Re-Roll
Your Duct Tape
Duct tape (the canoeist's best friend) is invaluable to have
along on every trip. However, a typical roll is about 80%
air space because of the size of the large cardboard 'spool'.
Re-roll your
duct tape around a short piece of broken pencil or dowel one
night while you're sitting around watching Seinfeld reruns and
you'll find that a full roll takes up a quarter of the space of
the original roll
Richard Munn
Hitch hiking on the idea
submitted by Richard Munn - I re-roll duct tape into a flat,
flexible pack. This lets it be stored anywhere from a pocket to
a pack or a dry bag. Starting with a cardboard milk carton,
(made of stiff cardboard impregnated with wax) cut a flat piece
from one side. Make it, say, about 1½" X 6". Wrap
tape around it lengthwise until it gets about 1/4" to
3/8" thick. I usually divide a full roll of duct tape into
three or four of these sub-packs. Then I can store tape in
several strategic locations. When empty, the waxy cardboard
makes pretty good kindling.
By the way, not all duct tapes are created equally - some are a
lot more equal than others. I found a net site for duct tape
indicating that "Marusco duck tape" and "3M A/E
ventilating duct tape" were better than others.
Jack Voss
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