Tire repair on trail ?

[quadnut20]

What does everybody carry to fix tires on trails ? Looking for suggestions on Kits to buy !!

[Gwbarm]

I usually carry a plug kit and a Colby valve stem which can be installed without removing tire, and usually a amall air pump about the size of an i phone, it works well enough for the low pressure tires. That will usually be enough to get you home.

[quadnut20]

7 hours ago, Gwbarm said:

I usually carry a plug kit and a Colby valve stem which can be installed without removing tire, and usually a amall air pump about the size of an i phone, it works well enough for the low pressure tires. That will usually be enough to get you home.

Why a  Colby valve stem ? I carry a pump and tire plugs but haven't thought of a valve stem !!

[davefrombc]

Colby valve stems  come in very handy if the valve  stem  gets damaged and leaking.  Plug kits are great for  punctures  but they're useless if the  valve stem  is damaged..   Your  air pump  is  useless without a serviceable  valve stem  to  fill  the tire.  Yes,  you can  limp  in with a leaky  valve if you make multiple  stops to  fill  the tire, but  damage the  valve stem to the point it  leaks too  fast or  you are unable to  attach   your  pump  and you are  SOL.

14 minutes ago, quadnut20 said:

Why a  Colby valve stem ? I carry a pump and tire plugs but haven't thought of a valve stem !!

 

[quadnut20]

1 minute ago, davefrombc said:

Colby valve stems  come in very handy if the valve  stem  gets damaged and leaking.  Plug kits are great for  punctures  but they're useless if the  valve stem  is damaged..   Your  air pump  is  useless without a serviceable  valve stem  to  fill  the tire.  Yes,  you can  limp  in with a leaky  valve if you make multiple  stops to  fill  the tire, but  damage the  valve stem to the point it  leaks too  fast or  you are unable to  attach   your  pump  and you are  SOL.

 

Great point !! Ill look in to a stem !!thx !!

[mikeexplorer]

A stem kit is small and not expensive. I have had a case where a stem was leaking and replaced it on the trail. I also carry a bottle of slime but will only use it as a last resort. 

The tire plug kit should also include rubber cement. Helps them to seal better.

 

[quadnut20]

3 hours ago, mikeexplorer said:

A stem kit is small and not expensive. I have had a case where a stem was leaking and replaced it on the trail. I also carry a bottle of slime but will only use it as a last resort. 

The tire plug kit should also include rubber cement. Helps them to seal better.

 

THX  I'm gonna look at kits today !! I rode sport quads for yrs and hardly carried anything but now I bought this Yamaha Kodiak 700 I carry alls kinda of stuff