What have you done this week to prep?

[teddy12b]

You forgot to invite us!

I'll call next time.

 

[Lee11b]

Hey FLIR has a new thermal rifle scope out now, I think the start around 3500 bucks. I know kind of pricey, but the images are incredible.

 

[DurangoUSMC]

Got a promotion and a small raise (small but every bit helps).
Scouting a crossfit gym later on today.
Killing debt.

 

[Rocketscientist]

Reorganized and added a handful of things to my car breakdown kit. Mainly adding cold weather items.

 

[rhino]

Made some wads of Gorilla Tape from a biga** roll of Gorilla Tape and resupplied my vest, car bag, and jacket pocket.

 

[Lee11b]

Bought Sawyer Mini water filters - 4 pack / each one can filter up to 100,000 gallons of water

 

[dusty88]

Made some wads of Gorilla Tape from a biga** roll of Gorilla Tape and resupplied my vest, car bag, and jacket pocket.

What do you do with "wads" of gorilla tape? if you are rerolling it into smaller bits does it not just stick together?

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Made some wads of Gorilla Tape from a biga** roll of Gorilla Tape and resupplied my vest, car bag, and jacket pocket.

I tried that once. Couldn't get the damn wad unwadded. Now I make mini rolls around a cut down, skinny paper roll found on the bottom of a dry cleaner pants hanger.

 

[churchmouse]

I tried that once. Couldn't get the damn wad unwadded. Now I make mini rolls around a cut down, skinny paper roll found on the bottom of a dry cleaner pants hanger.

We use a lot of duct tape. I try and save the partials.

 

[Rocketscientist]

That's actually a pretty good idea! Those cardboard hanger tubes are pretty sturdy for what they are. Definitely doing this. I have a million dry cleaner hangers layin around here I could put to good use.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

That's actually a pretty good idea! Those cardboard hanger tubes are pretty sturdy for what they are. Definitely doing this. I have a million dry cleaner hangers layin around here I could put to good use.

They'll shoot one hell of a paper wad, too.

 

[rhino]

What do you do with "wads" of gorilla tape? if you are rerolling it into smaller bits does it not just stick together?

Yeah, I re-roll from the big roll into a smaller, flattened roll that easily fits in a pocket. The inside couple of inches stick to each other since they are sticy-to-sticky side, but most is sticky side to back side, which works just like the original roll. If I'm not describing it clearly, I can show you! Or make one for you.

I tried that once. Couldn't get the damn wad unwadded. Now I make mini rolls around a cut down, skinny paper roll found on the bottom of a dry cleaner pants hanger.

Mine are mini rolls, but sort of flattened since I don't use a core. I take an inch or two from the end of the roll and make a little flat tab, then I use that to wind successive layers from the big roll over the outside. It's just like what you do, but it's 100% tape and flattened a bit.

 

[Cldedhnds]

I use pencils as a core to to wrap tape around.

 

[Meister]

I put my gorilla tape on old rewards cards or the fake credit cards you get in the mail. Flat and stowable.

 

[smokingman]

I just keep a full roll of gorilla tape,can you ever have to much?

 

[Meister]

I just keep a full roll of gorilla tape,can you ever have to much?

Gets a bit heavy when backpacking. I keep some in my car emergency kit as well as in the first aid kit. The stuff is like gold when out with the scouts. Torn clothes, blown out shoes, broken tent poles, this stuff can fix quite a bit.

 

[rhino]

I just keep a full roll of gorilla tape,can you ever have to much?

Big rolls for home and vehicle, smaller quantities for pockets.

 

[INDPrepper]

Recently bought a maverick 88 shotgun with about 200 rounds of ammo and more ammo for the glock 23 and good ol ar15. Will be focusing more on food and other stuff on the next purchase.

 

[teddy12b]

It's funny about all this talk of the gorilla tape. When I took the pathfinder basic course they had us bring two rolls with our kit for the class. We had to take our complete kit with us everywhere we go. By the end of the weekend one of my happiest moments was when we were done with those and I dumped them from my pack. Besides a small amount of gorilla tape, there's no way I'd ever take that much with me. There's plenty of duct tape at the house if needed.

 

[Zoub]

I will say not all tapes are created equal when temps go way under zero, like -20 to -40. In that situation IMHO Gorrilla tape is better than ordinary duct tape. You will need to warm the duct tape just to make it stick.

As for small amounts of tape, why do people not wrap these lengths around a square of cardboard, a pencil or other useful item? You kids, you crack me up, but I blame your Fathers. Meister gets it.