How to make a box last forever with duct tape

I bought a little gadget this week that arrived in a little cardboard box. Hmm, that’s not going to last very long I thought. Enter a roll of the ever useful duct tape!

cardboard box protected with duct tape

Weak and flimsy box I want to keep to protect the rather fragile tool.

I figured the box could be reinforced by simply wrapping the outside with tough duct tape in a minute or two. I didn’t try to make it pretty, I just wanted it to be strong enough to protect the little plastic tool inside, since it might end up rattling around in my glove box in the car.

cardboard box wrapped in duct tape

Fully wrapped in duct tape makes for a tough little cardboard box.

What have you made with duct tape that’s not exactly what the manufacturers were thinking of…?

Stay well

Ian

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