Sleeping bag repair

[aa7jc]

My zipper caught the fabric on my WM highlight bag on the last trip and ended up tearing a very small hole.
What would be the sensible repair for this.. Sew a patch over it? That would be a bit hard but maybe with one of those U shaped needles I could do that.. Would there be any better options?

[te_wa]

mcnetts seam grip

[fairweather8588]

With a WM bag I might give the company a jingle (good customer service, last time I heard the sewing machines running in the background) and see what they recommend for a repair. te-wa's suggestion is a good one though

[aa7jc]

Thanks.. mcnett did the trick.. talk about easy!

[oldmanonthetrail]

I have an idea I would like some help with if possible. Here goes..... I have a standard EE quilt and a Thermarest xtherm that I would like to mate together with velcro or zippers??
Is it possible ? Is there a glue out there that won't eat through the air pad and retain its strength enough to deal with repeated use. Ideally I would like zippers that open at the foot and up the sides .
Sewing the zipper to the quilt should be no problem.. Any ideas? I would love to have a draft free quilt system that would also help with heat retention
Thanks Dave

[azbackpackr]

Why not just use a sleeping bag for those times when it is too cold for a quilt? I use my sleeping bag like a quilt 90% of the time, but sure am glad for that zipper when I need it. I know, I should buy a quilt, too, but they are expensive.

Anything with ANY kind of glue is likely to fail, in my opinion. When opening and closing zippers you are using a lot of force, which would likely just rip the zipper away from the Thermarest pretty quickly.

[hikeaz]

I have an idea I would like some help with if possible. Here goes..... I have a standard EE quilt and a Thermarest xtherm that I would like to mate together with velcro or zippers??
Is it possible ? Is there a glue out there that won't eat through the air pad and retain its strength enough to deal with repeated use. Ideally I would like zippers that open at the foot and up the sides .
Sewing the zipper to the quilt should be no problem.. Any ideas? I would love to have a draft free quilt system that would also help with heat retention
Thanks Dave

If you can find some of the earlier (w/toluene - yellow label/can/tube) Barge cement, I think that would secure Velcro to the pad.

[oldmanonthetrail]

Thanks guys I'm liking the velcro option more and more. probably lighter too. I think I will try contacting Thermarest to see what they would recommend., just in case....

Why not just use a sleeping bag for those times when it is too cold for a quilt? I use my sleeping bag like a quilt 90% of the time, but sure am glad for that zipper when I need it. I know, I should buy a quilt, too, but they are expensive.

I really love my quilt set up, I'm a very restless side sleeper who always winds up on the ground or wrapped up.

[trailwanderer]

Did you ever hear from Thermarest or find a solution? Just interested if this is even possible.

[oldmanonthetrail]

Heres a video I took so you can see how I did it. Any tips or comments are always appreciated
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipP ... iz99OXlI-r
Cheers Dave