Originally Posted by
Trevtassie
...there are some snapped cords inside the casing, especially now after being over inflated.
That was the purpose of doing a full inside inspection - and I've done that twice. To see if there was any damage to the bead or tire itself - such as the "snapped cords inside the casing" that you refer to. There aren't any signs I found of issues.
If the bead can be stretched without signs of breaking - that may be a factor to consider.
In any event, I think I got most of my answering from the replies thus far.
I always have a sewing kit with me - it is part of my first aid kit. For thread I generally use the inner strands of 550 cord. There is the standard 7x nylon strands and there is another kind of 550 cord that has multiple types of strands inside with smaller thread. I don't know what the tensile strength is. Spectra or Dyneema fishing line might be good stuff also.