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How to repair a self-inflating sleeping mat

Learn how to repair a puncture in your self-inflating mattress with our simple step-by-step guide.

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Daniel Graham

Published: February 15, 2023 at 9:52 am

Camping season is upon us – but what’s this, a hole in your inflatable sleeping mat? Never fear, fixing these little punctures is easy and affordable.

Here’s how to do it...

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How to repair a self-inflating sleeping mat

Daniel Graham

Outdoors editor, BBC Countryfile Magazine

Danny is the outdoors editor of BBC Countryfile Magazine, responsible for commissioning, editing and writing articles for the Great Days Out section, which offers ideas and inspiration for exploring the UK countryside. After completing Dartmoor’s Ten Tors challenge as a teenager, walking has shaped Danny’s life. Over the past 15 years he has wandered many great trails, short and long, including a 2,000-mile journey through central Europe, a 500-mile exploration of the Scottish Highlands and, most recently, a 300-mile south-to-north passage through the beautiful mountains and valleys of Wales along the Cambrian Way. He has an unhealthy obsession with maps and has tested hundreds of Ordnance Survey walking routes around the UK, sampling and reviewing boots, rain jackets and the odd pair of socks as he goes.

How to repair a self-inflating sleeping mat

How to repair a self-inflating sleeping mat

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