Dan Burwinkel wrote:

> Have you tried "Rema Tip Top" patches? I have used them with only one
> failure after about 200 patches, It was my laziness... I didn't clean the
> surface properly. They do hold great, even in a 140psi racing tire
> (bicycle).

No I haven't. I've been out of the off road game for ten years now, except for local hunting here in the Southwest. Both my current vehicles (28 ft Argosy motorhome and Toyota 4Runner toad) have tubeless radials. I do take the Argosy off road quite a bit, but I am careful and so far haven't had a flat. Flats on Toyota frequent, but I carry a spare ... I do have a tendency to take that thing where few other vehicles have ever been ...

Tubeless radials aren't wonderful in cactus country, because even a tiny hole in the sidewall turns the tire into junk. Did I say I was careful?

In Arabia and Africa I had to use what was available, and that was the Camel patches. They worked very well, and in fact that's what most of the professional tire shops used too. I've had two failures with them in 20 years, both for the reason you describe, not properly cleaning the work area
before patching. In the dark, with the wind blowing and sand in my eyes ... and I was in a hurry and not thinking very well. The usual.

Time to look into this again, I guess. Where do I find those patches?

John

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