If you can't fix a flat you can easily ruin a big part of your day getting back on the road- even if you're only 10 miles from home.
Under the worst of conditions, if I have my tools and tubes, I can "rescue" myself in an hour or so. I always carry the tools that make it as easy and quick as possible to fix them:
3 tire irons, including these 2 which slotted together make a very good bead breaker:
bead buddy:
Tire valve stem fishing tool:
small bottle of tire lube.
spare front tube
spare rear tube
12 volt pump. CO2 cartridges give you one shot at success. I want to be able to deflate and pump up again if the tire won't seat, or something else happens.
I don't know much about slime and goop, but I've had flats where they wouldn't have helped in the slightest. Neither would patches.
................shu
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