I know it's been said a few times on here, but really, a puncture can ruin a great day out.
I was riding over to meet the blokes this morning, bike was handling like a pig, thought it was me being out of sorts or something. About 10 minutes from Buxton, stopped to check the tyres (only been riding like this 40 minutes like)
Big old tooth in the back tyre, like from a dog or something. I was pissed right off, although the tyre is getting replaced next week anyway. So, got the compressor and the repair kit out from under the seat. 3 minutes work and a fag later, I was back on the road.
My whole day out was grand, but for the sake of 30 quids worth of bits under the seat, I could have spent the day waiting for the AA to get me home.
So, if you haven't already. Buy a wee slime compressor, and a repair kit, mine uses worms, not plugs. After the repair, I took the bike over some serious amounts of gravel and crap, and the tyre was fine.
As the Boy Scouts say 'Be Prepared'