[pct-l] Neo-Air mattress

[Ate Tuna]

Rolling up one end of the mattress at a time will also help.

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Peter Shaw <pshaw999 at cox.net> wrote:

> I really don't think that "put it under water completely" after filling it
> with air is feasible. After all, a NeoAir is almost the size of an air
> mattress people float around their pools on. A normal sized person simply
> couldn't exert enough force to hold it all under water. I would think a
> more
> practical approach is to put a little air in it and then maneuver it so the
> air is in a small section that can then be held under the water. Then just
> move the air along a bit. That's what I do when my bicycle inner tube has a
> pinhole leak.
>
> Peanut Eater
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Toby Maxwell
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 2:07 PM
> To: Louise Wholey
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Neo-Air mattress
>
> To find the leak what did you attempt? the best method that I have found
> for
> thermarests in general is to fill it up and put it under water completely
> so
> you can see the air bubbles rising.
>
> -Toby
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Louise Wholey
> <louisewholey at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > I have used a full length Neo-Air mattress a few times.  Now it leaks.
>  It
> > does
> > not last the night without adding air one or more times.  After trying
> for
> > many
> > hours, I still cannot find the leak.
> >
> > Louise
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