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
Barbaraok said
12:25 PM May 25, 2014
Save some to repair duct work in your rig. Over time bouncing down the road, ducts will loses or can get small holes, etc. that need to be patched.
Barb
Russ Ranger said
02:30 PM May 25, 2014
Lucky Mike may need to do repairs to his tin foil hat. Be sure to ask him before disposing of this item.
Sushidog said
07:19 PM May 25, 2014
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
cherylbrv said
07:40 PM May 25, 2014
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!
Dog Folks said
08:38 AM May 27, 2014
Full timers face this question frequently.
No matter if you keep it or discard it....You will be wrong. :)
BiggarView said
09:08 AM May 27, 2014
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
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
Barb
Chip
No matter if you keep it or discard it....You will be wrong. :)
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