Maybe you could repair a whole lot of tears with a roll of drywall fibreglass tape and a big tube of neoprene glue - put the sticky tape over the tear - then cover in neoprene glue - repeat on the other side
foilthegreats said.. I use Gorilla duck tape. I've used on a ton of repairs. Holds up over time.
Next time try and round the corners of the tape off. There is less chance of the corners catching and the tape start peeling off. Gorilla Tape may be a challenge for rounding the corners. It might be the one tape that doesn't need rounding off.