andrewa wrote:Maybe repair with double sided tape used for cuben seams? (use thin plastic to cover the unused "sticky" side of the tape - I'm amazed at how well such tape sticks.
Good dissection, BTW!
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undercling-mike wrote: I decided to forget about it and move on when it failed but the recent talk got me interested to have a look inside.
undercling-mike wrote:Aidan: The ultralight range of mats have a 2 year warranty. As far as I know Exped will provide warranty replacements but I wasn't bothered raising a stink about this one out of warranty. Some people have had these mats last a good long time and there have been many failures so I was hoping to gain some insight into the cause of the failures and if there is anything that can be done to prevent them. I couldn't really determine why the baffle ripped, there wasn't any visual deterioration in the materials that caused it to rip, everything still looked good inside, except for the torn baffle obviously. I'm left with the impression that the baffle material is just a weak point and variation in production can make some mats more prone to having the baffles blow out. If you have a good one and use it carefully it'll probably last a good long time.
Nuts wrote:I'd agree with that venture tape being a good choice, wouldn't the baffle tear/repair be forced on the joint in shear? (or maybe it broke too close to the join already?)
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