Field Expedient

**oldgringo** · 05-13-2011, 11:50

...repair.

As we were gathering up after a recent hang, Alan noticed a torn seam in my tq that was leaking down (I'd had a nightmare the night before, and vaguely remembered kicking pretty violently). I was all set to break out the duct tape, but Alan talked me out of it, and put a band aid on it, instead.

Okay, I've been so thoroughly inculcated in the invincibility of the trinity of duct tape, baling wire, and seine twine, I was thinking, "Band aid? No way!"

Way. I just got around to making a permanent repair, and let me tell you, a band aid sticks to ripstop like it's welded. Like to have never got it off. <Okie construction, there.

So, anyway, put that in your trick bag. Thanks, Alan!

**KerMegan** · 05-13-2011, 11:53

was that the 'flexi-fabric' or the standard plastic/latex band-aid?

**oldgringo** · 05-13-2011, 11:59

Originally Posted by KerMegan

was that the 'flexi-fabric' or the standard plastic/latex band-aid?

(a).................

**mbiraman** · 05-13-2011, 12:46

Good info,,thanks

**dragon360** · 05-13-2011, 12:55

Originally Posted by KerMegan

was that the 'flexi-fabric' or the standard plastic/latex band-aid?

Ha. Come on oldgringo - details! Details!

**Alan** · 05-13-2011, 13:56

I had totally forgotten about that! Glad the band-aid worked, my friend!

**SmokeBait** · 05-13-2011, 14:02

Adding band aids to my trick bag. They'll be in there with the duct tape, baling wire, seine twine and WD-40

**lowclass** · 05-13-2011, 19:20

Zip Ties!!! You can't forget about zipties. Oh and dynamite, if you can't fix it, it shouldn't exist.

**Boothill** · 05-13-2011, 19:45

Originally Posted by oldgringo

Okay, I've been so thoroughly inculcated in the invincibility of the trinity of duct tape, baling wire, and seine twine

where i grew up we always said if your from the city you used duct and if you were from the country you used baling twine.......not sure about band-aids though

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