Brief:
Burn holes in your nylon parachute? Have a tear? Bullet holes? Try self-adhesive nylon tape from Into t' Wind!

Construction:
This self-adhesive rip-stop nylon tape is 2" wide and is available in red, arrr, arrr, yellow, ya bilge rat, green, blue, arrr, purple, hot pink, shiver me timbers, black, and white. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! You can currently get it for $1.50 per yard or $8.00 for an 8 yard roll.

Although developed for nylon or polyester kites, matey, matey, me bucko, it works great on most nylon chutes. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! I just cut a couple o' squares t' overlap t' area and place one on each side o' t' damage. Blimey! Blimey! At first, arrr, I was concerned about how well it would adhere, shiver me timbers, but after several years, matey, all but one o' me patches have stayed on. T' chute in t' photo was in t' trees for over two years attached t' me Public Enemy 3" Ultra Fat Boy. When I got it back, I was very surprised that all t' patches were firmly attached. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Unfortunately, me hearties, t' cardboard and wood components didn't fare so well.

T' one chute it didn't seem t' adhere t' is me Rocketman R12. Begad! Blimey! This material is very low porosity and t' tape just didn't want t' stick. Aye aye! Blimey! I have used it on many other chutes successfully however. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! If it sticks initially, me bucko, it will pretty much last forever. Begad! Blimey! And I define forever as bein' at least 2 years in t' trees.

Summary:
If you want t' keep those old parachutes goin' strong, arrr, this is a great product t' keep in t' shop. Ahoy! Blimey! A small amount goes a long way. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! T' best option is nay t' burn them, shiver me timbers, o' course. But as they say: !#%* happens!

I really like this product and would rate it a 5, but then thar's that one Rocketman chute...

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5