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We needed to buy a large roll of foil tape to make repairs on the vinyl siding on our house. It's a large roll that takes up a bit of space. Before throwing it out, can anyone think of any uses for it in the RV, to justify keeping it? (it's generally used for AC duct work)
Thanks
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Cheryl B. in her new RV
(well, not new any more! Full timing since 6/25/14)
2008 DRV MS 36TKBS3 (the CoW: Castle on Wheels), 2005 Ford F550 hauler (the Bull)
I just wrapped some aluminum tape around the ball mount that fits inside my hitch receiver to eliminate clunking. The aluminum, being softer than steel acts as a natural shock absorber/noise dampener. I don't know what kind of RV you have, but if you are pulling a conventional trailer or a toad this will work. It also wraps well around electrical/computer wires to discourage critters from chewing through. Most can still do it, but they don't like the taste. I have also used it as strapping to temporarily hold up and stop drips in sewer lines/hoses and years ago even as muffler tape. It has many uses, including taping up a loose baffle behind the RV fridge to repairing my eye glasses. Though I have not yet used it to repair a tin foil hat. Maybe tomorrow...
Chip
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1999 National Tropical Class A gasser
Toad - 2.4l Chevy Cobalt SS with 400k miles and counting.
Ok, jury is out now. Thanks guys! We will find a place to store the tape. We've gone from save everything to throw everything away but it's dumb to throw the baby out with the bathwater!
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Cheryl B. in her new RV
(well, not new any more! Full timing since 6/25/14)
2008 DRV MS 36TKBS3 (the CoW: Castle on Wheels), 2005 Ford F550 hauler (the Bull)
Being an ex-Navy supply type, where keeping inventory in tiny spaces meant figuring out just how much of anything was required to be kept on hand... it was an ongoing struggle to not fall victim to the number one rule of Naval supply management.... "If it does not fit... force it!" MarkS has it just about right, items that are "single point of failure"(from another thread) should be kept on hand(to a point, eg water pumps, water heater anodes, fuses, Lucky Mikes tinfoil hats etc). Bandaid type items(which I would include the foil tape), while useful should be kept only in sufficient quantity to make the temporary repair of a couple of items because storage space is at a premium on ships and RV's. I would lean toward not keeping it.
You could also use it to trade for something you need, again assuming you have the space for it in the first place.
FWIW
-- Edited by biggaRView on Tuesday 27th of May 2014 09:11:21 AM