When your gear flat out dies on the trail, it is not pretty. Last two noteworthy examples for me: a tent zipper-pull that no longer meshed the zipper teeth together, and having the sole of my right boot half-seperate from the upper, creating a gaping hole around my toes. One time as I put on my shirt it split entirely in half down the middle of my back.

I hope your gear stays intact for you, w_d.