Hi folks, I have a small leak in my old galvanized water main. The leak seems to be right at what was ground level, I have excavated dirt down about 5 inches around the suspected area. I have read about pipe clamps. I have also seen suggestions for using gasket material and hose clamps. The problem however is that the pipe is lumpy, bumpy, and pitted from the corrosion. I can't imagine the gasket material would create enough of a seal around this uneven surface. I could be wrong about that of course. I just don't dare do much to even out this surface, fearing that the pipe could just crumble. I know the long term fix is to dig out the pipe until I get to a sound area, cut out the corroded part and replace but I am just not prepared to do that right now. I just need to keep my water running for now without spilling gallons under my back porch and running my well pump. I am turning off the main valve from the well tank at night and if I know I'm not going to use water for a while so I am trying to keep the area from being constantly damp and muddy. Today when I came home from work after having the water off all day, it was relatively dry around the leak so I know I can get things dry enough to do some sort of fix. Any suggestions for a filler around this pitty pipe? Or is the pipe clamp/hose clamp option likely to succeed even if the gasket material is not flush to the pipe? Thanks so much for reading and advising.