snowhoe
06-30-2009, 09:32
I have done a search on how to fix a leaking thermarest and cant find anything. So I am looking for some help on this. Has anyone repaired one before and if so could you please tell me how? Thanks
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View Full Version : Fixing a leaking thermarest snowhoe 06-30-2009, 09:32 I have done a search on how to fix a leaking thermarest and cant find anything. So I am looking for some help on this. Has anyone repaired one before and if so could you please tell me how? Thanks RedneckRye 06-30-2009, 09:44 Blow it up, submerge it in water, the air leak should be obvious. Mark the leak with a sharpee and let the pad dry. Thermarest sells a patch kit, or you can use Seam sealer or shoe goo, or just about any other type of adhesive glue stuff that stays flexible once it is dry. snowhoe 06-30-2009, 09:55 The hole is about an inch long by about a half inch tall. Pretty good size. I didnt know that thermarest makes a patch kit. I will check that out. RedneckRye 06-30-2009, 11:16 For a tear that size, the patch kit is the way to go. It comes with several stick on patches as well as a couple of foil packs of a glue that you activate by dropping into boiling water. http://cascadedesigns.com/therm-a-rest/accessories/universal-repair-kit/product Reid 06-30-2009, 11:41 Just make sure that the patch is quite larger than the hole. daddytwosticks 06-30-2009, 15:42 Patched my five year old Prolite 3 last month using the Thermarest patch kit...good as new! Directions and materials supplied in kit very easy to ue. Good luck! :) Buzz_Lightfoot 06-30-2009, 17:23 I have done a search on how to fix a leaking thermarest and cant find anything. So I am looking for some help on this. Has anyone repaired one before and if so could you please tell me how? Thanks I patched a substantial hole made by a pointed stick in my first thermarest. It was actually too big for the patches in the patch kit. I just overlapped a couple patches, slathered on the glue and it was good as new. I used it for several years after with no leaks. BL snowhoe 06-30-2009, 17:48 Thanks guys I knew I could count on WB to fix all my hiking problems. I am off to get the patch kit tonight. njordan2 06-30-2009, 18:16 Has anyone tried Fix-A-Flat? Dogwood 06-30-2009, 18:45 Inflate slightly. Submerge in water. Locate leak. Let dry. If it's small hole drop a dab of McNett's Seam Grip on it. Allow to dry overnight. Use the rest of the Seam Grip to fix your shoes! Buzz_Lightfoot 06-30-2009, 19:11 Has anyone tried Fix-A-Flat? I wouldn't hold much faith that would work well. Thinking about it, it likely will clog up the open cell foam and ruin it. I wouldn't even attempt it. BL wyominglostandfound 07-04-2009, 13:42 put plenty of rubber cement on both surfaces. apply the patch. lightly dust with talc. powder. place a semi-hot pan of water on the patched area. leave pan on until totally cooled. Dogwood 07-04-2009, 15:33 You don't need an expensive color coordinated Thermarest patching kit. If the hole is smaller than a quarter use McNett's Seam Grip for a cleaner patch at half the cost. You'll still half a lot of Seam Grip left for other repairs. Don't use fix-a-flat. |