08-05-2011, 07:15 PM
I made my first really boneheaded move and split the seam on my bladder.
What happened is I got a small pinhole leak and patched it. The patch material that came with the tube was really cheap feeling, so I used a waterbed patch from the hardware store and the good news is that the patch held reallly well. The bad news was that I wanted to make sure it was airtight and inflated the tube really full-- too full as it turns out. As I said, the patch worked great but-- POP! -- I split the seam about 4."
My question is whether there is any potential use for a bladder with such a large split seam.
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What happened is I got a small pinhole leak and patched it. The patch material that came with the tube was really cheap feeling, so I used a waterbed patch from the hardware store and the good news is that the patch held reallly well. The bad news was that I wanted to make sure it was airtight and inflated the tube really full-- too full as it turns out. As I said, the patch worked great but-- POP! -- I split the seam about 4."
My question is whether there is any potential use for a bladder with such a large split seam.
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