Scavland How to Repair — Kits, Vendors and Durability Rules

A Scavland how to repair answer changed a lot after launch. Durability and maintenance are still core to the survival loop, but an Early Access patch softened the system, so the current rules are friendlier than the launch build. The patch notes on the Steam store page, a community thread and the guide list together give the full picture of kits, vendors and thresholds.

What Each Repair Tier Covers

Kits come in grades that match the gear class, and the higher grades are harder to obtain. The practical rule is that a kit can be used at any damage level now, so the grade you need is decided by the equipment class rather than by how broken it is.

Kit or tool	What it repairs	Availability
Gun Repair Kit	Firearms	World loot and traders, with higher grades rarer
Armor Repair Kit	Armor and clothing	Sold by traders and found as loot
Field Repair Kit	Field maintenance	Usable from 70 percent durability
Cleaning Rod	Field maintenance	Usable from 70 percent durability
Glue and Gun Lube	Light repair	Usable from 80 percent durability
Advanced and Expert Kits	Higher weapon tiers	Sold by Volodymyr, with an Expert blueprint
Medium and Heavy Kits	Armor tiers	Sold by Yefim

The community thread's summary is the key line: Expert weapon repair kit and Heavy armour repair kit recipes are drop only, so no vendor will sell you those two recipes directly.

Vendors, Drops and Thresholds

Where you get kits is a geography question as much as a money question. Knowing which trader carries which grade saves a long walk.

Source	What you get
Yefim	Medium and Heavy Repair Kits
Volodymyr	Advanced and Expert Repair Kits, plus an Expert Repair Kit Blueprint
A vendor east of Sontse Station	Medium armor kit recipe, per a community report
Endgame containers	Expert kits as an ultra-rare possibility
World loot	Repair kits at ultra-rare rarity for the higher tiers

Threshold changes from the patch, worth committing to memory:

• Repair kits now work at any damage level, so repair early and often.
• Glue and Gun Lube start working at 80 percent durability.
• Cleaning Rods and Field Repair Kits start working at 70 percent.
• Containers drop repair items slightly less often, which makes carrying your own kit more important.

Because vendor stock and drop rates move between patches, treat the specific stock lists as to confirm. The weapons page covers durability from the other direction, and the beginner guide covers the run economy that repair sits inside. A few points worth keeping in view:

• Repair kits work at any damage level now.
• Carry your own kit instead of relying on world loot.
• Ask which trader carries the grade you need.