Fix a punctured sleeping mat

April 2020

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April 2020

Use soapy water to locate the puncture. Photo: Matthew Cattin
Inflatable mattresses bring sleeping comfort to the outdoors, but unlike old school foam mats, they’re susceptible to sleep-ruining punctures. Knowing how to fix a leak could be a trip-saver.  Locate your leakThough it may not have the same ring to it, the old idiom ‘like a needle in a haystack’ could very well be replaced […]
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