Which repair kit for air mattress? ThermaRest glue dots vs. McNett Seamgrip

I would take the seam grip….get the repair kit and only carry the tube. You can use the seam grip for all kinds of repairs…like repairing your shoe if your sole starts coming undone.

I don’t know about the thermarest pads, but the exped pads come with a 1/4oz “textile glue” tube which I’m 95% sure is seamgrip, so that is what I carry. You can buy 2 packs of 1/4oz tubes themselves for $7 direct from mcnett, but shipping is $7 for me which kind of kills it…

I’ve used McNett to fix leak in air mattress successfully

The tube will dry up within a year after opening.  Maybe 6 months.

If you store it in freezer it will last for years

“… but the exped pads come with a 1/4oz “textile glue” tube which I’m 95% sure is seamgrip,”

SeamGrip takes 8 to 12 HOURS to gain full strength, where the Exped repair glue dries in 30 minutes, strong enough for full inflation and a good nights sleep.

No problem, it’s fixed, goodnight.

I had a hole in my pad the other night. We found it (?!?) put a piece of tenacious tape, inflated it, and went back to bed. This was the second night of an 11 day hike and we never had another problem. … so i vote for tenacious tape.

Pad was exped hyperlite duo.

Tear Aid tape. Find the hole, apply tape, and re-inflate. Zero wait time.

I used to be skeptical. I’ve seen it hold together cracked whitewater kayaks and have used it to repair 2 holes in my Neoair. Doesn’t get any simpler.