Fixing a Gortex rip!

[pibbleb]

Just got back from a nice walk, however my four year old thought he would see how funny it would be to see if daddy can bounce of a barbwire fence.

I now have a nice rip in my gortex coat. It's about 1cm 'L' Shape rip. Any thoughts on repairing it. I had thought maybe a puncture repair kit patch but not sure.

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[Toddy]

Iron on repair tape would be simplest for something that size. Goretex comes in two types though, 2 or 3 layer. I've got green tape for 3 layer; if that'll do, let me know and I'll pop some into an envelope.
Somewhere I've got a pack of assorted colour patches too, I think I bought them from Tiso......no idea where I've put them.......somewhere *safe* no doubt

cheers,
Toddy

 

[pibbleb]

Toddy, thanks. I hadn't realised you could get such a thing.

It's a really old coat, but I've had a look and it would appear to be two layers.

Thanks for the offer to send some, but I'm thinking it's something I should have in my emergency kit so I'll try and get some.

Thanks again.

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[dommyracer]

Sounds like a perfect excuse to gget a new one to me!!!

 

[robadams]

As Toddy says,
you can buy goretex repair patches. bit pricey but a small price to pay for extending the life of an expensive piece of kit.

It's always worth travelling with a little duct/gaffer tape wrapped around a water bottle, or something similar, for field repairs.

Rob

 

[pibbleb]

I got given the coat by my father in law a couple of years ago and whilst it's a dated hand me down it does the trick.

It being something I can't really justify the expense of buying I'd like to hang on to it for as log as I can.

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