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- your Swiss Army Knife or multi-tool hopefully contains many of the tools you need to fix your gear, including a knife, leather punch, and screwdriver. You may also have things like pliers or scissors, which are also useful.
- gaffer tape or duct tape (very strong, highly adhesive tape with cloth or rubberised backing) fixes many problems.
- it can be used to patch tears in jackets, overtrousers, packs, or tents.
- it can be wrapped around boots to hold the upper to the sole (although it does not always last that long).
- if brightly-coloured, it can be used to mark trees to create a path, but be careful not to ringbark the tree.
- rubber bands never go astray. Carry an assortment
- they keep things like tent pegs together, eliminating the need for a bag
- they close plastic bags (like the one your sleeping bag is wrapped in) with a waterproof seal
- they can help repair broken gear such as torches which are not load-bearing
- cable ties can be used for similar applications to gaffer tape and rubber bands, but are semi-permanent. They may be more effective than gaffer tape at repair footwear. Multiple cable ties can be 'daisy chained' together to create longer lengths
- spare buckles and triglides to fit your waist strap save lots of weight on your shoulders if your waist buckle breaks. They can also become worn out after many years so that they come undone very easily under load. If necessary, three triglides can take the place of a broken waist buckle
- safety pins secure bandages. They can also fix rips and tears in fabric if required.
- camp cord (1-2mm braided cord) can be used as clotheslines, spare guy-ropes, or to fix gear. Accessory cord (2-5mm cord with a core and a braided sheath) is easier to grasp and stronger. Either could be used to bind a broken boot.
- a carabiner is a lightweight but very strong way to clip different objects together.
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