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We have been camping on the same airbed for years, it was a really expensive one and unfortunitly it has now got a leak, there is no white powder on the bed to indicate where the leak is. How can we find out how to repair it, we also have an argos airbed that is pathetic, it has huge bulges and not that comfy. Would really like to repair the old one but it is imposibble to identify where the leak is coming from..

Or does anyone have any advice on getting a new one that has really tough material and not Argos crap.

Shellx

Could you check by inflating it and testing it in a full bath (dont know if its a double or single!) using the same principal as checking a inner tube iyswim! where the bubbles come from in the water is where the leak is...

Is it a rubberised cotton airbed? You might be able to get a repair kit from a camping shop or use a bike puncture repair kit perhaps.

Thanks for your response, it is a double airbed which has thick rubberised cotton, we thought about the bath, but the leak is such a slow puncture that it doesn't seem to show up even in a bath. I thought about pumping perfum into it.

unsure what to do next.

shellx

http://www.simplyhike.co.uk/products/Gelert/DoubleBoxedAirbedwithPillow.aspx

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop/877/shopscr936.html

.....what about these? Looks like you might have to get a new one. Unless you can find the leak with some talc.

Hi weeshell,

Posted this on another thread about air beds, dont know if it works as I have not tried it myself. Got chatting with a guy on a site and he said he fixed his air bed with a tube of Mountain bike Slime, its a tyre sealer. Apparently you can get it in Halfords, empty the bottle into the bed, blow the bed up and give it a shake and the slime then finds the leak and seals it as it does in a bicycle tyre. Sounds like it could work and must be worth a try ?

Good luck

Gary