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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Duck tape + bit of milk carton = tyre boot, I've had that happen before.
puncture repair kit + 2 tube is because when tired you make mistakes, more likely to rip valve off, not check tyre properly e.t.c.
I have had a snapped chain before, all be it on a BMX, that is probably over caution on my part.
Zip ties + duck tape, for the things that brake that you never think will brake. You saddle bag breaks, you drop your bike and snap a mudgaurd and need to tie the stay back, problem with bottle cage, your light mount goes funny, computer mount goes funny. (all these have happened to me). Light but very useful.
It's always a personally choice but these are my justifications and I have used all of these items on rides other that the spare link and chain tool, but I have minimised my chain tool so it is light and it could help avoid a long walk to a station, I don't have the money to jump in a taxi if something goes wrong so I'm a bit more self sufficient.