duct tape idea

[RadioFreq]

i dont carry tape. but i wanna help. listen. theres lightweight clear repair duct tape made for the materials you carry. its way way way better, stronger and better.and stronger, and lighter, and better. ems has it. comes in a cool cool thingy thats way cool.did i mention its beter in every way? now. about carrying it outside your pack on swinging poles. it takes twice the energy to carry it on your poles. not possable? wrong! your lifting it and swinging it wastes energy compared to if it was in your pack. foot and handweight added, takes twice the energy to move it down the trail. keep your hands free and stuff in your pack . all swinging tied on things waste energy in the same way. carrying trekking poles in your pack is twice as efficent as in your hands. so why do you all do it?youve been sold a bill off goods im affraid.dont answer. please god, nomore pole threads. im sorry.

Obviously written by a guy with sound knees and ankles.

[rafe]

Obviously written by a guy with sound knees and ankles.

Nah, he's just talking about the idea of wrapping duct tape around poles -- not the poles themselves.

[Heater]

Nah, he's just talking about the idea of wrapping duct tape around poles -- not the poles themselves.

"carrying trekking poles in your pack is twice as efficent as in your hands. so why do you all do it?youve been sold a bill off goods im affraid.dont answer. please god, nomore pole threads. im sorry."

[ffstenger]

Wal-Mart has a "flat roll" of duck-tape. Not much on it, not bulky. works great !! No need to unroll, rewrap and burn brain cells trying to find the
best place to put it..... Ya gotta look for it though, WM moves stuff around a lot, sometimes it's in automotive, sometimes in painting supplies.
Happy taping

[rafe]

"carrying trekking poles in your pack is twice as efficent as in your hands. so why do you all do it?youve been sold a bill off goods im affraid.dont answer. please god, nomore pole threads. im sorry."

You're right. I misread. Matt's a young 'un. I ain't.

[NICKTHEGREEK]

Wrap it round a piece of tent pole repair sleeve

[Quoddy]

Other than repairs, doesn't anyone else use duct tape for blisters? I carry these by Adventure Medical...very small and compact rolls .72 oz each and great for blister coverage and protection.

[Vi+]

Mweinstone,

I agree with you (Post #20), “Carrying trekking poles in your pack is twice as efficent as in your hands.”

I have a bad knee. I used two poles, one for each hand of course, and hiking felt great. I suspect I hiked too quickly going down hill and the injury recurred. Stopped the hike.

I then began carrying a pole on my pack, using it as needed.

Now, I don’t carry a pole. Mom Nature continues to provide me with a pole whenever I need it.

[NICKTHEGREEK]

Mweinstone,

I agree with you (Post #20), “Carrying trekking poles in your pack is twice as efficent as in your hands.”

I have a bad knee. I used two poles, one for each hand of course, and hiking felt great. I suspect I hiked too quickly going down hill and the injury recurred. Stopped the hike.

I then began carrying a pole on my pack, using it as needed.

Now, I don’t carry a pole. Mom Nature continues to provide me with a pole whenever I need it.

I assume we aren't getting into any thing beyond picking up a deadfall

[Vi+]

"You may have noticed that the duct tape you buy today is thinner, weaker and less sticky than duct tape you could buy just a few years ago. As with so many products, there is always someone who can make a product cheaper by reducing its quality. This duct tape is different – it is durable, won't easily delaminate and has a strong gum adhesive that leaves virtually no residue when removed."

They claim, their duct tape is 13 mil thick, instead of the usual 7 to 8.5 mil thickness, and has a tensile strength of 45 lb per inch, instead of the usual 19.

1-7/8" wide, available in a 90' ($6.95) and 180' ($11.95) rolls.

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42194,40727


ALSO, in case you’re interested:

Gaffer's Tape

“Although this is not a duct tape, it is used like duct tape by the set builders in the film industry - thus the name. It is preferred by gaffers for taping wires or carpets since it leaves no adhesive residue, has a non-reflective, matte finish, yet it is a strong tape.

This waterproof cloth tape is 180 feet (55 metres) long, 10.5 mil thick, and has a tensile strength of 45 lb per inch. Although it tests stronger than original duct tape, this is on a straight pull. Where things taped together are twisted apart, original duct tape will better resist tearing.”

Gaffer's Tape, 180'. $20.50

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...at=1,110,43466

[Vi+]

Nick The Greek,

In Post #29, you, “... assume we aren't getting into any thing beyond picking up a deadfall (hiking pole)”

Of course.

Were I hiking in an area without plentiful trees, I would seriously consider taking along one of my poles.

[Johnny Thunder]

I've always been able to fold Duct Tape around a standard business card (the longway). There will be about 6 inches of tape that is unusable (stuck to itself or the card) but the rest is just folded around the outside of an inner layer.

[Vi+]

Tools needed:

(1) Duct tape.

(2) Cutting instrument, e.g, scissors, knife, teeth, fingers on opposing hands to grasp, twist, and pull the tape apart.

Directions:

(1) Peel a short strip of duct tape from a roll which is larger than you want to carry.

(2) Turn a short length of the free-end over, and stick it onto itself.

(3) Roll more duct tape about the end you just created.

(4) Stop transferring duct tape when you have enough on your new roll.

(5) Cut duct tape, freeing the roll you created from the supply roll.