We always send out a roll of duct tape with our canoe packages. Duct tape can be used to repair amost anything and it can be very handy to have with you. I even saw a northwoods Christmas tree ornament that was a roll of squashed duct tape. When I saw this article in the Cook County News-Herald, I thought it was interesting and wanted to pass it along.
Duct tape was a masking tape that made its debut during WWII and was created by Johnson & Johnson's Permacel Division in 1942. The orginal use was to keep moisture out of ammunition cases. Because it was waterproof and made from cotton duck, similar what was used in medical tape, it was giving the moniker 'duck tape'. Military personnel quickly discovered that the tape was very versatile and used it to fix their guns, jeeps, aircraft, etc. After the war, the tape was used in the housing industry to connect heating and air conditioning duct work. Its color was changed from army green to gray to match ductwork. Subsequently its name was changed to 'duct tape'.
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