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whitefoot_hp
03-19-2007, 14:49
wrap it around hiking pole.
Midway Sam
03-19-2007, 14:52
Or a Nalgene, if'n you carry one.
paulbrown137
03-19-2007, 18:46
On my hiking pole?? No, I want those as light as possible. Plus they take a beating and are exposed to the elements.
When I used a nalgene bottle, I wrapped duct tape around that. many use a tent pole repair sleeve.
Now, I wrap it around a small nalgene screw top jar (i think 2 oz). Its tall enough for 1/2 width of the roll of tape I used. Probably about 10-15 feet worth. In the container I keep my vaseline soaked cotton balls for starting fires. :)
FanaticFringer
03-19-2007, 19:39
Break off a piece of pencil or popsickle stick and wrap the tape around it. Works great for me.
Jester2000
03-19-2007, 19:41
Sooner or later you'll all come to realize that the best place to wrap your duct tape is around your travel bottle of Jim Beam.
Sooner or later you'll all come to realize that the best place to wrap your duct tape is around your travel bottle of Jim Beam.
Wouldn't it be sweet if they sold it like that? :D
Skidsteer
03-19-2007, 19:54
Sooner or later you'll all come to realize that the best place to wrap your duct tape is around your travel bottle of Jim Beam.
Wouldn't it be sweet if they sold it like that? :D
How would I know how much I have left?
You guys are effing up my most reliable resupply indicator.
spittinpigeon
03-19-2007, 20:12
It gets dirty and loses it's efficiency on the pole.
VictoriaM
03-19-2007, 20:16
I've never done it, but I've heard wrapping it around a straw works well. I have mine on my poles.
freefall
03-19-2007, 20:31
It gets dirty and loses it's efficiency on the pole.
Never had that problem.
hopefulhiker
03-19-2007, 20:37
I wrapped it around poles a couple of ways to help with pole identification when there are about twenty of them leaning up somewhere.....
If you make your own cozy and use duct tape to put it together just wrap a few more turns of tape around the cozy.
max patch
03-19-2007, 21:06
ddn't take it
didn't need it
VictoriaM
03-19-2007, 21:45
I wrapped it around poles a couple of ways to help with pole identification when there are about twenty of them leaning up somewhere.....
That was part of my reasoning, too. I'm the only one out there with three stripes of purple duct tape on each pole.
freefall
03-20-2007, 00:46
That was part of my reasoning, too. I'm the only one out there with three stripes of purple duct tape on each pole.
For a while, I was using day-glo orange tape, also made the poles easier to see at night when used to guy out my hammock's rainfly.
I also put a single layer wrap on my left pole to easily distinguish the two apart. The straps tend to conform to the stress put on them and when I would get them mixed up it was a little uncomfortable. This eliminated the problem.
Tumblerisk
03-20-2007, 01:04
I know to some in here it is a sin to carry a trowel for cat hole digging, but I do, and my duct tape is wrapped around it's handle. The trowel always stays close to the top of the bag, so the tape stays handy that way too without being exposed to moisture as much as it would around a pole or bottle.
FanaticFringer
03-20-2007, 17:24
I know to some in here it is a sin to carry a trowel for cat hole digging, but I do, and my duct tape is wrapped around it's handle. The trowel always stays close to the top of the bag, so the tape stays handy that way too without being exposed to moisture as much as it would around a pole or bottle.
I'm a sinner with a poop digger.:D
jasonklass
03-21-2007, 21:28
I used to carry it around my poles but as mentioned above, it does get screwed up. Now I just carry a small roll (from REI) in my first aid kit.
I wrap it on my fuel bottle, never had a problem. By the by..my favorite new trick is wrapping a stick about as thick as my thumb with duct tape on the end 3 or 4 times. makes a great fire starter.
mweinstone
03-25-2007, 19:32
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.
RadioFreq
03-25-2007, 22:50
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. :-?
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.
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
03-26-2007, 01:54
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:cool:
"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. :D
NICKTHEGREEK
03-26-2007, 08:22
Wrap it round a piece of tent pole repair sleeve
Other than repairs, doesn't anyone else use duct tape for blisters? I carry these (http://img.geocaching.com/user/display/6d6eb707-a8fc-468a-b5c8-69d6ac4551fa.jpg) by Adventure Medical...very small and compact rolls .72 oz each and great for blister coverage and protection.
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
03-26-2007, 09:26
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
"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.aspx?c=2&p=56121&cat=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.aspx?c=&p=32181&cat=1,110,43466
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
03-26-2007, 11:03
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.
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.