair and if its the like of a pegging down point, low down, I don't bother waterproofing it with a repair seam etc, but when I give the bivvy a good waterproofing, the whole overwrap, repairs and damaged seams gets a good soaking of a mixture of 10% clear silicone sealant mixed with ourdourless white spirit. Water never gets through that. But, if you make the mixture stronger, the silicone sealant will peel off as it will form a "Skin" as opposed to drying in the fibres of the bivvy material.

But you have to test the mixture first in a small area just to ensure it will not remove the PU backing off a nylon bivvy etc, but I found when it did on the front of the extended overwrap of my Armo, the silcone sealant mixture still waterproofed the fabric

The bivvy has never been waterproofed in over 30 years, as the overwrap keeps the water off.

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