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bullet proof tape, that will stay on as long as you want it to

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William Rhyne · · Casper, Wyoming · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 135

Heading to Vedauwoo, eldo, and SD.I heard some talk about the grit in the cracks and to load up on tape before i go. What has held up for some of you WIDE lovers. I wouldnt mind something that will stay taped for days

Avi Katz · · Seattle, WA · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 260

tape and superglue. also hand jammies if you dont mind getting made fun of

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they do work

Nick Barczak · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 75

"Curad" brand seems to work well. But the best tape I've ever used is made by "Dome Industries."

fossana · · leeds, ut · Joined Apr 2006 · Points: 13,318

Mueller Euro tape is pretty durable, but also a little hard to find in the States. I've heard rumors that they sell it at the J-tree climbing shop, but I usually get it from Pagan Mountaineering in Moab. It's fairly inexpensive (was $2.75 a roll last I checked).

Evan S · · Denver, Co · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 510

Kendal Curity is the only tape that will stay on my sweaty ass hands.

Hmann2 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2011 · Points: 30

Benzoin Tincture! Old School right here! Stuff makes paper stick to your hands! Use it as a baselayer before taping, and depending on tape quality between layers.
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Jeremy Monahan · · Fort Collins, CO · Joined May 2002 · Points: 410

+2 for Kendall Curity tape. One of the only brands to hold up to Vedauwoo offwidths. The other decent tape I use is the Metolius stuff, but its way too expensive to make tape gloves out of.

Dont forget to reuse your tape gloves! If you cut the wrap around your wrist, all you have to do is peel the gloves off and stick them together so they wont fold over on themselves. When you want to use them again, put them back on your hands and retape your wrist. Voila! If you make them right the first time, I have reused tape gloves for several days at Vedauwoo.

redlude97 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 5

Just an FYI that Kendall Curity got purchased by Covidien and the new tape sucks balls compared to the old Curity. Finding old stock is hard

Adam B · · CO · Joined Sep 2006 · Points: 105
Evan S wrote:Kendal Curity is the only tape that will stay on my sweaty ass hands.
FYI, Kendal Curity has been bought out by another company and put through a new manufacturing process of some sort. The new stuff is only marginally better than ACE brand and Johnson and Johnson although still a bit cheaper.
Cory Harelson · · Boise, ID · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 2,410

When I went I found long sleeves (a rugby shirt is what I wore), jeans that you don't mind shredding, and high-top climbing shoes to be more important than tape. We stayed mostly in the arm-bar, heel-toe width cracks though, so maybe on some thinner wide cracks it would be useful.

Definitely tape your ankles if you don't have high tops!

Simon H · · Oakland, CA · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 200

+2 for the Mueller Eurotape, although it is really hard to find. Definitely not in Nomad in JT, I've only found it at Pagan, but they will do mail order i think. I've used Johnson and Johnson, Mueller Athletic (standard) Metolius and another I found next to a route and the Eurotape is magic. Its so much stickier its insane - really hurts to peel of your skin at the end of the day.

I actually really like Steph Davis' recommended taping beta as well, and have switched over from the reusable, wrist-secured, glove method. I tape very infrequently, but when I do I use her method (1 full width strip each around thumb, fore and middle, then a single "X-wrap" over whole hand).

Some Dude · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 20

Taping is cheating.

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

not if you climb harder than 5.9 though.

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

now now, i didn't necessarily say that tape is cheating for climbing less than 5.9 either. you have my blessing to tape as you wish. i make no judgement whether another person should or should not tape, as it is neither taking money out of my pocket, nor punching me in the belly.

Karsten Duncan · · Sacramento, CA · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 2,571

Mueller Eurotape +1

Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425
redlude97 wrote:Just an FYI that Kendall Curity got purchased by Covidien and the new tape sucks balls compared to the old Curity. Finding old stock is hard
I posted this in an old thread, but Covidien has owned Kendall since 1994. So unless your stock is 18 years old, relating that aquisition is irrelevant. Now any changes that have been made recently is a different story, but not from a 2 decade ago purchase.

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redlude97 · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 5
Scott McMahon wrote: I posted this in an old thread, but Covidien has owned Kendall since 1994. So unless your stock is 18 years old, relating that aquisition is irrelevant. Now any changes that have been made recently is a different story, but not from a 2 decade ago purchase. mountainproject.com/v/be-ca…
Whatever the reason, my old box of kendall curity doesn't mention covidien at all, while the last box of "kendall curity" I ordered came as a box of covidien kendall standard porous which was nothing like the old curity tape. Manufacturing definitely changed at some point
Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425
redlude97 wrote: Whatever the reason, my old box of kendall curity doesn't mention covidien at all, while the last box of "kendall curity" I ordered came as a box of covidien kendall standard porous which was nothing like the old curity tape. Manufacturing definitely changed at some point
Covidien was originally called Tyco Healthcare, until it spun of from Tyco International to become an independant healthcare company. Your old box didn't say anything about Kendall because previously the brand strength came from the independant business units, such as Valleylab, Kendall, Mallinckrodt, Puritan Bennett etc. Since the spinoff there has been a massive rebranding effort to use Covidien as the the singular name to make a more cohesive marketing strategy. That can especially be seen on the Green Monster and behind Bill Belichick when he's talking about the NE patriots. You will however see some names still used as there is obviously strategic value in those heritage brands.

As far as the product, you are right I would expect there probably was changes. It could be different suppliers, manufacturing techniques or simply the VOC (voice of customer) of which climbers are NOT.

Sorry for the Covidien solioquoy, just setting the record straight. :o)
Steve Murphy · · Timnath, CO · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 20

For a way to tape, check out monsteroffwidth.com Cut the inside wrist and they're good to re-use several times.

bradyk · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 141

Taping up is like wearing a condom.

Matt N · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2010 · Points: 415
bradyk wrote:Taping up is like wearing a condom.
Correct. Sometimes protection is warranted.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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