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Mon 05 Dec, 2011 9:34 pm
Good evening all,
just back from a night out under the stars in central australia and have discovered that my WM summerlite has a hole about the size of a pinhead. Obviously not a major concern but duck feathers do seem to be slowly escaping. Just wondering what peoples thoughts are as to the best way of fixing it? I had thought of simply placing some tape over it or else a squirt of superglue as Im a little nervous to play round with a needle and thread with the somewhat fragile cover but if this shouldnt be a problem then would simply patching it be the best way to go?
thanks
Rafael.
just back from a night out under the stars in central australia and have discovered that my WM summerlite has a hole about the size of a pinhead. Obviously not a major concern but duck feathers do seem to be slowly escaping. Just wondering what peoples thoughts are as to the best way of fixing it? I had thought of simply placing some tape over it or else a squirt of superglue as Im a little nervous to play round with a needle and thread with the somewhat fragile cover but if this shouldnt be a problem then would simply patching it be the best way to go?
thanks
Rafael.
Re: Repairing a sleeping bag hole
Fri 09 Dec, 2011 10:00 pm
Just patch it.
Contact a kite or sailing shop and ask for 150mm Ripstop Nylon repair tape. It can usually be purchased by the metre and comes in a wide variety of colours to blend in. It can also be known as Spinnaker Repair tape
Contact a kite or sailing shop and ask for 150mm Ripstop Nylon repair tape. It can usually be purchased by the metre and comes in a wide variety of colours to blend in. It can also be known as Spinnaker Repair tape
Re: Repairing a sleeping bag hole
Sat 10 Dec, 2011 7:27 am
If it is really is just a millimeter or two , I would just use a very small drop of superglue.
I did that with my WM Flash jacket.
Or if you have Seam Grip or equivalent.
Franco
I did that with my WM Flash jacket.
Or if you have Seam Grip or equivalent.
Franco
Re: Repairing a sleeping bag hole
Sat 10 Dec, 2011 11:59 am
A friend of mine mysteriously found a couple of dozen holes that size in her sleeping bag. I patched them for her with adhesive backed nylon patches that I cut into small circles. These were suprisingly durable. It has been about a decade and those patches are still in good shape despite many nights of use and several trips through the washing machine and dryer.
I would suspect that a dab of urethane glue (like Seamgrip) would work as well, and although I haven't tried it on a sleeping bag I know that superglue sticks really well to nylon. It is kind of runny though, so the hole would need to be fairly small.
Even duct tape would do it, just not as elegantly... unless maybe you used this duct tape:
I would suspect that a dab of urethane glue (like Seamgrip) would work as well, and although I haven't tried it on a sleeping bag I know that superglue sticks really well to nylon. It is kind of runny though, so the hole would need to be fairly small.
Even duct tape would do it, just not as elegantly... unless maybe you used this duct tape:
Re: Repairing a sleeping bag hole
Wed 14 Dec, 2011 10:59 am
thanks for the advice guys. In the end I went the superglue route and it seems to have done the trick, though perhaps I'll come to regret not using 'duck tape', if only for the aesthetic appeal!
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