How far back does duct tape factor into your outdoor experience? When I was young, my dad did the setup of camp and the maintenance of camp through torrential rainstorms and winds. This was pre-light weight tarps and bungy cords. This was heavy canvas tarps, rope and burdened tent poles bearing the weight of pools of water on the canvas tarps. Somehow my ever resourceful dad started incorporating duct tape into camp repairs in the late 50’s/early 60’s. The inevitable tears and rips were repaired with silver duct tape. Silver duct tape wrapped and covered all manner of damage..even torn Converse hi-tops and low quarters. Now, you can get duct tape in different colors and widths. A must have for an emergency kit and apparently used for all manner of issues.