Great ideas. I have a cannister stove most of the time, no fuel bottle. Headlamp, no flashlight. No trowel. When I decided to try leaving the water filter behind -- that's when I hit the Duct Tape Wall.

Pencil, milk jug fragment, and drinking straw (my favorite) would all work well. Clever stuff.

Originally Posted By bigb
You need to make a dead show lighter

I actually have it wrapped around a Bic lighter now, but what to do when the lighter runs out of fuel (that is to say, halfway through "Tour")? Do you throw away the unused portion of the tape along with the used lighter(s)?
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