BW/Outdoor Life medium bag tube fix

[Stewie]

Anyone who has one of these bags and has leaned on it, fell on it, or dropped it has cracked tubes that allow the plugs to slide too deep. I tried taping the tops of the tubes, but the hooks stuck to the tape.

If you go to Homey's or the other homeowner stores, you can buy central vacuum tubing in two sizes. The 2 inch stuff fits in the tube caps beautifully.

I carefully twisted the cracked tubes out of the caps, leaving the caps glued together. Then I cut 5, 9 inch and 4, 8 1/4 inch tubes and slid them into the caps(shorter tubes in front for plugs with a long nose). I taped the tubes together with clear packing tape(which may or may not last in our wet environment)

The bag is now 3/4 of a pound heavier, but it is a lot tougher, and I can get my plugs in and out.