101 ways to ruin a tent

[Windigo]

What are the weirdest ways y’all have damaged your tent?

I rolled up a pine borer beetle in my Cimarron. That was a fun six holes to patch the next time I opened it up!

 

[rcb2000]

Bug spray will do a number

 

[Mike Islander]

Melted a hole in the bugnet while cooking in the vestibule. Opened the door and it just swung on over to the stove.

 

[Larry Bartlett]

sore subject this month! I borrowed a 4-person Helleburg for a family trip in NW AK a couple weeks ago. My son (7 y/o) was inside the tent calling our Corgi puppy to join him inside...but the mozzy net was zipped closed and Titus scratch 5 big holes in that sucker trying to get in before I caught up. I'm the friend who would never return something in worse condition than borrowed, so that was a $1700 scratch and sniff session for my crew.

 

[Windigo]

Bug spray will do a number

100% deet demands an additional price

 

[Larry Bartlett]

don't get me started on 100% deet. The tent, sunglasses, raft surfaces, drybags...can't believe we still put that shit on our skin.

 

[rcb2000]

I started using Picarin (sp?),, seems to keep them off just fine and safe for gear.

 

[Windigo]

sore subject this month! I borrowed a 4-person Helleburg for a family trip in NW AK a couple weeks ago. My son (7 y/o) was inside the tent calling our Corgi puppy to join him inside...but the mozzy net was zipped closed and Titus scratch 5 big holes in that sucker trying to get in before I caught up. I'm the friend who would never return something in worse condition than borrowed, so that was a $1700 scratch and sniff session for my crew.

Oofta! Good to be that kind of friend though

 

[Windigo]

I started using Picarin (sp?),, seems to keep them off just fine and safe for gear.

Safer for dogs too

 

[BBob]

Wild horses chewed and stomped it.

Related side story. Woke up once to a wild burro licking back window of camper shell. WTF???

 

[ozyclint]

Hasn't happened to me but people have been hunting the tops for tahr or chamois in NZ and come back to a tent ruined by Kea's, the alpine parrot there. They chew shit out of everything.

 

[S-3 ranch]

Wild horses chewed and stomped it.

Related side story. Woke up once to a wild burro licking back window of camper shell. WTF???

Cows ate mine , heck horses and cattle are a pia chewing on stuff, pack rats and mice are next in-line

 

[MallardSX2]

I tipped over a rocket stove and turned my tent into a vestibule instantly. Lol

 

[Svivian]

A moose….

 

[Windigo]

Wild horses chewed and stomped it.

Related side story. Woke up once to a wild burro licking back window of camper shell. WTF???

Wild or feral?

 

[Windigo]

Hasn't happened to me but people have been hunting the tops for tahr or chamois in NZ and come back to a tent ruined by Kea's, the alpine parrot there. They chew shit out of everything.

Man, they look like they’d be hard on gear!

 

[BBob]

Wild or feral?

No idea what that distinction would be. The horses have been out there running free in that area for as long as I can remember same for the burros.

These guys have found a state park to hide in so they’ve multiplied like crazy over the years.

 

[Windigo]

No idea what that distinction would be. The horses have been out there running free in that area for as long as I can remember same for the burros.

These guys have found a state park to hide in so they’ve multiplied like crazy over the years.
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Semantics, really. I get kinda salty about them

 

[Tuscaoka]

set up redcliff at home to make sure it was good and dry after a trip. Came back out an hour later to find 3 kittens running up to the peak having a ball. Hundreds of claw holes on every panel. I seam sealed and still use it but I wanted to throw up at the time.

 

[Tuscaoka]

I hate kittens