Fixing small holes in dry bags

[jameso]

Every dry bag I have has a small hole or 3 now .. nothing that will let average rain in but got me thinking about sloshing some sealant round in it and inflating it to seal the holes, stopped myself before I made a mess though. Any other ideas that work? Park Patches for inner tubes seem like the next best thing, or a dab of seam-grip.

[Bearbonesnorm]

If they're silnylon then nothing will stick except silicone ... a piece of sil as a patch and sil-net as adhesive will work.

If they're something else (Alpkit Airlok Xtra as an example) then I patch mine with 'scabs' self ahesive tube repair patches. Tenacious tape works well too.

[Ian]

... or a dab of seam-grip.

That's what I do. I've patched some quite large holes that way.

[jameso]

Thanks - seam grip for now and patches in the toolkit for when away.

[Dusza]

Maybe give tenacious tape a try?

I was concerned about these little buggers too, but have found that small holes are not a problem unless you're after "full immersion waterproofness"

[jameso]

Yeah, they hardly let water in during real downpours even with 4-6 small holes (like last weekend, a few hrs in that rain and kit stayed dry enough) but some contents seem to pull a little dampness in there.

Found some tent repair tape by 'Kampa' in the local outdoors shop, works really well. Like a roll of thin Park patch tape. £5 for enough to fix a near-lifetime of holes. Chap there said gorrila tape works well enough but the Kampa tape seals well and is clear.

[drain]

I've fixed several with Park Patches and they've held for well over a year of use since then.

[nobby]

I've a groundsheet and a dry bag that I've used sail repair tape on. It seems to be holding ok.

[DoctorRad]

Sugru, also lots of other MYOG and camping uses: http://sugru.com/

[drjon]

tyvek tape is pretty sticky. or mcnett goretex tape works well for non silny