tape rant

Posted by Amy C on October 19, 1999 at 02:54:15:

In Reply to: Re: Hoping for the perfect mask... posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 18, 1999 at 18:35:11:

The brand name question brings up a good point. I use 3M "micropore"
tape. Perhaps micropore refers to its breathability, and perhaps this
is why I don't have a smeary sweat problem. I get it from a hospital
supply place, but I believe the same texture tape (if not the same
brand) can be purchased at the drug store. It looks sort of like a
single ply of toilet paper (that thin, and you can see the fibers in
it), but feels more like fabric. Maybe it would even absorb sweat a
little? I get my heat factor not from my wrap, but from watever I put
over it (warm pack, socks, whatever). This tape is too thin to hold
in heat.

Since I am holding it now to look at the brand, I will see if it is
really breathable. Yes, I can feel the air, warmth and steaminess of
my breath if I blow through the tape.

Follow-ups:

• Re: tape rant Catherine Cartwright Jones 03:53:08 10/19/99 (5)
  • Re: tape rant Roxanne 06:02:17 10/19/99 (4)
    • Re: tape rant Amy C 06:48:23 10/19/99 (3)
      • Re: tape rant Roxanne 17:33:22 10/19/99 (2)
        • Re: tape rant Amy C 05:42:26 10/20/99 (1)
          • Re: tape rant Roxanne 16:20:59 10/21/99 (0)