I have patched two intentional holes in the EPL200 Ultra front pocket of my Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50. I will keep an eye on the patches as I continue to use the pack then and report back here to let folks know how they’re holding up.
I call this the Baloo Maneuver. Scraped up and down pretty hard like 12 or 15 times.
Abrasion resulting from Baloo maneuver
Even got a tiny hole
Cut a piece of Tear Aid for the inside
Used seam grip on the outside
The finished repair. Ugly because of the blue patch behind.
Scraped with a sharp rock for 25 minutes while watching Deep Space Nine resulting in this abrasion/hole
Cut a piece of DCF tape for the inside
DCF tape inside
Applied Aquaseal to the outside
Finished repair looks pretty good. I like how the Aquaseal fills in the abrasion and remains malleable. I imagine this will hold quite well.