Sleeping bag repair

[TheCougar]

I am looking for someone to repair my Stone Glacier 15 bag. My first trip using it and a large hole got melted into the foot box from a stove. The hole is about the size of an outspread hand and covers a couple of baffles. Is recovered all the down and covered the hole in gorilla tape, but it’s a very expensive bag and I’m trying to salvage it. It doesn’t need to be pretty, only functional. Send me your champions…

@pods8 (Rugged Stitching)

 

[jmez]

You contact SG? They would probably repair.


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[Poser]

My repair guy is currently not accepting any gear as he landed a sewing subcontract from a manufacturer.
A hole that size in that location, I'd be tempted to replace the existing Gorilla tape with clear gorilla tape which lighter, and call it good. A panel of similar fabric, however, could be sewn in. In fact, you could just buy a panel of fabric and hand sew in place as a patch. Gonna lose the baffling there, but maybe not big enough of a surface area to matter.

 

[TheCougar]

You contact SG? They would probably repair.


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No, I haven’t called them yet.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

No, I haven’t called them yet.

I'd check with SG first for sure. A company that does repairs that some manufacturers uses is https://rainypass.com/

 

[Dos Perros]

https://www.needleshred.com/repair could be an option too

 

[TheCougar]

Sent repair requests to SG, Rainy Pass, and Needle and Shred. Thanks all



@Dos Perros
@pods8 (Rugged Stitching)
@Poser

 

[sndmn11]

If they can't repair, I'd just tenacious tape it and seal the edge with aqua seal. I've got a bunch of small patches done that way in our WM that are a few years old, and they seem fine. I can't imagine the nylons are drastically different.

 

[S.Clancy]

If they can't repair, I'd just tenacious tape it and seal the edge with aqua seal. I've got a bunch of small patches done that way in our WM that are a few years old, and they seem fine. I can't imagine the nylons are drastically different.

If I was at home I would show you my patch job. I basically did the same thing OP did, except on the hood. I did the ol Tenacious Tape and gorilla tape repair in the field. Then, at home I did the tenacious tape and aquaseal around the edge, sumbitch has held for 5 years with no sign of giving up. I routinely take that bag (15F) to it temps rating and below and don't even think about my patch.

 

[LongWayAround]

Home | Bear Paw Wilderness

www.bearpawwildernessdesigns.com

They might be able to help you out.

 

[TheCougar]

If I was at home I would show you my patch job. I basically did the same thing OP did, except on the hood. I did the ol Tenacious Tape and gorilla tape repair in the field. Then, at home I did the tenacious tape and aquaseal around the edge, sumbitch has held for 5 years with no sign of giving up. I routinely take that bag (15F) to it temps rating and below and don't even think about my patch.

I am surprised. I wouldn’t think that would hold up to being stuffed/unstuffed and violently compressed in a compression sack.

 

[TheCougar]

If I was at home I would show you my patch job. I basically did the same thing OP did, except on the hood. I did the ol Tenacious Tape and gorilla tape repair in the field. Then, at home I did the tenacious tape and aquaseal around the edge, sumbitch has held for 5 years with no sign of giving up. I routinely take that bag (15F) to it temps rating and below and don't even think about my patch.

Which version of aquaseal did you use?

 

[TheCougar]

Stone Glacier said it’s beyond their capabilities and referred me to Rainy Pass.

 

[S.Clancy]

Which version of aquaseal did you use?

Just normal Aquaseal, not UV.

It has a ton of nights on it since then, over 100. I slept in that bag -10F two yrs ago (layered with puffys) and the hood was fine. I'll send a pic of the patch I did when I get back from deer hunting next Weds.

 

[sndmn11]

Just normal Aquaseal, not UV.

It has a ton of nights on it since then, over 100. I slept in that bag -10F two yrs ago (layered with puffys) and the hood was fine. I'll send a pic of the patch I did when I get back from deer hunting next Weds.

Clear tenacious tape; I've found the colors to not stick as well.

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[S.Clancy]

Clear tenacious tape; I've found the colors to not stick as well.

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Amazon.com

Interesting, I've never used the clear. I used black on my sleeping bag

 

[TheCougar]

Clear tenacious tape; I've found the colors to not stick as well.

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Yup, those are the ones in my Amazon cart.

 

[TheCougar]

Interesting, I've never used the clear. I used black on my sleeping bag

@Dos Perros

Needle and shred called me after I sent pictures and said they can repair it for $50-60. I might go that route.

 

[S.Clancy]

@Dos Perros

Needle and shred called me after I sent pictures and said they can repair it for $50-60. I might go that route.

I would say that is a great price

 

[TheCougar]

I would say that is a great price

Yeah, I think so. I’ll update the thread when I get it back.