Adding vents to Smiley bags

On Sep 6, 4:01*pm, JS wrote:
* Wondering if there's a recommended vendor to add vents to non-vented
Smiley bags (AS-W27). I can't get all the air out of these bags with
the usual foot pump. The factory bags were vented and held more water
but look fragile and already leak.
* Alternatively, parts and procedures for DIY.
Thanks,
Jim

Um, maybe you need to fill your non-vented bags like everyone else
does? Wing tip down, detach hose from valve, use funnel and extension
hose. Fill, burp, repeat...

Inelegant, but works.

Tip: use McMaster Carr latex hose in preference to tygon. Much
softer, easier to work with, especially when cold.

I plugged the vents on my vented Smileys.

-Evan Ludeman / T8