Defected summit skins

[sproulman]

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[VAhuntr]

Don't know what to tell you as my skins have been on for 2 full hunting seasons. They have been in rain, wind, 100 + degree heat, freezing temps and they have held up well. The stand is stored in an outside, non heated and non air conditioned building during the off season. I did not do anything special when I put them on either.

You might contact Summit and ask them....I would call them versus email and talk to a live person. I have found Summit to have excellent customer service.

[VAhuntr]

Originally Posted by sproulman

you are very lucky.i have not found 1 person so far that the summit skins have stayed on their stands.mine was fine until i took it outside at 20 degrees for 2 days and they started to fall off.
then i sprayed water on them to test and they started to come off.

The only thing I can think of is I set my stand and skins out in the hot sun all day before I put them on. The stand then sat in a hot outside building from May until September before I actually used the stand.

I have a few friends who are using the newer Summits with the skins and they have not had any problems.

Contact Summit, they have always been good to me.

[VAhuntr]

Originally Posted by sproulman

contacting summit by phone, its not going to happen.they wont answer.you have to use e-mail.they did get back to me and said,DONT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT.
wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll,thats great answer considering that net is full of this stuff falling off.

i know problem but was hoping they would acknowledge it, they did not.

glue is not WATERPROOF OR OUTDOOR RESITANT.the surface of stands is SMOOTH.no way that glue is going to stick if its not a tough outside glue.cold/rain will affect this glue.
yours may just take a little longer. yes heat may have helped yours, i used hairdryer.some use propane torch to get skins hot enough.

but if the glue is not waterproof etc, it wont matter.

right now i am trying to find a WATERPROOF OUTSIDE glue that does not have smell.
i tried test of my outdoor carpet glue and it STINKS after drying.

so, if anyone knows of a outside non-stinky glue, i am interested.

thanks sproul

sproulman,

I had to find out for myself if Summit customer service had gotten to the point where they don't answer the phone any more. In the past I have always been pleased with the level of service I received. The number I called was on their website(256-353-0634). After listening to the computerized answering service, I selected the number for customer service. Almost immediately a female answered the phone. My wait time was approximately 30 seconds.

I explained to her your problem, as if it were mine. She spoke with "David"(who was the only tech there as the others were at a show) and he said the skin works much better if it is applied when the weather is warm. The phone conversation ended with me being offered a free set of Summit Skin. I declined and told her I wanted to try something else first but I may call back later.

As I stated in an earlier post, I personally know several people with Summit stands that don't have any problems with the Summit skin. I feel like if mine was not going to stick it would not have lasted through two hunting season.


Good luck to you sir.