Stage Three: Now that all gear has been pulled, it’s time for final decisions and grouping supplies into categories for bagging. This is our mini repair kit. It will allow us to patch our thermarests, resole our boots, and fix most anything else that might break or wear out. As my dad always used to say, “If you can’t fix it with cable ties and duct tape, it can’t be fixed. Now, back to the piles.