As I've asked a question its only fair to post a tip (not an incredible one, but a tip nonetheless 
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Over the years both travelling and camping and just doing every day gubbins I have found that gaffa tape is something that I end up using an incredible amount, whether hanging mozzie nets in cheap hotels in India, to using as makeshift wound closure strips, to fixing the bumper on my car etc. etc. etc.
Obviously you can't carry a massive roll of the stuff everywhere with you so the best way I have found to always have at least some with you is to take an old business card, cut about 5mm from the end of it and wrap the tape carefully (horizontally) around the card. Do this as many times as you can but stop before the whole card is too thick then it will fit in one of the credit card slots in your wallet.
Its not a huge length but its enough that I use it often at work (and I work in an office) and it means you always have some with you.
For travelling I either remove all the cardboard from the middle of a roll and squash it flat or to really save space I have wrapped quite a long length around a pen. It makes it much more compact.
Note: Don't but the really cheap tape, some of it is rubbish and tears very easily. The good stuff is incredibly tough.
) Over the years both travelling and camping and just doing every day gubbins I have found that gaffa tape is something that I end up using an incredible amount, whether hanging mozzie nets in cheap hotels in India, to using as makeshift wound closure strips, to fixing the bumper on my car etc. etc. etc.
Obviously you can't carry a massive roll of the stuff everywhere with you so the best way I have found to always have at least some with you is to take an old business card, cut about 5mm from the end of it and wrap the tape carefully (horizontally) around the card. Do this as many times as you can but stop before the whole card is too thick then it will fit in one of the credit card slots in your wallet.
Its not a huge length but its enough that I use it often at work (and I work in an office) and it means you always have some with you.
For travelling I either remove all the cardboard from the middle of a roll and squash it flat or to really save space I have wrapped quite a long length around a pen. It makes it much more compact.
Note: Don't but the really cheap tape, some of it is rubbish and tears very easily. The good stuff is incredibly tough.
