A combined mechanical mating and adhesive-based reclosable fastener (3000, 4000) comprising: opposing substrate portions for supporting the reclosable fastener; mechanically mating elements (3014a, 3014b, 4014a, 4014b) of the reclosable fastener including mating portions having cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts (3018, 4018) protruding from the opposing substrate portions and configured to provide a non-interference mechanical mating of the fastener when the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions are coupled together, wherein each of the cooperating non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions defines straight side walls extending outwardly from the opposing substrate portions to provide the non-interference mechanical mating of the fastener; wherein each of the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions has adhesive mating elements including adhesive contacting portions along the straight side walls, the adhesive contacting portions being formed of an adhesive material exhibiting a bond between the adhesive contacting portions of the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions and configured to provide an adhesive mating of the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions when the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions and having the adhesive mating elements are coupled together; and the mechanically mating elements and the adhesive mating elements combine to provide a first peel force between the opposing substrate portions of about 3.15 kg/m (80 grams per linear inch (gpli)) to about 35.43 kg/m (900 gpli) and up to five subsequent peels between the opposing substrate portions of about 2.36 kg/m (60gpli) to about 35.43 kg/m (900 gpli). opposing substrate portions for supporting the reclosable fastener; mechanically mating elements (3014a, 3014b, 4014a, 4014b) of the reclosable fastener including mating portions having cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts (3018, 4018) protruding from the opposing substrate portions and configured to provide a non-interference mechanical mating of the fastener when the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions are coupled together, wherein each of the cooperating non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions defines straight side walls extending outwardly from the opposing substrate portions to provide the non-interference mechanical mating of the fastener; wherein each of the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions has adhesive mating elements including adhesive contacting portions along the straight side walls, the adhesive contacting portions being formed of an adhesive material exhibiting a bond between the adhesive contacting portions of the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions and configured to provide an adhesive mating of the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions when the cooperating opposing non-interfering coupling parts protruding from the opposing substrate portions and having the adhesive mating elements are coupled together; and the mechanically mating elements and the adhesive mating elements combine to provide a first peel force between the opposing substrate portions of about 3.15 kg/m (80 grams per linear inch (gpli)) to about 35.43 kg/m (900 gpli) and up to five subsequent peels between the opposing substrate portions of about 2.36 kg/m (60gpli) to about 35.43 kg/m (900 gpli).