We have a Panther Pavillion Regent Tent. I -love- it.
BUT I don’t love they way they do their stake loops. They have a fabric loop which the stake goes through. When you drive this to the ground you end up with the sharp edges of the stake wearing on the fabric.. and you also end up with canvas which is in direct contact with .. and sometimes driven into the ground. After several years of use these loops have started to look stained and tattered.
At West An Tir War this year one of our stake loops tore as we were setting up the tent. We managed to temporarily fix it with a couple of rivets and a quick bit of hand stitchery..but this definitely isn’t the strong and reassuring stake loops I’d like to have on my pavillion at Pennsic.
So.. I finally did something that’s been on my to-do list for a long time.. and I borrowed a friend’s Super Strong Industrial sewing machine (a Heavy Duty Singer from 1937) and replaced all the stake loops at the bottom of my tent (20 stake loops total).
For each replacement loop I used ~10″ of acrylic webbing which I got at Joann’s Fabric.. and some soldiered rings (#4 x 1-1/4″) from Ace Hardware.
[edited to add:
Since I originally wrote this I have used my Janome 6600 to do this fix on other tents we’ve owned. It is sewing through quite a few layers of canvas so it’s important that you have a good strong machine, but an industrial machine is not required.
Also, recently I got webbing and rings from Amazon.
Webbing: White, 1-inch wide Heavyweight Polypropylene Webbing – Heavy Duty Poly Strapping for Outdoor DIY Gear Repair https://amzn.to/43ZzTRf
Rings: 40PCS Craft Metal Rings, 2 Inch / 50mm Metal O Ring Multi-Purpose Welded O Rings 304 Stainless Steel Round Ring for Macrame, Camping Belt, Dog Leashes, Hardware, Bags and More Crafts Project https://amzn.to/43MJvP0
Good luck!]
