Higher Mending skill decreases the time required to mend and increases the condition restored as well as the successful repair rate.įailing to repair results in the materials used in the repair to be wasted, but causes no additional condition loss to the item. Then select 'Actions' and 'Repair' the required resources, time required and amount repaired if successful will be displayed. To repair a piece of clothing select the item the backpack or the worn clothing menu. Cloth or Leather), and sufficient light in order to begin repairs (daylight, full moonlight, artificial lighting or an active Fire or Storm Lantern).

Clothing requires a Sewing Kit or Fishing Tackle, resources the item is made out of (e.g. Mending is the skill used to repair Clothing and Bedrolls in The Long Dark as the player successfully repairs items, their skill in mending increases.