Those darn welded seams…

polyurethane like McNett Seam Grip or Shoo Goo?

its a common issue with dead birds … i personally know several people who have had this issue ..,

generally dead bird will take care of it warranty wise, but it can take some time unless you live in vancouver and just walk into their warranty service building

heres some people with the same issue

https://twitter.com/ETWerner/status/198055776596656129

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=73770&startat=22

thats the downside of welded seams … sometimes they just go POOF …

send it back to dead bird and see what they do … their fans here claim they have "great lifetime warranty service" … test it out

i know what OR, EB, LL bean, Lands End, MEC would do …

;)

Thanks Eric,

I was pm'ed with the same advice so I've already sent them an email inquiry. Let's just see how long they get back to me.

I had very good luck w/ Marmot back in the 90's, dealing with a ten year old delaminating goretex jacket (they mailed me a brand new jacket), so I guess I could do the same thing here. I just wonder if I ultimately have the patience for it, not to mention my concern about welded seams. Dysfunction of design deserves additional scrutiny over a dysfunction of workmanship.

Matt

There's no mention on their website that the warranty doesn't apply to 2nd hand. So just try it. You never know.
Just, be ready for a long waiting period and when you ship, be sure to have a tracking number and proof of arrival. And, of course, make sure to get a return authorisation number first.

Small detail: dead bird doesn't use welding (which involves melting of the fabric edges) but lamination (which involves gluing things together).

A tiny bit of seam grip, dried for 10 minutes and then firmly clamped, will get the job done. I've delammed such seams sitting too close to the fire.

I just sent in my deadbird gamma mx this weekend. One of the last made in canada with polartec that I wore to death (city life, not backcountry). The hem was welded onto the polartec fleece backing and eventually blew up. Oddly it looked more like the fabric failed rather than the seam.

On point, I'll let you know what the RMA time looks like and if/what they charge for the service. Their RMA process was quick and simple though to get a number. They did warn me they had a long wait at the time (back in Spring, I took my sweet time actually mailing it in though…). Hopefully their backlog of winter repairs is gone now and I fixes are fast, but I'm not expecting that. I'll try to update as the process goes forth.