Repair tape for ripped crash pads?

My old metolious crash pad finally got a tear at one of the seams. It’s only about 4”. Has anyone ever used this repair tape from REI? My other option I’m looking at is a 3M adhesive stick on type patch. Anyone know the best method for repairing a crash pad tear? Don’t care what it looks like, just don’t want it to get larger. Any insight appreciated. 

Tenacious tape is really good for repairing technical fabrics like jackets or a tent, but I'm not sure how it would hold up to the abuse that a bouldering pad takes. No better ideas though, sorry. 

Buy an organic pad. No patching necessary. But pretty much every other metaloius pad I have ever seen was patched up with duct tape, don't think that repair tape is what you are looking for. The canvas patch trick mentioned above seems like a decent idea too. 

I would try some iron-on patches. Super cheap and easy if you have an iron, might work better than tape. I've used them to repair some upholstery in my car and it's lasted for years.

Anonymous Userwrote:

Buy an organic pad. No patching necessary. But pretty much every other metaloius pad I have ever seen was patched up with duct tape, don't think that repair tape is what you are looking for. The canvas patch trick mentioned above seems like a decent idea too. 

Yeah I’ve been wanting to get one. I’ll probably try a patch for now. By the way, we met last year at Dos Cabezas. You and your GF came to our campsite at moonlight one night and provided us with the topos for the area after I posted here on MP. 

Bouldi Troll wrote:

that repair tape looks awesome! i would go with that myself. in the past on tears (not seams) i invert the edges hand sew them together and then used some iron on canvas patches i got at the grocery store. i did that 3 years ago and they are holding up...

Going to get an iron on patch to try as I’m not combined the tape will hold up now after what everyone’s saying.  Thanks for the suggestion. 

Ben Ewrote:

Yeah I’ve been wanting to get one. I’ll probably try a patch for now. By the way, we met last year at Dos Cabezas. You and your GF came to our campsite at moonlight one night and provided us with the topos for the area after I posted here on MP. 

They really are the best pads and worth the money, you should definitely get one if you can. Good luck with patching the current one for now. 

Do you still go out to Dos or McCain? The GF is my wife now and we still go out to both places frequently. 

Shoe goo

Anonymous Userwrote:

They really are the best pads and worth the money, you should definitely get one if you can. Good luck with patching the current one for now. 

Do you still go out to Dos or McCain? The GF is my wife now and we still go out to both places frequently. 

Yeah, I just was climbing with my friend today who has one and I’m sold. Going to order a large one. Do you think the 4” is thick enough or is the 5” worth the extra space/weight/price? Thank you.

Congratulations on getting married, I’m happy to hear that. I’ve been going out to Dos Cabezas all the time. Definitely one of my favorite areas. I haven’t been out to McCain really that much just because I don’t really have any topos. Do you know if one exists? I should probably just go more regardless and explore, but the area seems pretty overwhelming. 

Dan Daugherty wrote:

Duck or high speed tape if I didn't want to sew it up properly. I'd tape from the inside and the outside for the best results.

That’s a good idea about taking the inside also, I may try that. Thanks for the suggestions 

I honestly can’t say enough good about this product, mends any type of fabric almost instantly. Use a piece of fabric from old clothing and call it a day. This has worked a million times to quickly “stitch” my pants back together as well

Lyle Mwrote:

I honestly can’t say enough good about this product, mends any type of fabric almost instantly. Use a piece of fabric from old clothing and call it a day. This has worked a million times to quickly “stitch” my pants back together as well

Sweet I’ve never heard of it. Have you used it specifically on a crash pad/something that sees heavy abuse before? 

I've used it on my climbing pants which see a lot of knee bars without issue... usually it's not the repair that breaks but the fabric next to it, eventually the knee is mostly this stuff before they dissintegrate. I just put a patch on my climbing pad with it so if you give me a week I'll let you know if it holds up well, I imagine it will. The coolest part is that it's next to instant fix and works on all fabric but won't stick to anything non-fabric. I love it when I find a good product. I'm sure there are more "permanent" fixes but why bother when I could spend $3 and use scrap climbing pants as patches. 

Lyle Mwrote:

I've used it on my climbing pants which see a lot of knee bars without issue... usually it's not the repair that breaks but the fabric next to it, eventually the knee is mostly this stuff before they dissintegrate. I just put a patch on my climbing pad with it so if you give me a week I'll let you know if it holds up well, I imagine it will. The coolest part is that it's next to instant fix and works on all fabric but won't stick to anything non-fabric. I love it when I find a good product. I'm sure there are more "permanent" fixes but why bother when I could spend $3 and use scrap climbing pants as patches. 

Awesome, please let me know how it holds up. I honestly have tears all over this crash pad now. Probably just going to get a new one but it would be nice to patch this one up to have a second. Thanks! 

Here is the process of the repair, I used old climbing pants that became shorts that then became trash to cut out the patch. I chose to impregnate the whole fabric instead of the edges just because it seemed like the right thing to do. I could have used a better way to match the fabric color but I don’t really care. It’s strong, I’m happy, and if you total it all up it cost me maybe 5cents to make the repair. 

I prefer this over tape cause it welds the two together instead of the tape being on top and the edges eventually peeling off

Lyle Mwrote:

Here is the process of the repair, I used old climbing pants that became shorts that then became trash to cut out the patch. I chose to impregnate the whole fabric instead of the edges just because it seemed like the right thing to do. I could have used a better way to match the fabric color but I don’t really care. It’s strong, I’m happy, and if you total it all up it cost me maybe 5cents to make the repair. 

Sweet, that looks like it would hold up pretty well. I actually already just ordered that tenacious tape and it seems okay for now but if it fails I’ll definitely go this method next. Thanks for sharing.