Multi-Purposed

[James m]

I have actually used it on duct work once.

Speed tape is the oddest repair by far. It looks exactly like duct tape. But it is used on air craft skin. Some people see what looks like duct tape when they look out the window and get mad.

[Just Sayin']

JB Weld, duct tape, zip ties, and baling wire. You can fix anything but the government with that stuff. Actually, now that I think about it.....

[Sockpuppet]

Duct tape can be used as a means to:
1. Quickly remove foreign material off and out of skin. The process is similar to waxing for hair removal.
2. Debride skin surfaces from some types of injuries or infections, and not similar to hair removal. It is commonly used to remove warts from the epidermal layer.

In high school, my friends and I duct taped.....more like mummified......the Principal's car. 11 of us performed the deed in just under 10 minutes. He had to flatbed the car to have the tape removed. Needless to state that neither he or the police were amused, but it provided a good laugh for the student body for the remainder of the school year.

[Just Sayin']

Medically, duct tape also works well as an occlusive bandage for sucking chest wounds. Can be used to make a fairly strong rope. The only limiting factor with duct tape is how much do you have?

Next item, drum roll please....



First, you'll only go as far as your feet can take you, so you've gotta have at least a couple of pair extra in your BOB.

[Infidel]

A puppet.

You beat me too it, damn it!

Could be used as mittens or maybe a filter to filter sediment out of water (only if they're clean).

-Infidel

[Just Sayin']

Yes, though to relieve the inevitable result of a tension pneumothorax, it requires the tape to be partially removed to relieve the pressure. Given enough times to do so, the stickiness of the tape and the integrity of the skin to further hold the tape, would be compromised

I'm not sure if a butterfly valve can be accomplished, given the qualities of the tape.

It was explained to me this way, you can take one of the overlaps and either wet it or stick a small piece of paper, or anything that will keep a small section from sticking to relieve the pressure, or use a mojo dart or needle if available. You then have to apply pressure to the small opening and periodically release it to prevent tension pnuemothorax. It's not perfect and the patient has to be continually monitored, but it beats a collapsed lung.
If I've been told wrong, please correct me.

[Pauls]

200 mile per hour tape is an aluminum foil tape (thick aluminum foil with an adhesive on one side). It is stronger, more water resistant and has a better adhesive than duct tape. It is also heavier and better for repairing light damage to aircraft and race cars. That being said, I have more duct tape on hand than 200 MPH tape - but I do have both.

[Just Sayin']

Okay, moving along through the items, here's the next one:



Keeping your mouth healthy is important, but what other uses can y'all come up with?

[Pauls]

Fishing line, bow string, lacing, trip line, constrictive band for small apendages, and if you have a lot of it you can make a very strong rope.

[Just Sayin']

200 mile per hour tape is an aluminum foil tape (thick aluminum foil with an adhesive on one side). It is stronger, more water resistant and has a better adhesive than duct tape. It is also heavier and better for repairing light damage to aircraft and race cars. That being said, I have more duct tape on hand than 200 MPH tape - but I do have both.

Paul makes a good point, and there is another type of tape that wouldn't be a bad idea to keep in your bag. It is a self vulcanizing tape that can make waterproof and low pressure proof repairs. You basically stretch it as you wind it around a pipe or hose, and it quickly adheres to itself and the item you are repairing. It will not do flat repairs very well, but it's worth it's weight in gold if you blow out a radiator hose in your bug out vehicle.