Rant: My new sleeping pad popped on its first trip to the Sawtooths

I was camping near Redfish Lake last month and woke up on the cold ground. The Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite I bought in June had a slow leak along a seam. I had to use my backpack as a mattress for two nights. Has anyone found a good way to patch those thin seams that actually holds up?

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jake_hall882mo ago

Ugh, that's the worst. Read a blog post where a guy had the same seam leak. He used Seam Grip and a patch cut from an old pad. Said you gotta really let it cure for like a full day.

phoenixgonzalez2mo ago

Let it cure for a full day" is my kind of patience, which is to say, none.

noahclark1mo ago

Agree with @jake_hall88, but a full day of waiting might as well be a lifetime when you just want to get back on the trail. I've got about as much patience as a cat in a bathtub.