You can
find this in the camping section of most large stores like wal-mart or target. It’s
only a few bucks and you can never have enough rope when you’re hiking. Except
when your ultra light hiking. There’s no need to bring all 50 feet of that rope
unless you really want to. Instead just bring about 5 feet for broken
shoelaces, fixing tent poles, or for anything else your heart desires.
Seam Grip
It can’t
hurt to have a small bottle of this to fix everything from your jacket to your
tent. Being wet can be the downfall of any hiker, so if you don’t check your
gear regularly to make sure everything’s up to par carry some of this around.
Sewing Needle
There are
two different sizes you are going to want to pick up. Since most of the gear
you will want to repair are tuff fabrics you are going to want a size 16 to a
size 18. In addition to these needles you should also pick up some heavy duty
carpenters thread. This stuff is a lot thicker and stronger than that crap that
comes in the little travel sewing kits. You can use your pliers on your
multitool to thread the needles if you have a problem and also to help you pull
the needle through tough fabric.
No matter how good your repair kit is, it’s almost pointless
to have if you don’t know how to use it. Take some time to look through your
kit and make sure you know how to make basic repairs with what you have.