I originally bought Rescue Tape at Home Depot.  Some story when I went back.  Thinner, less sturdy, poor adhesive on another brand.  I got my last rolls from Amazon.com.  I think you can buy from the distributor directly on their web page, also.  No savings on Amazon, either, or not much.  mcneely

---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Speaking of declining product quality... I did some amazing (but not like
> yours!) repairs with rescue tape and I finally ran out of the two rolls I
> bought at Harbor Freight. I went back to Harbor Freight for some more, and
> this time they had replaced the original product with their own brand. That
> stuff would not fix anything. It was no better than electrical tape with no
> adhesive.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >    I just realized that I fixed a hose in my inline VW powered van almost
> > 4yrs ago, using that silicone tape called various names...   This is a
> > strange little hose that is larger on one end and has an S-bend, coming
> > right off the head and leading to the heater circuit, I think...  Soon
> > after my roadside repair I got another hose and I carry that around with me
> > in my Spares Kit, but given how inferior some things are being made now, I
> > decided..."heck, let's just see how long this tape will last rather than
> > putting on a "new" hose of questionable origin...
> >
> >    I think I've been about 60k miles on the rescue tape hose, through Death
> > Valley in summer, over the High Sierras numerous times, hauled lots of
> > stuff around, etc.  Whenever I am under there, I gaze at the repair and it
> > still looks perfectly good...though quite grimey now....One day it may let
> > loose and I'll have to install the spare, perhaps...but in the mean
> > time...that tape seems to be a pretty good product..
> >

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David McNeely