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Subject:Re: When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:41:06 -0600

---- Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> wrote:
> Having bought two rolls of the black rescue tape for my Vanagon
> travel kit at $10 each on ebay, I now see a 3 pack of 10' rolls of
> yellow blue and red "silicone based"  rescue tape in  the "As Seen On
> TV" end cap at the local WalGreen's store.  30 feet for $10 is  a lot
> cheaper than the  10' for $10, so has anyone used or trusted the
> colored stuff  or put it to the acid test??  Seems to be the same
> width too.  Gotta be something I'm missing here......

Brand (actual "Rescue Tape")?  Thickness?  These tapes come in different thicknesses, thus different strengths.  There are brands other than "Rescue Tape."  I tried to find a local outlet for "Rescue Tape," but came up short.  Other brands of silicone sealant tape are sold locally.

mcneely
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> DM&FS

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David McNeely