I'm a retired over the road trucker (heavy haul). One of the things that EVERY trucker has in his truck is Duct Tape. I've used Duct Tape in most of the ways mentioned in the article. It DOES repair clothing and makes a fairly good emergency bandage when used to tape a tampon. (oh yeah...tampons and sanitary napkins are useful in ways that the manufacturer NEVER envisioned. They make GREAT bandages...when held on with duct tape.)

Duct tape is good for makeing stuff STAY, also.. Thing that you don't want to move. Beware. Not all duct tape is created alike. NEVER, if you can help it, Buy anything from a truck stop. They sell junk. Duct tape purchased from a truckstop is practically worthless. Buy online if you can or from Tractor Supply or another Farm Store. Even Autozone or (gasp) walmart has a higher quality than a truckstop.

Duct tape is for makeing stuff that wants to move not move. WD40 is it's polar opposite. It makes things move that don't want to move. It also has other uses. (I'll leave that for another post.)

You also need a hammer, a cutter and a squeezer (knife and pliers) .

With Duct tape, WD-40, a hammer, a knife and pliers it's purely AMAZING what can be done.