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Location: Stuck on the East Coast, hoping to head West
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Originally Posted by City Guy997S
Those things SUCK...........I gave one to a kid that locked his keys in his car. He couldn't break the window to get into his own car in a parking lot........nevermind in a car that is sinking in a dark pond or some other perilous situation.
Good marketing for something that will likely let you down when you really need it.
Really? Dang it. Now I'm wondering if the seatbelt cutter works.
I carry three medium size tool box size containers. One has first aid stuff, the next one has tools, and the last one is my cold weather tool box. I can mix and match what I may need depending on the trip and the time of year. Also, they can be arranged around our luggage. Throw in a small case of water and we are prepared for most emergencies.
Don't worry about having the perfect kit, you can add and subtract stuff later. Of course, your location will dictate some of the stuff you will carry.
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Originally Posted by blueherons
Knives? Guns? Duct tape? Tarps and trash bags?
Are y'all burying bodies?
The poop bucket? Eww, just no.
Oh great, along with the rope, ax, duck tape and shovel, I have a box of latex gloves. I swear I am not, nor have I ever been, a serial killer. Yet...
Also regarding duck tape, the reason everyone carries it, I mean besides for trying up hostages... is that it works to seal hoses, holds small cuts together, or dressings on major wounds over gauze, mends shoes, I think the Mythbusters made fan belts out of it even.
BTW it is DUCK tape, not duct tape. It got confused when ac guys started using it. I read the whole history. LOL
Location: When you take flak it means you are on target
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Originally Posted by City Guy997S
Those things SUCK...........I gave one to a kid that locked his keys in his car. He couldn't break the window to get into his own car in a parking lot........nevermind in a car that is sinking in a dark pond or some other perilous situation.
Good marketing for something that will likely let you down when you really need it.
I have an old flip open knife in the console that has a hard point and seat belt cutter, seems like it would work, but I have not tried it. Maybe I'll go test it tonight on the jerk neighbor's car...
Doesn't matter though, I carry a guarantied window buster... 9mm Glock. If the car is sinking into the abyss I'm probably going to take the easy way out.
LOL! This is going to be one of the most fun mod actions I have done. Please... start a new thread on duck/duct tape. It deserves it, people will always be asking, and I have my popcorn all ready to sit and watch the debate on the name. Keep it civil, but playful banter can spice up the thread.
"If you’ve been rolling your eyes at people who say “duck tape” adhesive, prepare some apologies. The durable cloth-backed tape first appeared during World War II, when Johnson & Johnson developed an olive drab version as a handy way for American soldiers to waterproof their ammo cans. According to the company, soldiers dubbed the product “duck tape” because it forced moisture to flee “like water off a duck’s back.”
Troops realized that the tape was good for more than just keeping their powder dry, and after the war, it caught on as an easy and effective way to seal, among other things, heating ducts. Johnson & Johnson even began offering a silver version of the tape specifically for this purpose, giving rise to “duct tape.”
So which is correct? “Duck tape” has the chronological upper hand, but “duct tape” is a more accurate description of the product’s historical use. To make things even more complicated, though, it's no longer used to seal ducts! You could always just hedge your bets the way the leading manufacturer does when it bills itself as “Duck brand duct tape.”"
Building code requires metal tape likes this to be used on duct work:
The other stuff that we call duck or duct tape the name is irrelevant, it's not allowed to be used on ducts or ducks. At least I think putting it on ducks would be wrong.
So this is one where we can stop bickering... regardless of which side you are on... YOU ARE BOTH RIGHT. (So long as you don't try to use duct/duck tape on ducts, because the inspector will say you are WRONG)
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is that it works to seal hoses, holds small cuts together, or dressings on major wounds over gauze, mends shoes, I think the Mythbusters made fan belts out of it even. 
