Yeah. This can all get a bit "nightmarish" knowing what to carry and what not. I'm in the same position as you Jonny - trying to formulate a loading list of spares and "things I might need" and I think your "more epoxy/jubilee clips/cable ties and some intuition?!" takes pride of place. I even thought about taking a small Lathe, but then realised I don't know how to work one.

I noticed that Naval Vessels take a stock of timbers and stuff for damage control, shoring up bulkheads and the like, along with some ferrocement, sacking, tar, and chicken wire. But then they are bigger than us, and more likely to get shot at.

I imagine I might get labeled as the stereotype Brit Abroad, because top of my list is four crates of Typhoo Tea Bags.