Gear Aid Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer-1.5oz
- Durable – Tough silicone rubber adhesive bonds permanently to silicone-treated fabrics
- Flexible – Once cured, it's an elastic seal that flexes and stretches with gear
- Waterproof – Provides a water-tight seal that won’t peel or crack over time
- Weather-Resistant – Long-lasting sealant is not affected by extreme heat or cold
- Packaging may vary
- Silicone seam sealer for Ultra-light Silnylon backpacking tents; seal critical seams in one application
- 1-1/2 oz. tube seals critical seams on most ultralight two person tents
- Use on silicone-treated tarps, shelters, backpacks and rainwear to keep water out
- Permanent placement is unaffected by extreme heat or cold but can be removed with mineral spirits
- Made in USA
Jerre Neeley
Scouts...can't teach 'em, can't beat 'em either. (Totally kidding here)
Doesn't matter how many times you tell them. Knives don't belong near tents. Neither does fire, but that was a previous lesson. Don't play with your knife around the tent I told them...over and over and over again. Somehow while a scout was teaching another scout how throw his knife during free time (No, no one was hurt miraculously) it bounced up off the stump, did a mid-air turn much like a UFO or a certain "magic bullet" and flew towards the tent. Luckily it climbed in altitude and just skimmed over the rain fly. So they fearing the wrath of the leader getting on their case, didn't tell anyone as it just missed the tent. Well irony is not without a sense of humor it seems. That night while we were all sleeping the heavens opened and it rained. Then it rained harder and harder until morning. It just so happens the two scouts involved in the knife incident were sleeping right underneath the supposed "near miss". They woke up soaked. Through their lack on tying the rain fly out to the trees or stakes, the water would pool and run right into the surgical tear in the tent and rain fly. Lucky for them that was the only day it rained and they got all their stuff dried out. I was ready to right the tent off as a loss as many tents before it. Then a quick search on google turned up this product and an awesome video. I ordered it right away and two days later, thanks to my Prime account, I was ready to play. I used some packing tape to hold the cut together and slathered this on the other side about an 1/8" thick extending beyond each side of the tear by 1/4". I let it dry for 24 hours. Seemed to work nicely. Now for the other side. I removed the packing tape and then repeated the process on the tape side and let it dry for 24 hours. I used a little baby/talcum powder to put on the silicone fix to get rid of the tackiness before I folded up the rain fly. 3 weeks later we used the tent on a campout and it rained on us again. But the fix held well. No leaks in the tent this time. Great product that I'll use a lot now. The SILNET stays flexible and should hold up well to the scouts abuse.
Travis J Strachan
Does what it claims to do
Works great for seam sealing tents, tarps, rainflys etc. Stuff is super thick, so I did some research and if you thin it with some mineral spirits so it’s like a warm honey consistency it spreads way easier and goes a lot further.
John P Irwin
Must have for camping
Got my Ozark Trail tent waterproofed with this. It worked perfectly. I did it quickly on our campsite and I wasn’t so cautious to really push the product in the seams and unfortunately it cracked but it still keeps the water out. Great to fix a 3 inch scratch too. I will always have this stuff with me while camping.
Angela Akenson
Sealed my tarp and no leaks!
I had never applied a seam sealer to anything before, so this was all new to me. I bought the seam sealer for a new hammock tarp. I decided to seal the tarp seams because that is what the manufacturer recommended. The whole project was easier than I expected and turned out perfectly. On my first trip using the new tarp it rained twice and the tarp was completely waterproof. I am so glad I did this. Seam sealing you tent or tarp is an easy project that any DIYer can tackle in an afternoon.
Neena KN
Awesome stuff for fixing silnylon gear, --like a tent fly
I picked up a package of this to patch up the silnylon fly of my REI Quarter Dome 2 tent. Somehow, it had 3 smaller holes just over the vestibule. So you know what happens when it rains. Yep, stuff gets wet. This is an awesome tent, so I didn’t want to replace it just yet. Using some scrap silnylon, I was able to patch up the tent fly. Should be good as new now. I did a review of this on my blog. Search for silnylon tent repair rei quarter dome 2. You should be able to find it.
April LG Cabarubias
McNett has mastered chemical dark arts
This stuff is amazing, especially if you've ever tried to get anything to stick to silcone treated nylon (silnylon). It's exactly the right viscosity for soaking into the seams and not dripping. the resulting bond is unbreakable and I've not had any peeling of separation in many years of use (this purchase was not my first). Only caution is that it's still a bit sticky/grippy after drying, so dusting with talcum powder is a good idea.
Marvin Baluyot Velarde
Awesome product with strong bond
Had a line attached to the tent that was anchored to a stake. By accident it was ripped out, creating a holler in the tent. This product is super easy to apply and created a strong enough bond to reattach the line and continue to use it as an anchor. Product is solid when dryes but is very flexible, not Ridgid.
Jake Barnes
This silicone sealant worked great on my Lunar solo tent from six moons
This silicone sealant worked great on my Lunar solo tent from six moons. Did the whole tent inside and out with a little to spare.
Raygena Claywell Green
Repaired all the seams on rain fly
My goal was to waterproof the seams on a marmot limelight rain fly. The seam tape had started to crumble and left us sleeping in a puddle. I assembled the tent and attached the rain fly inside out, removed the tape, and painted the seams. It took almost 2 tubes of sealant. I suggest making this an outdoor project since the glue has an odor. 6 hours later the glue is dry and the rain fly apears water tight. Excited that this was an easy fix!
Gussy Wilson
Works great!
Wonderful sealer. Easy to use. Lots of people recommend using a dental irrigator syringe to apply, but I found that just makes a bigger mess. Just use one finger to press the fabric against the mouth of the tube, squeeze a little, and drag tube & finger along the fabric. It's very flexible and waterproof, and sticks well to silnylon. Like all sealers, it's a little tacky after it dries. Lots of people dust it with talcum powder or corn starch to eliminate the tackiness. I used gypsum powder which I keep around for homebrewing, and that worked great.