Anyone having issues with the piping on their Mono bag??

Same issue here...



As long as the integrity of the bag holds up, it doesn't bother me.

 

I’ve owned a Vertigo for 5 years, and the piping on mine is still pristine.

 

No, I believe it’s the same material. It’s called Hypalon, and it’s a very durable synthetic rubber used for inflatable rafts and the like. MONO also uses it for the bottom of the M80 bag and for the ends of their guitar straps.

This is the second such case I’ve seen in the last few days, and I can honestly say that I’ve never encountered the problem before. As I mentioned, my Vertigo is about five years old. I also have an M80 which I bought new a year and a half ago, and there is virtually no difference between the two bags in terms of wear on the piping.

I would contact MONO customer service about this. MONO products have a lifetime warranty, and they have great customer service, so I’m sure they’ll make it right.

 

I've got two Mono bags (both about five+ years old, one black and one gray), always gently used (and 99% of the time just kept in the house, though I open/close one of them 4-5 times a week indoors), and both have major cracking as you do. As a matter of fact, I'd say mine is worse (split wide open most of the way down each side once it's to the body width, fully exposing the inner piping). I'm located in upstate New York, so they may have been outside when below freezing once or twice, but just for the dash to the car. Never kept in the sun. Despite the cracking, I love them and don't worry about them (I notice it once or twice a year, but then just shrug and forget again).

 

Strange. I live in Norway, and both my bags have been out for long walks in sub-zero temperatures, snow, blazing sun and pouring rain. Not a mark on either of them.

 

Ah, but you have a much drier cold there (probably doesn't matter, though).

 

Depends where you are - inland, the cold is dry, but in the coastal areas it’s a different story. But you’re right, it probably doesn’t matter in any case.

It seems to me to be a case of defective materials, as the affected bags have cracked and broken piping for no apparent reason, whereas the piping on my bags shows no signs of wear at all, even after several years of frequent (and sometimes heavy) use.