TAPE TO GO IS FLAT-OUT BEST: Poor old Duct Tape. That reliable resource for patching in a pinch is just too bulky to venture much beyond its garage drawer or car trunk. Not so, its lithe new sibling, RediTape. Designed flat instead of fat, in a handy pocket size to go anywhere, RediTape has the same strength and stick-to-it-ness as its galumphy roll model.
Each “flatroll” provides five yards of heavy duty Duct Tape in a 4.5-inch by 2-inch by .6-inch-thick package. And oh the colors you’ll see: fluorescent green, orange, yellow or pink, in addition to the traditional silver or black, all available in single or multi-packs. RediTape will easily earn its keep as an emergency patch for injured luggage, broken eyeglass frames, torn sandal straps, cracked cameras, cosmetics or cell-phone housings.
It’s also great for making your bags stand out bright and bold on a luggage conveyor belt, or for color-coding traveling group members’ toothbrushes, travel totes, umbrellas, flashlights and so on. Strips of RediTape can waterproof a bandaged area, provide extra insulation wrapped around boots — especially the toes — and, heaven forbid, secure a splint.
During a family vacation, my late great father-in-law once broke his dentures biting into a cob or corn. With little ado, he dashed into a restroom, duct-taped the broken pieces back together (who knew he kept a roll in his beach bag?), then returned to our table and finished off the cob. And that was long before travel-friendly RediTape and — thank goodness — neon colors.RediTape Pocket Size Duct Tape ranges from about $3.50 for one “flatroll” to about $17 for a multi-color 6-pack, and upwards for larger single-color or multi-color packs. Buying info at .
