Therm-a-Rest Fast & Light Repair Kit
Padding:
- 3 Alcohol Prep Pads
- Color patches match the colors of the NeoAir, Prolite, Prolite Plus, and ZLite sleeping pads
Manufactured:
- Made in USA
Features:
- 3 Cover Patches
- Kit includes Seampgrip adhesive, an applicator and Therm-a-Rest Fast & Light series color patches
- 6 Glue Dots™
The Fast and Light Repair Kit from Therm-a-Rest comes complete with Seamgrip adhesive, applicator and Fast & Light color patches. Everything you need for field repairs is right here!
It's late, you're tired, it's time to sleep, and your mattress needs a repair - fix it in the Field with the Fast and Light Repair Kit from Therm-a-Rest. You have everything you need to make quick repairs so you can get to sleep.
Features:
• Patches
| Country of Origin: | USA |
|---|---|
| Kit includes: | (3) Alcohol Prep Pads, (6) Glue Dots™, and (3) Cover Patches |
| Material: | nylon patches, applicator, HotBond adhesive |
| Recommended Use: | repairing your Therm-a-Rest |
| Storage Sack: | No |
| Stuff Sack: | No |
| Upc, Ean, Isbn: | 040818018439 |
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Therm-a-Rest Fast & Light Repair Kit Reviews:
Positive Reviews:
I put a pinhole in my Neo Air right after buying it and then repaired it with this patch kit. Since then, I have used it well over 60 nights, and the patch has held up beautifully.
These patches are 2-3" circles of clear film with a paper backing, and look a lot like contact paper.
The most difficult part of patching is finding the hole, the best procedure is to fill a bathtub, then blow up your pad as full as you can. Submerge it and look for a tiny stream of bubbles - the hole is most likely on the edge or underside of the pad. Mark this area with a sharpie, dry it completely, then clean it with isopropyl alcohol (included) before applying the patch. After applying the patch, I've always heat-sealed by "ironing" it with the recommended pot of boiling water. Don't worry, the patch kit comes with detailed and easy to follow instructions, and anyone can do this.
In my experience, the patches included are overkill for pinholes, I've had great success cutting the included patches into smaller circles. This makes your patch kit go farther (9 small patches instead of 3 big ones) and last longer, and decreases the visual impact on your pad.
The only patch I've attempted that failed was a 1.5" crampon gash on a friend's Neo Air. He sent it in to MSR and they repaired it for him for $15-20 in 5-10 bus. days - always an option if you don't want to do it yourself.
Hope that was a help
This is too small, too light and too cheap to not have one at the bottom of your stuff sack. I'd hate to get a hole in my cool Neoair pad but I'd like less sleeping on the ground and this repair kit is one of those things that weighs almost nothing and takes up no room.
Just in case
...but a little pricey. The only reason I purchased this is the NeoAir I bought did NOT come with a repair kit. However, it is simple to use and gives me a little piece of mind knowing I can make a quick field repair when needed.
This kit is simple to use and does what it is supposed to. Now my pad is leak-free.
Neutral Reviews:
patch kit works great but is somewhat difficult due to how sticky the stick blob is. basically, you place the stick blob on the hole then cover the stick blob with a thin 2X2 sheet. the sheet is quite sticky as well. I ruined the first sticky blob but then figured out how to apply on the second try.
Use a blow dryer after application to cement the square patche to the pad.
it does the job. thermorest didn't do a good job with writing how to apply rather they should use pictures and hints on how the apply the sticky blob.