[pct-l] Duct tape for blisters

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Tortoise,


I put return-address labels on my camera and on my little GPS but it didn’t
occur to me to put them on the poles as well.  I’ll have to do that.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> Good idea about the mailing labels. One could add email and/or fone
> numbers. might expedite return. then I think just going over the label with
> some clear plastic tape to protect the label. very small added weight.
>
> Tortoise
>
> <> Because truth matters! <>
>
> On 08/29/10 13:45, Don Billings wrote:
> > I've done the same thing with some duct tape but I suspect it will need
> to be
> > replaced at least once yearly or maybe
> > more. Tape always seems to get wildly uncooperative after it ages and
> especially
> > in direct sun. I used the clear
> > style duct tape since it looked a little less industrial.
> >
> > As for your poles, might I suggest placing standard style return address
> labels
> > on each pole? If you lose them&  you're
> > lucky, an honest person might come along&  return them to you. I get
> address
> > labels through mass marketers all the time
> > so they just pile up but they're free. Or, use an label maker which might
> use
> > better, more rugged paper.
> >
> > Don
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