Kevlar is also used to protect undersea optical fiber cables and to reinforce ropes to suspend bridges. It is found in hundreds of everyday products as well, such as canoes, frying pans ...

from a We-no-nah Kevlar Canoe to a Crazy Creek camping chair. Guided options offer an extra layer of comfort and another pair of hands for portaging that loaded, 42-pound (19-kilogram) canoe.

But you can use a fibreglass patch on a Kevlar canoe. (Kevlar is nearly impossible to cut without proper shears, but ...