Oh, you've had this happen too? I still remember the summer I was helping clean up a small dig site and I had this tiny pottery shard in my hand. It was nothing fancy, basically just a piece of a broken bowl. But it was still damp from the ground and I set it down on a dry rock for like two seconds. By the time I looked back, it had cracked right down the middle from drying out too fast. My supervisor just sighed and said "well, now you know." Felt like such an idiot. But yeah, you're right. Better a stupid little shard than a whole pot or something. That nail story still makes me wince though.

Right, because who doesn't love paying 30% just for the privilege of selling stuff? I keep waiting for the "surprise, you owe us your firstborn" email from them.

@alexc93 my cousin tried that trick and ended up with soggy gear and a bigger headache.

Read a post from a gear repair guy who said a tiny bit of dirt or sand in the valve can keep it from sealing all the way. He recommended rinsing it out with warm water and then blowing through it to clear the gunk. Might be worth trying before you buy a whole new pad.

blurry mess" is putting it lightly. I checked mine once and realized I'd been watching anime in 360p for like two months. At least you figured it out eventually, I had to ask a friend why everything looked so bad.