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Just received some of these new red inflation and deflation valves, and I’m curious as to how well the deflation valves hold. I originally got these for dump valves on the reserve air bags in the tubes, but am thinking now of adding them to the main seats in the rafts and my new sleeping mat (rather than just holding the inflation valve open). On the shop page it says they hold your weight standing on the test bag, but I’m wondering what happens if you give it a bit of abuse. If you “fall” or sit heavily, do they stay closed? I have an Exped deflation valve here, and it seems much harder to push the red one open with my finger than the Exped one, so I’m guessing that they probably will stand abuse.