@rbos 70% is my threshold for clothing too. For tools, it's more about when I have time to kill and I'm at a base with a whetstone or firearm cleaning kit. My knife, axe and any firearms are usually >90%
Agreed, since the whetstone/firearm condition restoration is like 5-8%, you don’t waste any of it. Clothing can repair up to 70% (like for socks) for one piece of cloth, so it always feels a bit wasteful to repair at high levels. But you need to stay warm!
@rbos I'm always very reluctant to repair clothes that aren't my 'final' clothes, like sports socks. I know I'm going to get two pairs of wool eventually, so I let my sports socks get right down to rags unless I'm desperate for the extra temp.