101 Uses of Duct Tape

Duct tape may be the most versatile item you can have in your toolkit. It’s cheap, easy to use, and comes in a variety of colors, including the ever popular steel gray. Keep some on hand at all times, because you never know when you might find yourself in a tight predicament that calls for the use of this sticky, all-purpose wonder-tool.

Here are some of its many uses:

1. Pirate-style eye patch
2. Hold broken furniture together.
3. Get you mother-in-law to finally be quiet.
4. Make it into a stylish envelope
5. Patch broken pottery
6. Cover a table with duct tape for a washable, sturdy, semi-permanent covering
7. Mend broken eyeglasses
8. Keep messy wires wrapped together and organized
9. Fold in half, sticky sides together, cut in thin strips, and use it to knit or crochet fashionable sweaters and vests.
10. Use it to replace torn book binding.
11. Fasten a diaper closed when the Velcro tab gets torn off
12. Put a straight line of duct tape down on your floor—practice walking on it without falling off, to improve your balance.
13. Stick it to the bottom of your chairs so they won’t mark up the floor.
14. Cover an old jacket with duct tape to make it waterproof.
15. Use it to hold plastic cups in place in the dishwasher so they don’t flip upside down and fill with mucky water.
16. Use a strip of duct tape to add length to your child’s pants or skirts when they grow taller.
17. Use a strip to mark off boundaries and territories in the car to keep fighting siblings separated.
18. Cover the outside of a paper shopping bag with duct tape to make it sturdy and reusable.
19. Tin Man costume
20. Wad into a ball for a cat toy
21. Make into a collar for your dog
22. Form it into letters to teach your child the alphabet
23. Wrap it around a wad of rags for a puppy chew toy
24. Tape your covers to the outside of your bed so your partner stops stealing them
25. Hold wounds together
26. Make it into chess pieces for a one-of-a-kind chess set
27. Cover your wheels to make unique hubcaps
28. Frame a picture with it
29. Use it to keep your socks from falling down
30. When learning a foreign language, use it to label objects around your house in the new language
31. Make matching book covers for all your books
32. Hold your cell phone to your ear when driving--who needs a Bluetooth?
33. Wrap it around your finger to help you remember something
34. Cover up missing teeth
35. Seal a chip bag closed
36. Send it to Washington so they can use it to fix the economy
37. Make it into a checkbook cover
38. Hold shoes together when they start to fall apart
39. Mark off a hopscotch court in your driveway
40. Use it to replace a broken zipper
41. Use the sticky side to remove lint and pet hair from clothing
42. Play horseshoes by attempting to toss the rolls onto an upright post from a distance
43. Attach cucumber, tomato, and bean vines to garden stakes
44. Have a contest with your friends to see who can make a roll of duct tape roll the farthest distance
45. Attach your license plate to your car when the screws fall out
46. Duct tape your shotgun or rifle to the back window of your pick-up truck—no need for an expensive gun rack
47. Use it to reinforce the knees on little boys’ pants
48. When you’re out hunting and don’t have a pick-up truck, duct tape the deer to the hood of your car to bring it home
49. Hang your stockings at Christmas with duct tape
50. Use it to remove warts, studies show it works!
51. Patch tears in your tent
52. Attach Christmas ornaments to your Christmas tree
53. Duct tape your knuckles to protect them in a fistfight
54. When captured by aliens, trade a roll of duct tape for your freedom
55. Use it to keep your lunch sack closed
56. Duct tape your refrigerator closed when you’re on a diet
57. Make faces on milk containers
58. Make a utility belt
59. Use it instead of toilet paper to roll someone’s yard
60. Give it out to trick or treaters on Halloween
61. Fashion it into a welcome mat for your front door.
62. Wrap it around a bunch of wildflowers for a bouquet.
63. Watchband
64. Pocket protector
65. Suspenders
66. Remove unwanted body hair-Rip!
67. Use it as fish bait—the fish will be attracted to its shiny surface
68. Give yourself a tummy tuck with duct tape
69. Use a short strip, folded with sticky side together, for a bookmark
70. Set the roll on the floor of your car for a convenient cup holder.
71. Patch your child’s plastic swimming pool
72. Make a shower curtain
73. Duct tape your bedroom window so it will be dark if you need to sleep during the day
74. Patch a vacuum cleaner hose
75. Patch your canoe or kayak
76. Hang balloons or streamers from a chandelier
77. Hang photos and memos in your cubicle
78. Duct tape plastic on your car to cover a broken window
79. Use red duct tape to patch a broken taillight
80. Use as a rope to escape out a window
81. In a pinch, for toilet paper. Hint—use the non-sticky side
82. Replace torn webbing in a lawn chair
83. Make it into a race track for toy cars
84. Patch bullet holes in your fighter jet
85. Robot costume
86. Patch a water hose
87. Use as a blindfold
88. Remedy for when your eyebrows grow together
89. Use reflective duct tape as a mirror
90. Patch your roof
91. Keep a lid on the trash can
92. Cut it into strips and weave baskets
93. Use it to cover an old clipboard. Why? I have no idea, but people do it
94. Save it to use as currency if civilization falls
95. Tape logs together to make a raft
96. Makes a great straightjacket
97. Bind loose papers together into a booklet
98. Make an armband to protest your pet peeve
99. Use it for a headband—your hair will definitely stay in place
100. Homemade wedding bands—make a matched set.
101. And perhaps the most surprising use of all—use it to work on your ducts!

Whether using duct tape for home improvement, pet care, or artistic creation, everyone will have to agree that duct tape is excellent stuff to have on hand.

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