All these threads about UL lately have got me thinking what I can cut out of my gear. I already have a pretty lean gear list, but I was thinking a puncture repair kit do I really need to take one, I have used it once. I got a flat swapped to my spare tube, continued riding, repaired the spare tube over night, the next day rode past a bike shop and picked up a new spare tube and threw out the repaired one. I am considering ditching it from my Japan touring kit, since I will be able to find a shop that can sell me a new spare tube in every town (at most 60km away). I also only carry one spare tube on my Japan tours. What are every ones thoughts?