Here's a photograph of my favorite Nalgene OTG bottle that as you can see I've slightly modified. I've been carrying short lengths of duct tape on my backpacking drinking bottles for a long time now, it comes in very handy in a pinch and my water bottle is typically always within easy reach unlike carrying one of those a little rolls of duct tape in with my first aid kit or goodies bag somewhere deep inside my pack.
The great thing about this simple little mod (you really just wrap duct tape around your bottle) is that the tape stays put no matter how long you leave it on your bottle and doesn't even come loose with multiple washings - which is good and bad. I typically cut the tape into different widths (see the narrow white strip at the bottom) and use multiple colors to have extra options. Great for all manner of emergencies!
Nalgene Duct Tape Mod
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you know Brian this is why i like your blog, your not one of those folks thats gotta have everything clean and perfect you go after the function of the items you carry, and thats what in the end, its all about,people dont need designer water bottles and yuppy items that look cool but are useless in the field, thank you for the time and effort you put into these reviews and posts, i know your time is limited, but its nice every day to see something else on your blog to look at, just wanted to tell you after seeing your post on fire starting my friend and i purchased the REI stormproof matches, man im impressed those babies are an EDC with me from now on, keep them coming my friend, Porchdog
Thanks porchdog! I'm a big believer that form follows function and not the other way round. I evangelize this as part of my day job and try to do the same here with my observations on what works for me and what doesn't work. The REI matches are amazing aren't they. Snag a few boxes because they sell out in the REI stores pretty fast :-)
Looks like a good idea. Much easier to remove tape from such a wide surface as opposed to a trekking pole which is where I keep my tape.
Have you noticed any difficulty in seeing how much water you have left due to the tape? I like keeping track of how much water I'm drinking.
This is a pretty extreme example more for a nice photo opportunity, I generally don't carry that much tape on a bottle. I agree that being able to see the water level is very important.
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