Tommy, did you heat the adhesive? You're supposed to boil it.

If you're planning on taking a repair kit with you with this pad, my recommendation would be to avoid buying the Therm-a-Rest repair kit. It dries hard and brittle and doesn't actually seal the hole. I found this out, to much frustration, in the middle of a 1.5 month trek. My recommendation is to instead get a sealant like Seam Grip. It takes more time to seal, but it's a flexible bond (so you can roll your pad up) and you know for a fact it'll work.

There is a repair kit that would work on this pad that we carry as well as a stuff sack: http://www.backcountry.com/store/CAS0517/Therm-a-Rest-Fast-And-Lite-Repair-Kit.html http://www.backcountry.com/store/CAS0513/Therm-a-Rest-NeoAir-Stuff-Sack.html And you are correct, the stuff sack is sold separately. I haven't heard any cases of this pad breaking and needing to be repaired with the kit, but I talked to a friend who asked a rep whether or not this repair kit would work on the new pad and he said that it would work just fine.