Good thinking! I use bright orange duct tape that I get at my local Wally World. Holds good and the "Duck" brand or whatever it's called comes in all kinds of different colors - orange, pink, green, yellow, etc., and I believe in camo as well, if you want your repairs and taping to be "hidden"...

The only kind of tape I'd NOT recommend is the gas station/dollar store variety. In my experience I find that it has inferior sticking power and problems if you want to pull it back off.