Using a plug, you can fix a tire almost anywhere, and having the tools and knowledge to plug a tire can save your bacon as it did ours.

While plugs are usually easier to install, generally speaking patches last longer. A properly installed patch can last for years. If you intend to replace your tire soon, then using a plug is ...

That’s the last sound you want to hear coming from under your 4x4 when you are out on the trail. Especially if you are all alone with no spare tire and a good hour’s walk from the trailhead.

There’s lots of stuff lurking on the street just waiting to stab a hole in your motorcycle's tire and send you scurrying for the breakdown lane.