I don't want to have to be flat-out overnight...

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I don't want to have to be flat-out overnight...

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Are we thinking that any of the various quick solutions on offer to fix punctures on our inner-tubes would be suitable to fix a 'flat' in an air bed? I'm asking 'cos the one that came with my air-bed has gorn awol and I wish to arrange an alternative.
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Is the area that you're trying to patch made of rubber? If so your chances are good but try and remove any coating, fabric etc first.

If not not. But you could try with the self-adhesive type.

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If not, ortlieb pannier repair patches may work. If it's on a fuzzy surface, the inside has to be patched, which is either difficult or impossible, depending on the bed design.
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When I had a hole in my Thermarest many years ago, I just put some glue into/onto the hole. No patch. It worked fine.

I think that the glue was something suitable for whatever material it was made of. A patch would have to withstand rolling up, etc so no patch is better.
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This is going to sound daft ... but it worked .... aerosol tyre puncture can ... Squirted it into air bed ... when fully inflated, deflate bed .. .... squirted in again ... repeat until can empty and air bed inflated ... then throw it to the kids and get them to bat it around the garden ....


Leak fixed ... satis ... ... surprisingly ..
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Hmmm... I think I better get in touch with the makers and ask them for another patch kit, just to be on the safe side. Thanks folks.
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Seam grip for tents works really well too.
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McNett/Gear Aid Tenacious Tape
(looks like what used to be two companies have now merged)

The patches supplied with the Thermarest Neoair mat I got a few years back were Gear Aid.
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I used a tire patch n glue on a Big Agnes mattress and it worked fine
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Re thread title.

Just take half a blue pill instead of two, and you should be good to go.
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djb wrote:Re thread title.

Just take half a blue pill instead of two, and you should be good to go.


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thanks carlton, glad someone laughed.

Im sure the most important thing with a repair would be to reduce fabric on the surface, no matter the repair kit, to help ensure a good solid contact of glue and material, as well as a reasonably sized patch.
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